Viggo Mortensen
American actor
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| 2024 | Mortensen publicly criticized Javier Milei's Argentine government, referring to him as a 'clown' and 'a puppet of the political right.' |
| 2024 | Viggo Mortensen is set to publish 'Look', a work that includes poetry, art, and photos. |
| 2023 | Mortensen wrote, directed, and starred in a Western film titled 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' which was shot in Mexico. |
| 2023 | Viggo Mortensen acted in 'Eureka' as Murphy and directed, produced, wrote, and composed music for 'The Dead Don't Hurt' where he played Holger Olsen. |
| October 2023 | Mortensen signed the Artists4Ceasefire open letter to President Joe Biden, advocating for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel–Hamas war. |
| 2022 | Viggo Mortensen played Saul Tenser in 'Crimes of the Future' and Richard Stanton in 'Thirteen Lives'. |
| July 2022 | Mortensen starred as British cave diver Rick Stanton in the biographical film 'Thirteen Lives,' directed by Ron Howard, which was released in July. |
| 2020 | Mortensen made his directorial debut with the film 'Falling', in which he also starred. The film was nominated for the Goya Award for Best European Film. |
| 2020 | Viggo Mortensen played the role of Nikolai Vavilov in the episode 'Vavilov' of the series 'Cosmos: Possible Worlds'. |
| May 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mortensen joined the cast of 'The Lord of the Rings' for a reunion in Josh Gad's YouTube series 'Reunited Apart' to promote donations to non-profit charities. |
| May 2020 | Mortensen signed an open letter urging Israel to end its blockade of the Gaza Strip. |
| 2019 | After Vox published a tweet depicting him as Aragorn opposing pro-Catalan separatists, Mortensen criticized the portrayal in a letter to the editor, defending the ideals of cultural diversity represented by his character. |
| 2018 | He released the album 'Godzilla Sleeps Alone'. |
| 2018 | Mortensen became a member of the Catalan NGO Òmnium Cultural, supporting the promotion of Catalan culture and language. |
| 2018 | He starred as Tony Lip in 'Green Book', where he garnered another Academy Award nomination. |
| 2017 | Viggo Mortensen's father died. |
| 2017 | Mortensen released the album 'Preguntas Desde la Orilla'. |
| 2017 | Viggo Mortensen released 'Ramas Para Un Nido', which features his photography. |
| 2016 | Mortensen received an Academy Award nomination for his leading role as an anarchist father in 'Captain Fantastic'. |
| 2016 | He narrated the documentary 'The Revolution Televised', which addressed the 2016 presidential election and related protests. |
| 2016 | Viggo Mortensen traveled to New York to take care of his father. |
| 2016 | Before Election Day, Mortensen wrote an open letter detailing his disagreements with Hillary Clinton’s policies and his reasons for not supporting her against Donald Trump. |
| 2016 | He released the album 'Seventeen Odd Songs'. |
| 2016 | Mortensen endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for U.S. president during the primaries, and after Sanders lost the nomination, he endorsed Green Party candidate Jill Stein. |
| 2015 | Mortensen released the album 'Under the Weather'. |
| 2015 | Mortensen donated $1,000 to the Irish political party Sinn Fein. |
| 2015 | Viggo Mortensen wrote the foreword for 'That Turned Ugly Fast', a collection of poems by Mark Berriman. |
| 2014 | Viggo Mortensen acted in three films: 'The Two Faces of January' as Chester MacFarland, 'Jauja' as Gunnar Dinesen, and 'Far from Men' as Daru. |
| 2014 | Viggo Mortensen's mother died from complications of dementia. |
| 2013 | He released the album 'Acá'. |
| 2012 | Viggo Mortensen played Old Bull Lee in 'On the Road' and was Agustín / Pedro in 'Everybody Has a Plan', also serving as a producer. |
| 2012 | Viggo Mortensen provided the voice role in the movie audio for 'Lego The Lord of the Rings'. |
| 2012 | During production for the film 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey', Mortensen was offered to reprise his role as Aragorn but declined the offer. |
| 2011 | Viggo Mortensen lost his close friend, Icelandic painter Georg Guðni Hauksson. |
| 2011 | He appeared in 'A Dangerous Method', another film directed by David Cronenberg. |
| 2011 | Mortensen's album 'Reunion' was released. |
| November 4 2011 | Viggo Mortensen returned to theater after two years, starring in Ariel Dorfman's 'Purgatorio' in Madrid, which premiered on November 4. |
| 2010 | Viggo Mortensen published 'Canciones de Invierno – Winter Songs', a poetry collection in Spanish and English accompanied by landscape photos from the previous two winters. |
| 2010 | He released the album 'Canciones de Invierno'. |
| April 16 2010 | On April 16, 2010, Viggo Mortensen received the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. |
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