Viggo Mortensen Career Highlights and Current Worth

Birth Date:

October 20, 1958

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

His Breakthrough Role:

Viggo Mortensen made quite an impression in his first acting role in a feature film. Playing an Amish farmer in Peter Weir’s Witness was the right choice for launching a successful film career.

Net Worth:

The Lord of the Rings film series actor is among the richest people in the entertainment scene. As of 2020, Celebrity Net Worth estimates Viggo Mortensen net worth to be $40 million.

Personal Background:

Viggo Mortensen’s father is Danish and his mother is American. Mortensen has traveled extensively and has lived in Denmark, Venezuela, and Argentina. Not only is Mortensen a critically acclaimed actor, he’s also a poet, photographer and painter. He’s written numerous poetry books and his photos and paintings have been shown in galleries all over the world.

Bowing Out of Acting:

In April 2009 Mortensen told News24 he’s ready to leave acting in movies behind. “In the past week I’ve been from Los Angeles to Japan to Korea to Poland to the UK. It’s ridiculous and it’s not a healthy way to be. But, as it happens, I’m taking measures to change that. No more movies.”

Mortensen added, “I haven’t said yes to one in over a year. I’ve been in all these well-received movies and it seems like I should be doing some more, but there are other things I want to do. It’s not the right time.”

But Mortensen wound up not retiring from the big screen and continues to add film roles to his resume.

Notable Movie Roles:

• Witness (1985)
• Fresh Horses (1988)
• Tripwire (1990)
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990)
• Young Guns II (1990)
• The Indian Runner (1991)
• Boiling Point (1993)
• Ruby Cairo (1993)
• The Young Americans (1993)
• Carlito’s Way (1993)
• American Yakuza (1993)
• Gospel According to Harry (1994)
• The Crew (1994)
• The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)
• Crimson Tide (1995)
• The Prophecy (1995)
• The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
• Albino Alligator (1996)
• Daylight (1996)
• G.I. Jane (1997)
• A Perfect Murder (1998)
• Psycho (1998)
• A Walk on the Moon (1999)
• 28 Days (2000)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• Hidalgo (2004)
• A History of Violence (2005)
• Alatriste (2006)
• Eastern Promises (2007)
• Appaloosa (2008)
• Good (2008)
• The Road (2009)
• A Dangerous Method (2011)
• On the Road (2012)
• The Two Faces of January (2013)