Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen: Biography in Details

Who is Viggo Mortensen?

Viggo Mortensen is a Danish-American actor, author, musician, photographer, poet, and painter. He is best known for his appearance in the movies like Captain Fantastic, Appaloosa, A Walk On The Moon, and A Perfect Murder.

Viggo Mortensen: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Viggo Mortensen was born in New York City, New York on 20 October 1958. He has Danish American nationality and has a mixed ethnicity of Danish, English, and Scottish. As of 2023, he is 63 years old.

He is the son of Viggo Peter Mortensen and Grace Gamble Atkinson. He grew up in Venezuela, Denmark. His birth name is Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. After the divorce of his parents, he moved back to New York with his mother.

In which school did Viggo Mortensen attend?

Viggo Mortensen studied at Watertown High School and attended St. Lawrence University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish Studies and Politics in 1980. He is often called different nicknames like Vig, Guido, and Cuero.

Viggo Mortensen: Professional Life, Career

Talking about the career journey of Viggo Mortensen, he is active in his career path since 1984, and still, he is active in it. Following two years in Europe, he came back to the U.S. to concentrate on his acting career.

Viggo Mortensen made his big appearance in the 1985 film “Witness” and after that went ahead to show up in numerous prominent movies including “Carlito’s Way”, “Blood red Tide”, “The Portrait of a Lady”, “G.I. Jane”, “A Perfect Murder”, and “A Walk on the Moon”.

Viggo Mortensen has successfully impressed the fans and critics with his acting skills. He was given a role as Aragorn in “The Lord of the Rings” set of three in early 2000.

Viggo has shown up in three David Cronenberg movies: “A History of Violence”, “Eastern Promises”, and “A Dangerous Method”. He likewise showed up in 2008’s “Appaloosa” and the 2009 adjustment of the Cormac McCarthy novel “The Road”.

Viggo Mortensen has double American-Danish citizenship and talks familiar English, Danish, and Spanish. He has likewise composed more than 15 books covering verse, photography, and painting.

Viggo Mortensen: Net Worth, Salary

Although it’s hard to put up an actual annual salary in a figure as of 2023, his net worth is estimated to be $40 million. There is no doubt that she is living a luxurious lifestyle.

Is Viggo Mortensen involved in any rumors and controversies?

Viggo Mortensen is rumored to have hooked up with Gwyneth Paltrow in 1997 while doing the movie A Perfect Murder.

Viggo started a controversial statement, ‘Lord of the Rings trilogy is a ‘mess’ in an interview with ew.com.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Viggo Mortensen has a height of 5 feet 11 inches, His body weighs 81kg. He has light brown hair and green eyes.

Social Media

Viggo Mortensen is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has more than 171k followers on Facebook, more than 14.6k followers on Instagram, and 23.8k followers on Twitter.

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