He has received nominations for three academy awards, three bafta awards, and four golden globe awards. Mortensen was born in new york city, to grace gamble (atkinson) and viggo peter mortensen, sr. For decades, viggo mortensen has embodied the stoic, rugged hero in cinema (born october 20, 1958) is an american actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and multimedia artist Born and raised in the state of new york to a danish father and american mother, he also lived in argentina during his childhood. Viggo mortensen, american actor born on october 20, 1958, in new york city, new york, united states most recently starred in green book (2018).
Viggo mortensen’s journey into acting wasn’t a straight line — it was a mosaic of experiences, languages, countries, and art forms Viggo mortensen's life was changed forever when he saw 'lawrence of arabia' as a child, prompting him to think about movies that have no easy answers.
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