Viggo Mortensen Biography


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flixster.actor.standard.01.162654541 - flixsterViggo Mortensen biography: Viggo Mortensen is probably most well known for is roles in the Lord of the Rings films and in the film Hidalgo.


Quotes:I don't plan my career I wait and hope the right thing will find me.

I'm the one that said yes to these movies,and now I'm having to pay the price for it.I mean if I had my druthers,I wouldn't do any movies anymore, frankly.



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Career Highlights
Non-acting careers:Worked as a Truck driver while living in Denmark.
Big break:Hidalgo.
Defining characters:Frank Hopkins,Nikolai,Everett Hitch and Tom Stall.
Best movies:Hidalgo, Lord of the Rings and A History of Violence.
Best TV:Vanishing Point,Once in a Blue moon,An evening at the Academy awards.
Stage credits:Nominated for Oscar.Another 12 wins and 26 nominations.
Endorsements:
Other notable appearances/credits:28 days.
Top awards:When he won British Independent film award.
Other:Lived in South America from age two to age eleven.

Viggo Mortensen Relationships
Family: He has 2 younger brothers named Walter and Charles.
Romance(s):His wives name is Exene Cervenka.
Frequent collaborator(s):
Other affiliations:Worked as a Truck Driver when he lived in Denmark.

Fun Facts About Viggo Mortensen
  • He writes poetry in his spare time.
  • Lived in South America from age 2 to age 11
  • Worked as a truck driver when he was living in Denmark.
  • He is the ex-husband of Exene Cervenka the singer of the punk band X.
  • Father of Henry Mortensen.
  • Is also a Jazz musician he was released 3 CDS so far
  • Is nickname is Vig Guido.
  • Is birth name was Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.
  • He was born the 20th October 1958
  • Broke two toes during the filming The lord of the rings:The Two Towers in the scene where he kicks a Orc Helmet.
  • He played Frank Hopkins in Hidalgo and had a horse called Hidalgo.

Viggo Mortensen's Awards & Honors
Year
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
Result

2008

Oscar

Best performance by an actor in a leading role Eastern Promises (2007)

Nominated

2008

Saturn award

Best actor for Eastern promises (2007)

Nominated

2006

Saturn Award

Best actor for A History Of Violence (2007)

Nominated

2004

Saturn Award

Best actor for The Lord Of The Ring:Return of the King(2003)

Nominated

2003

Saturn Award

Best actor for The Lord Of The Ring:The Two Towers (2002)

Nominated

Viggo Mortensen's Upcoming Projects
  • Appaloosa (2008)
  • Alatriste (2006)
  • Good (2008)
  • Poe (2009)
  • The Road (2009)

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