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Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. is a Danish-American actor, producer, author, musician, photographer, poet, and painter.

Mortensen made his film debut in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness and appeared in many notable films of subsequent years, including The Indian Runner , Carlito's Way , Crimson Tide , Daylight , The Portrait of a Lady , G.I. Jane , A Perfect Murder , A Walk on the Moon , and 28 Days .

Mortensen received international attention in the early 2000s with his role as Aragorn in the epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings. In 2005, Mortensen won critical acclaim for David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence. Two years later, another Cronenberg film, Eastern Promises , earned him further critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. A third teaming with Cronenberg in A Dangerous Method resulted in a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture. Other well-received films have included Appaloosa and Far from Men . He received a second Best Actor nomination in 2017 at the 89th Academy Awards for his role in Captain Fantastic.

Aside from acting, Mortensen's other artistic pursuits include fine arts, photography, poetry, and music. In 2002, he founded the Perceval Press to publish the works of little-known artists and authors.

✵ 20. October 1958
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Famous Viggo Mortensen Quotes

“You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.”

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“Can you join, ask sincerely for affection
without sweaty hand of expectation,
understanding and accepting
if it never is given?”

Viggo Mortensen

“Just because you are lucky does not mean you make good choices.”

Viggo Mortensen

Euronews, Culture, Cinema, "Viggo Mortensen honoured at Marrakech Film Festival", http://www.euronews.com/2014/12/11/viggo-mortensen-honoured-at-marrakech-film-festival/ (December 11, 2014).

“Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.”

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“A lot of people can forget about you in Los Angeles.”

Viggo Mortensen

On why more American actors don't take roles in foreign-language films as he does, The New York Times, " Bilingualism Steps Into a Leading Role http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/movies/viggo-mortensen-and-other-actors-take-roles-in-foreign-films.html" (March 31, 2013).

“There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.”

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Quoted by Alex Kuczynski, Vanity Fair, "Finding Viggo" (January 1, 2004).

“You have a moral obligation to finish the job you said you would do.”

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Quoted by Allison Glock, GQ, "Twenty-one Reasons to Dig Viggo Mortensen" (November 1, 2003).

“Adapt and overcome.”

Viggo Mortensen

Described as being written at his mirror, on additional DVD materials for "Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring".

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