Viggo Mortensen Bio Height Weight Age Shoe Size
Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, on October 20, 1958, is a Danish-American actor. Young Viggo Mortensen first started his acting career on the New York stage in several plays. He made his big screen debut in crime thriller film Witness (1985) in role as Moses Hochleitner. He got his television debut in biographical drama miniseries George Washington (1984) in role as Lieutenant at LeBoeuf. Viggo breakthrough performance came as Aragorn in epic fantasy adventure film Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Viggo Mortensen height is 5' 11" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 180 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 179 іn pоunds or 81 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 66 years old. His shoe size is 10 US.
Birth Date:
October 20, 1958
Age:
66 years old
Nationality:
Denmark - United States
Sun Sign:
Libra
Natural hair color:
Light Brown
Eye Color:
Green
Net Worth:
$40 Million
Height:
5 ft 11 in | 180 cm
Weight:
81 kg | 179 lbs
Chest:
40 in | 102 cm
Waist:
32 in | 81 cm
Shoe Size:
10 US | 43 EU
Best Movies
He was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor, a BAFTA Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his performances in movies:
Eastern Promises (2007) - Nikolai Luzhin
Captain Fantastic (2016) - Ben Cash
Green Book (2018) - Tony Lip
He played Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role as Sigmund Freud in drama thriller film A Dangerous Method (2011).
He was nominated for the Empire Award for Best Actor for his role as Thomas "Tom" Stall / Joseph "Joey" Cusack in crime thriller movie A History of Violence (2005).
He was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Suspense for his role as David Shaw in crime thriller film A Perfect Murder (1998).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor for his role as The Man in post-apocalyptic drama movie The Road (2009).
He directed, wrote and starred as John Peterson in drama movie Falling (2020), for which he was nominated for the CinEuphoria for Best Actor - International Competition.
The Indian Runner (1991) - Frank Roberts
Carlito's Way (1993) - Lalin Miasso
Appaloosa (2008) - Everett Hitch
A Walk on the Moon (1999) - Walker Jerome
Crimson Tide (1995) - Lieutenant Peter "Weps" Ince
The Prophecy (1995) - Lucifer
Psycho (1998) - Samuel "Sam" Loomis
Hidalgo (2004) - Frank Hopkins
G.I. Jane (1997) - Master Chief John James "Jack" Urgayle
The Two Faces of January (2014) - Chester MacFarland
Jauja (2014) - Gunnar Dinesen
Crimes of the Future (2022) - Saul Tenser
Thirteen Lives (2022) - Richard Stanton
Facts
Graduated from Watertown High School in Watertown in 1976.
Graduated from St. Lawrence University, in Canton (1980), with a bachelor's degree in Spanish Studies and Politics .
Has two younger brothers, Walter and Charles.
Has English, Scottish and Danish ancestry
He is also a painter, photographer and jazz musician.
Has released his first studio album "Don’t Tell Me What to Do in 1994".
Has collaborated with guitarist Buckethead on several albums.
He writes poetry, published his first collection of poetry "Ten Last Night" in 1993.
Founded publishing company the Perceval Press in 2002.
Fan of soccer and hockey.
Big fan of the New York Mets and the Montreal Canadiens.
He often performed his own stunts.
He loves horse riding, purchased horses that he rode on in the films Lord of the Rings and Hidalgo.
He voiced Aragorn in video game The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).
Speaks fluent Danish, English, French and Spanish.
He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog in 2010.
Lives in Spain.
Relationships
He was married to actress and singer Exene Cervenka (1987-1997), they have one son, Henry Blake Mortensen.
He dated Lola Schnabel (2004), Donita Sparks (1998) and Josie Bissett (1997).
He started dating Spanish actress Ariadna Gil in 2008.