Viggo Mortensen - wikipedia Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen Mortensen in May 2016 ( 1958 - 10 - 20 ) October 20, 1958 ( age 58 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Occupation Actor, producer, author, musician, photographer, poet, painter Years active 1984 -- present Spouse ( s ) Exene Cervenka ( m. 1987 ; div. 1998 ) Partner ( s ) Ariadna Gil ( 2009 -- present ) Children Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. ( / ˈviːɡoʊ ˈmɔːrtənsən / ; Danish : ( viːɡo ˈmɒːdn̩sn̩ ) ; born October 20, 1958 ) is a Danish - American actor, producer, author, musician, photographer, poet, and painter. Mortensen made his film debut in Peter Weir 's 1985 thriller Witness and appeared in many notable films of subsequent years, including The Indian Runner ( 1991 ), Carlito 's Way ( 1993 ), Crimson Tide ( 1995 ), Daylight ( 1996 ), The Portrait of a Lady ( 1996 ), G.I. Jane ( 1997 ), A Perfect Murder ( 1998 ), A Walk on the Moon ( 1999 ), and 28 Days ( 2000 ). Mortensen received international attention in the early 2000s with his role as Aragorn in the epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings. In 2005, Mortensen won critical acclaim for David Cronenberg 's crime thriller A History of Violence. Two years later, another Cronenberg film, Eastern Promises ( 2007 ), earned him further critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. A third teaming with Cronenberg in A Dangerous Method ( 2011 ) resulted in a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture. Other well - received films have included Appaloosa ( 2008 ) and Far from Men ( 2014 ). He received a second Best Actor nomination in 2017 at the 89th Academy Awards for his role in Captain Fantastic. Aside from acting, Mortensen 's other artistic pursuits include fine arts, photography, poetry, and music. In 2002, he founded the Perceval Press to publish the works of little - known artists and authors. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Acting career 2.2 Perceval Press 2.3 Bibliography 2.4 Visual arts and discography 2.5 Awards and honors 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Books 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Early life Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. was born in New York City on October 20, 1958, the son of Grace Gamble ( née Atkinson ) and Viggo Peter Mortensen Sr. His mother was American, while his father was Danish ; they met in Norway. His maternal grandfather was a Canadian from Nova Scotia, and his maternal grandmother 's family was from New England. The family moved to Venezuela, then Denmark, and eventually settled in Argentina in the provinces of Córdoba, Chaco, and Buenos Aires, where Mortensen attended primary school and acquired a fluent proficiency in Spanish while his father managed poultry farms and ranches. When Mortensen was 11, his parents divorced and he and his mother returned to New York, where he spent the rest of his childhood, graduating from Watertown High School in Watertown in 1976. He then attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, earning a bachelor 's degree in Spanish Studies and Politics in 1980. Upon graduating, he lived in England and Spain, then moved back to Denmark, where he took various jobs such as driving trucks in Esbjerg and selling flowers in Copenhagen. He eventually returned to the United States to pursue an acting career. Career Acting career Mortensen made his first film appearance playing an Amish farmer in Peter Weir 's Witness ( Mortensen had actually acted in at least one prior film, The Purple Rose of Cairo, but his scenes were deleted from the final cuts ). Also in 1985, he was cast in the role of Bragg on Search for Tomorrow. Mortensen 's 1987 performance in Bent at the Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, won him a Dramalogue Critics ' Award. Coincidentally, the play, about homosexual concentration camp prisoners, was originally brought to prominence by Ian McKellen, with whom Mortensen later costarred in The Lord of the Rings. In 1987, Mortensen guest starred as a police detective on the hit series Miami Vice. During the 1990s, Mortensen appeared in supporting roles in a variety of films, including Jane Campion 's The Portrait of a Lady, Young Guns II, Prison, Leatherface : The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Sean Penn 's The Indian Runner, Danny Cannon 's The Young Americans, Carl Colpaert 's The Crew, which won the São Paulo Film Festival Audience Award, Brian de Palma 's Carlito 's Way, Crimson Tide, G.I. Jane, Daylight, A Walk on the Moon, American Yakuza, Charles Robert Carner 's remake Vanishing Point, Philip Ridley 's films The Reflecting Skin and The Passion of Darkly Noon, the remake films A Perfect Murder and Gus Van Sant 's Psycho ( the 1998 remakes of two Alfred Hitchcock 's movies Dial M for Murder and Psycho ), 28 Days, and The Prophecy, with Christopher Walken. Of these roles, Mortensen was probably best known for playing Master Chief John Urgayle in G.I. Jane. Mortensen