His father managed chicken farms and ranches in Argentina. Then, driven by the need for a defining purpose in life, he went to Europe and lived in Spain, England and Denmark, where he took various jobs like a truck driver in Esbjerg, Denmark, and a flower seller in Copenhagen, Denmark, before again returning to the United States two years later to pursue an acting career. 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 corrupt police detective on the hit series Miami Vice. Of these roles, Mortensen was probably best-known for playing Master Chief John Urgayle in G.I. Jane. Mortensen’s major mainstream breakthrough came in 1999, when Peter Jackson cast him as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Trailer For A Dangerous Method, Starring Viggo And Keira! This looks fantastic!Not only does it have Viggo Mortensen and Keira Knightly, but it also has Michael Fassbender (who we’ve fallen in love with since X-Men) AND it’s directed by the insanely talented David Cronenberg!We all know how well Cronenberg directs, just look at some of his past flicks: A History of Violence, Eastern Promises, [...] [link]
