Viggo Mortensen: The Multifaceted Artist Beyond Aragorn

Born on October 20, 1958, in Watertown, New York, Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. has a rich international heritage—his father was Danish and his mother American. During his childhood, the family moved frequently, living in Venezuela, Denmark, and Argentina before settling back in the U.S. Mortensen became fluent in Spanish and navigated diverse cultures early on.