at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King, December 1, 2003. Another major mainstream breakthrough came in 1999, when Peter Jackson cast him as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. According to the Special Extended Edition DVD of The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring, Mortensen was a last - minute replacement for Stuart Townsend, and would not have taken the part of Aragorn had it not been for his son 's enthusiasm for the J.R.R. Tolkien novel. In The Two Towers DVD extras, the film 's swordmaster, Bob Anderson, described Mortensen as `` the best swordsman I 've ever trained. '' Mortensen often performed his own stunts, and even the injuries he sustained during several of them did not dampen his enthusiasm. At one point during shooting of The Two Towers, Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, and Brett Beattie ( scale double for John Rhys - Davies ) all had painful injuries, and during a shoot of them, running in the mountains, Peter Jackson jokingly referred to the three as `` the walking wounded. '' Also, according to the Special Extended Edition DVD of The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King, Mortensen purchased the two horses, Uraeus and Kenny, whom he rode and bonded with over the duration of the films. He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Aragorn, and was ranked No. 15 on a 2015 survey of `` The 100 Greatest Movie Characters '' conducted by Empire. In 2004, Mortensen starred as Frank Hopkins in Hidalgo, the story of an ex-army courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous desert race for a contest prize. In 2005, Mortensen starred in David Cronenberg 's movie A History of Violence as a family man revealed to have had an unsavory previous career. He was nominated for a Satellite Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for this role. In the DVD extras for A History of Violence, Cronenberg related that Mortensen is the only actor he had come across who would come back from weekends with his family with items he had bought to use as props on the set. Interviewed by eTalk Daily at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, for A History of Violence In 2006, he starred as Captain Diego Alatriste in the Spanish language film Alatriste, based on the series of novels The Adventures of Captain Alatriste, written by the Spanish writer Arturo Pérez - Reverte. In September 2007, the film Eastern Promises, directed by David Cronenberg, was released to critical acclaim for the film itself and for Mortensen 's performance as a Russian gangster on the rise in London. His nude fight scene in a steam room was applauded by Roger Ebert : `` Years from now, it will be referred to as a benchmark. '' Mortensen 's performance in Eastern Promises resulted in his winning the Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film award from the British Independent Film Awards. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2009, Mortensen appeared as himself in the film Reclaiming The Blade, in which he discussed his passion for the sword and his sword - work in films such as The Lord of the Rings and Alatriste. Mortensen also talked about his work with Bob Anderson, the swordmaster on The Lord of the Rings, Alatriste, Pirates of the Caribbean and many others. Mortensen at the 32nd Genie Awards in March 2012. In 2009, Mortensen performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn 's A People 's History of the United States. While it was reported in April 2009 that Mortensen had, at least temporarily, retired from film acting, Mortensen said he was misquoted. In a 2012 interview, he denied that he ever said he was retiring, only that he did n't have `` plans to do another movie '' at the time and that he was `` taking a little break now. I do n't have anything lined up. '' In 2009 he joined the cast of The Road, a film adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, and collaborated with David Cronenberg for a third time on A Dangerous Method. After two decades, Mortensen returned to theatre in 2011, starring in Ariel Dorfman 's Purgatorio in Madrid. Mortensen in 2010 Perceval Press With part of his earnings from The Lord of the Rings, Mortensen founded the Perceval Press publishing house -- named after the knight from the legend of King Arthur -- to help other artists by publishing works that might not find a home in more traditional publishing venues. Perceval Press is also the home of Mortensen 's many personal artistic projects in the area of fine arts, photography, poetry, song, and literature ( see below ). Bibliography Viggo Mortensen at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. Mortensen is also an author, with various books of poetry, photography, and painting published. His bibliography includes : Ten Last Night -- ( 1993 ), his first collection of poetry. Recent Forgeries -- ( 1998 ), ISBN, 5th Edition, documents Viggo 's first solo exhibition and includes a CD with music and spoken - word poetry. Introduction by Dennis Hopper. Errant