Viggo Mortensen is a Danish-American actor, producer, and musician. Following his first film appearance in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller ‘Witness,' he has appeared in many other well-known films, including ‘The Indian Runner,' ‘Carlito's Way,' ‘Crimson Tide,' ‘Daylight,' and ‘28 Days.' He received international recognition with his role as Aragorn in the epic film trilogy ‘The Lord of the Rings.' His performance in ‘Eastern Promises' earned him a nomination for the ‘Academy Award' for ‘Best Actor.' His role in ‘A Dangerous Method' earned him a nomination for the ‘Golden Globe Award' for ‘Best Supporting Actor.' He also received a ‘Best Actor' nomination at the 89th ‘Academy Awards' for his performance in ‘Captain Fantastic.' Also an author and poet, Viggo has various books of poetry, photography, and painting to his name. He founded the Perceval Press publishing house to help publish the works of little-known artists and authors. He is a renowned painter and photographer as well. His paintings, which are mainly abstract with fragments of his poetry, have been featured in galleries worldwide. As a musician, he has experimented by mixing his poetry and music. His alma mater, St. Lawrence University, granted him an honorary doctorate.
He married actress and singer Exene Cervenka on July 8, 1987. On January 28, 1988, their son Henry Blake was born. The couple separated in 1992 and divorced in 1997. Since 2009, Viggo has been in a relationship with Spanish actress Ariadna Gil.
