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Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (; born October 20, 1958) is a Danish American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He made his film debut in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller ''Witness'', and subsequently 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 grew in prominence 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 an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role. A third teaming with Cronenberg in ''A Dangerous Method'' (2011) resulted in a Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other well-received films have included ''Appaloosa'' (2008), 2009 film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel ''The Road'', and Far from Men, an adaptation of Albert Camus' short story ''The Guest''. Aside from acting, his 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. ==Early life== Mortensen was born in New York City. His mother, Grace Gamble (née Atkinson), is American, and his father, Viggo Peter Mortensen, Sr., is Danish; the two met in Norway.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Film Reference website )〕〔(Viggo Mortensen gets nude for 'Eastern Promises' fight scene | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com )〕 His maternal grandfather was from Nova Scotia, Canada,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cunninghams of Southwest Nova Scotia )〕 and his maternal grandmother's family was from New England.〔(Ancestry of Viggo Mortensen ), by Robert Battle, hosted at the Freepages of Rootsweb, a project of Ancestry.com〕 The family moved to Venezuela, then Denmark, and eventually settled in Argentina in the provinces of Córdoba, Chaco, and Buenos Aires where he attended primary school and acquired a fluent proficiency in Spanish while his father managed poultry farms and ranches.〔Pearlman, Cindy. ("Superstar Viggo's a serious soul at heart." ) ''Chicago Sun-Times''. September 9, 2007.〕 At the age of 11, his parents divorced and he returned to New York with his mother where he spent the rest of his childhood, graduating from Watertown High School in Watertown, New York. He then attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, earning a degree in Spanish Studies and Politics in 1980. Afterward, he went to Europe and lived in Spain, England, and Denmark where he took various jobs such as driving trucks in Esbjerg and selling flowers in Copenhagen. After two years, he returned to the United States to pursue an acting career. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viggo Mortensen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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