Vine -- ( 2000 ), limited edition booklet of an exhibit at the Robert Mann Gallery. Hole in the Sun -- ( 2002, ISBN ), color and black & white photographs of a back yard swimming pool. SignLanguage -- ( 2002 ISBN ), a catalog from an exhibition of his works, combining photographs, paintings, and poetry into a multimedia diary of his time in New Zealand while filming The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring. Introduction by Kevin Power. Coincidence of Memory -- ( 2002, ISBN ) Third Edition. In this book, the artist combines photographs, paintings, and poems that cover his artistic output from 1978 to 2002. Mo Te Upoko - o - te - ika / For Wellington -- ( 2003 ), ISBN, a book to accompany the joint exhibitions at Massey University and the Wellington City Gallery during the premiere of The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King. 45301 -- ( 2003 ), ISBN. Abstract images, fragments, and phrases from poems comprise this photography book. Many of the photographs were shot during travels to Morocco, Cuba, and the northern plains of the United States. Un hueco en el sol -- ( 2003 ), a small booklet published to accompany the exhibition `` Un hueco en el sol '' at the Fototeca de Cuba in Havana. In Spanish. Miyelo -- ( 2003 ), a series of panoramic photographs of a Lakota Ghost Dance. It also tells about the events leading up to the massacre at Wounded Knee. Nye Falsknerier -- ( 2003 ). Paintings and poems translated into Danish from Ten Last Night, Recent Forgeries, Coincidence of Memory. The Horse is Good -- ( 2004 ), ISBN, a photography book, partly shot during his work on the film Hidalgo, about horses as partners, teachers, and fellow travelers. Images from Morocco, South Dakota, Montana, California, Iceland, New Zealand, Denmark, Brazil, and Argentina. This book reflects Mortensen 's fondness for horses. In fact, he bought Uraeus -- the horse who played Brego, Aragorn 's steed ( Roheryn in the books ) in The Lord of the Rings movies -- as well as TJ, one of the horses who played Hidalgo. He also purchased the stallion that played Arwen 's horse, a grey Andalusian stallion named Florian, and gave it to the stunt woman, Jane Abbott, who rode the horse in place of Liv Tyler. Linger -- ( 2005 ). In this book, the artist combines black and white photographs and prose poems. Images from Spain ( partly shot during his work on the film Alatriste ), Morocco, Iceland, United States, Denmark... I Forget You For Ever -- ( 2006 ). Texts and photographs. Skovbo -- ( 2008 ). Collection of photographs, poems ( in English, Spanish and Danish ) and quotes. Sådanset -- ( 2008 ). A small booklet published to accompany the exhibition Sådanset ( October 18 -- November 16, 2008 ) at the Palæfløjen in Roskilde ( Denmark ). Canciones de Invierno -- Winter Songs -- ( 2010 ). Collection of photographs and poems. Bilingual : in Spanish and English. It includes new texts ( most of the poems and all the translations ) and revised versions of texts previously published. They 're accompanied by pictures of landscapes taken during the previous two winters. That Turned Ugly Fast - ( 2015 ), ISBN, Poems by Mark Berriman, with a foreword by Viggo Mortensen. Visual arts and discography Mortensen at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival Mortensen is a painter and photographer. His paintings are frequently abstract and often contain fragments of his poetry in them. His paintings have been featured in galleries worldwide, and many of the paintings of the artist he portrayed in A Perfect Murder are his own. Mortensen experiments with his poetry and music by mixing the two art forms. He has collaborated with guitarist Buckethead on several albums, mostly released on his own label ( Perceval Press ) or TDRS Music. Viggo was first introduced to Buckethead 's work while working on sounds for an educational CD on Greek mythology. The finished product included a guitar part by Buckethead, which caught Viggo 's ear and led him to initiate contact with the guitarist. The collaboration grew from there. Mortensen 's discography includes : 1994 : Do n't Tell Me What to Do 1997 : One Less Thing to Worry About 1998 : Recent Forgeries 1999 : The Other Parade 1999 : One Man 's Meat 1999 : Live at Beyond Baroque 2003 : Pandemoniumfromamerica 2004 : Live At Beyond Baroque II 2004 : Please Tomorrow 2004 : This, That, and The Other 2005 : Intelligence Failure 2006 : 3 Fools 4 April 2007 : Time Waits for Everyone 2008 : At All 2010 : Canciones de Invierno 2011 : Reunion 2013 : Acá Mortensen is featured on The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King soundtrack, singing `` Aragorn 's Coronation '' ( the name of the extended version of this song in the 3rd original sound track is `` The Return of the King '' ), the words by Tolkien and the music composed by Mortensen. In the extended DVD edition of the first Lord of the Rings movie, The Fellowship of the Ring, he sings the song `` The Lay of Beren and Lúthien ''. His poems are written in English, Danish, and Spanish. Awards and