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Viggo Mortensen
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October 20, 1958 in New York, NY
Biography:Critically acclaimed actor "Viggo Mortensen" made his feature-film debut playing "Alexander Godunov"'s Amish brother in "Witness" (1985). The suave, handsome actor has subsequently portrayed a wide variety of characters, often unapologetic bad boys, opposite some of Hollywood's most popular actors, including "Sylvester Stallone", "Demi Moore", and "Nicole Kidman".

Born in New York City, on October 20, 1958, to an American mother and a Danish father, Mortensen spent his first years in Manhattan and the rest of his youth living in Argentina, Venezuela, and Denmark. Returning to Manhattan in the early '80s, he studied acting at "Warren Robertson"'s Theatre Workshop and then embarked upon a stage career before moving to Los Angeles. There, he earned a Dramalogue Critics Award for his performance in a Coast Playhouse production of Bent and became a familiar figure on the L.A. punk scene (something that... Full Biography

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William Hurt, Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello attends a special screening of "A History of Violence"...
Kodi Smit-McPhee and Viggo Mortensen in "The Road" (The Weinstein Company)
Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) readies to face Sauron's forces of evil in New Line Cinema's epic...
(left and right) Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) escort Gandalf (Ian McKellen)...
Legolas (Orlando Bloom) reassures Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) that he has not failed on his quest in...
Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) knows he must face his ultimate test of courage in New Line Cinema's epic...
Viggo Mortensen in "A History of Violence"
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