Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (English: Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr., Danish: [viɡ̊o ˈmɒːdnsn], October 20, 1958 -), American actor, writer, director, musician, photographer, poet, painter and producer. In 2003, he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture for the film "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; in 2007, he won the Golden Globe Award, Academy Award nomination, and British Independent Film Award for Best Actor for the film "The Dark Side". In 2017 and 2019, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor again for "Captain Fantastic" and "Green Book" respectively. In addition to his film career, Mortensen is also a musician and artist. In 2002, he founded Perceval Press, a publishing company that publishes works by lesser-known artists and writers.