honors Mortensen and Kodi Smit - McPhee, screenwriter Joe Penhall, director John Hillcoat and producer Steve Schwartz at the 2009 Venice Film Festival for The Road Following his appearance in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, in 2006 he was granted an honorary doctorate by his alma mater, St. Lawrence University. On October 13, 2006, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Province and the City of León, Spain. On April 16, 2010, he was awarded the Knight 's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. In 2017 he received a Best Actor nomination in the 89th Academy Awards for his role in Captain Fantastic. Personal life Mortensen holds dual American and Danish citizenship. He speaks fluent Danish, English, French, and Spanish ; he is also conversational in Italian, and understands Norwegian and Swedish. He has stated that he was raised speaking English and Spanish, and sometimes feels more comfortable expressing himself in Spanish. He also has some knowledge of Catalan ; twice, when receiving a prize in Catalonia, he made a short speech in Catalan. Mortensen met actress and singer Exene Cervenka in 1986 on the set of the comedy Salvation ! The couple married on July 8, 1987. On January 28, 1988, Cervenka gave birth to a son named Henry Blake Mortensen. Mortensen and Cervenka lived in Idaho for three years. Mortensen and Cervenka separated in 1992 and divorced in 1997. Since 2009, he has been in a relationship with Spanish actress Ariadna Gil. Mortensen is a fan of soccer, with his favorite players being Argentine star Diego Maradona and Héctor `` Bambino '' Veira. He has professed a liking of Argentine club San Lorenzo de Almagro, English team Fulham FC, Turkish side Besiktas ( after attending games whilst shooting The Two Faces of January in Turkey ), and both the Argentine and Danish national teams. He is also a hockey fan, particularly of the Montreal Canadiens ; he wore a Montreal Canadiens shirt underneath his costume throughout the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He is also a fan of the New York Mets and, in an interview promoting 2009 film The Road, was seen wearing apparel indicating his support of the Australian Football League 's Collingwood Magpies. While appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman, he held a sign supporting the New York Giants. Mortensen was a good friend of Icelandic painter Georg Guðni Hauksson until the latter 's death in 2011. He had long been an admirer of Georg Guðni 's work as a landscape artist, and the two published books together as well as maintaining a close friendship. He was one of the signees of the `` Toronto Declaration '' protesting against spotlighting Tel - Aviv at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009. Mortensen has owned property in northern Sandpoint, Idaho, and spends time there when not filming movies. Mortensen endorsed Green Party candidate Jill Stein in the 2016 U.S Presidential race. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1985 Witness Moses Hochleitner Miami Vice Eddie Episode : `` Red Tape '' Salvation ! Jerome Stample Prison Burke / Forsythe Electrocution Fresh Horses Green Once in a Blue Moon Tripwire Hans Leatherface : The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Edward `` Tex '' Sawyer Young Guns II John W. Poe The Reflecting Skin Cameron Dove 1991 The Indian Runner Frank Roberts Boiling Point Ronnie Ruby Cairo John E. `` Johnny '' Faro Carlito 's Way Lalin The Young Americans Carl Frazer The Crew Phillip Floundering Homeless Man Gospel According to Harry Wes American Yakuza Nick Davis / David Brandt 1995 Gimlet Hombre Crimson Tide Lieutenant Peter `` Weps '' Ince The Passion of Darkly Noon Clay Black Velvet Pantsuit Junkie The Prophecy Lucifer Albino Alligator Guy Foucard Daylight Roy Nord The Portrait of a Lady Caspar Goodwood Vanishing Point Jimmy Kowalski G.I. Jane Master Chief John James `` Jack '' Urgayle My Brother 's Gun Juanito 1998 A Perfect Murder David Shaw Psycho Samuel `` Sam '' Loomis 1999 A Walk on the Moon Walker Jerome 2000 28 Days Eddie Boone 2001 The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Aragorn Nominated -- Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2002 The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast SFX Award for Best SF or Fantasy Film Actor Nominated -- Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture Drama Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated -- Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Actor Hidalgo Frank Hopkins 2005 A History of Violence Tom Stall / Joey Cusack Nominated -- Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated -- London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Nominated -- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor ( 3rd place ) Nominated -- Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Actor 2006 Alatriste Diego Alatriste y Tenorio Nominated -- Goya Award for Best Actor 2007 Eastern Promises Nikolai Luzhin British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film