Date of birth October 20, 1958. Birth place New York, USA. Birth name Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. Height 5' 11 " (180 cm) Viggo Mortensen is an American actor whois popular for playing Aragorn in Lord of the rings.

Viggo Peter Mortensen, is an American born actor who is well known for his character in Peter Jackson’s Mega hit trilogy ‘Lord of the Rings’. Viggo plays the role of Aragorn in the three movies, Apart from his acting skills, Viggo is also known for his painting, singing and poetry skills. The paintings that were used in the film ‘A Perfect murder’ is said to be provided by Viggo.

Prior to his casting in ‘The Lord of the Rings’, Mortensen appeared in Jane Campion's ‘The Portrait of a Lady’, ‘Young Guns II’, ‘Prison’, ‘Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III’, Sean Penn's ‘The Indian Runner’, Brian DePalma's ‘Carlito's Way’, Tony Scott's ‘Crimson Tide’, Ridley Scott's ‘G.I. Jane’, Rob Cohen's ‘Daylight’, Tony Goldwyn's ‘A Walk on the Moon’, Frank A. Cappello's ‘American Yakuza’, Charles Robert Carner's ‘Vanishing Point’, Philip Ridley's two films ‘The Reflecting Skin’ and ‘The Passion of Darkly Noon’, Andrew Davis's ‘A Perfect Murder’, Betty Thomas's ‘28 Days’ and ‘The Prophecy’ with Christopher Walken.

Viggo is also known for his poetry skills, where he mixes his poetry with music and releases CDs which popular guitarist Buckethead.