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Viggo Mortensen was the perfect actor to play Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Though Mortensen was a last-minute addition to the cast and was not...
- Who Is Aragorn in The Lord of The Rings?
- Viggo Mortensen's Aragorn Almost Didn't Happen
- Viggo Mortensen Played More Than Just Aragorn
Introduced in the novel version of The Fellowship of the Ring, Aragorn was the descendant of Isildur, who fought in a previous alliance of Men and Elves against the evil Sauron. Unfortunately, Isildur failed to destroy the One Ring, and his kingdoms were eventually thrown into ruin. Aragorn's heritage was kept from him during his youth, as it was f...
It's hard to imagine The Lord of the RIngs without Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, but another actor was cast in the role early on. Irish actor Stuart Townsend (Queen of the Damned, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) was originally cast as Aragorn and even made it a few weeks into production. While the fellow actors and crew got along with Townsend...
Though fans of The Lord of the Rings might recognize him most as Aragon, Viggo Mortensen played in several other movies before and after Peter Jackson's trilogy. His first on-screen role was as an Amish farmer in the 1985 movie Witness, which also starred Harrison Ford. 1987 saw him performing in a Coast Playhouse production of Bent. Bent was there...
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May 17, 2014 · In a candid interview with The Telegraph, the 55-year-old actor calls the process of making the epic films an epic disaster. Mortensen, who portrayed Aragorn in the trilogy, says Jackson and ...
May 17, 2024 · Viggo Mortensen's return to the Lord of the Rings franchise in 2026 is highly anticipated due to his iconic role as Aragorn. The upcoming film, The Hunt For Gollum, directed by Andy Serkis, offers a new chapter in Middle-earth history before The Fellowship of the Ring.
His portrayal of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy earned him nominations for the SAG Award for Outstanding Cast, winning for the final instalment The Return of the King (2003).
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Apr 2, 2014 · (1958-) Who Is Viggo Mortensen? Actor Viggo Mortensen made his film debut in Witness (1985). He became well known for his role as the brave warrior Aragorn in The Lord of the...
Jan 23, 2017 · For a time, Mortensen, now 57, had a stint as poster-boy for an entire generation of younger film-watchers thanks to the role of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003).