Nominated -- Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated -- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated -- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama Nominated -- Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated -- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor ( 2nd place ) Nominated -- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated -- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor ( 2nd place ) Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated -- St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor 2008 Appaloosa Everett Hitch Good John Halder 2009 The Road The Man Nominated -- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated -- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 2011 A Dangerous Method Sigmund Freud Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture Nominated -- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor ( 3rd place ) Nominated -- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture 2012 On the Road Old Bull Lee Everybody Has a Plan Agustín / Pedro ( assumes twin characters ) 2014 The Two Faces of January Chester MacFarland Jauja Gunnar Dinesen Far from Men Daru 2016 Captain Fantastic Ben Cash Satellite Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Nominated -- Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated -- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated -- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama Nominated -- Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated -- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated -- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated -- St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Books With anthropologists Federico Bossert and Diego Villar, Mortensen made several works related to ethnography of natives in South America, specifically in Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Some of the published books, co-authored by Mortensen, are Sons of the Forest and Skovbo. See also List of actors with Academy Award nominations References ^ Jump up to : Stone, Andrew ; Carolyn Bain ; Michael Booth ; Fran Parnell ( 2008 ). `` Cinema ''. Lonely Planet Denmark. Lonely Planet. p. 46. ISBN 978 - 1 - 741 - 04669 - 4. Although ( Mortensen ) was born in New York and has lived outside of Denmark for most of his life, he retains Danish citizenship. Jump up ^ `` Flawed father role a test for Viggo Mortensen ''. Toronto Star, Michael O'Sullivan, July 16, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Oscar Nominations 2017 : Viggo Mortensen on ' Captain Fantastic ' Nod ''. ABC News. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017. Jump up ^ Viggo Mortensen gets nude for ' Eastern Promises ' fight scene HamptonRoads.com PilotOnline.com Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : `` St. Lawrence University : Commencement ''. Stlawu.edu. May 21, 2006. Retrieved February 23, 2011. 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Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson, James Wilby Chicago ( 2002 ) : Christine Baranski, Ekaterina Shchelkanova, Taye Diggs, Denise Faye, Colm Feore, Richard Gere, Deidre Goodwin, Queen Latifah, Lucy Liu, Susan Misner, Mýa, John C. Reilly, Dominic West, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta - Jones The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) : Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys - Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood Sideways ( 2004 ) : Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh Crash ( 2005 ) : Christopher `` Ludacris '' Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate Little Miss Sunshine ( 2006 ) : Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear Hairspray ( 2007 ) : Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Paul Dooley, Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brittany Snow, Jerry Stiller, John Travolta, Christopher Walken Milk ( 2008 ) : Josh Brolin, Joseph Cross, James Franco, Victor Garber, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Denis O'Hare, Sean Penn, Alison Pill Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) : Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Denis Ménochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor, Christoph Waltz, Martin Wuttke ( 2010 -- present ) The Fighter ( 2010 ) : Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee, Mark Wahlberg The Help ( 2011 ) : Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ) : Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver American Hustle ( 2013 ) : Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) ( 2014 ) : Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Spotlight ( 2015 ) : Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci Moonlight ( 2016 ) : Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Alex R. 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Question: who plays strider in lord of the rings
Answer: Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.