Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (born October 20, 1958) is a Danish American actor, as well as a sometimes poet, Musician, photographer and Painter. He has worked in various plays and movies, including ''A Walk on the Moon'', ''The Prophecy'' and the 1998 remake of ''Psycho''. However, Mortensen is best known for his work in the epic movie series ''The Lord of the Rings''. With part of the earnings from his role in the movies, he founded Perceval Press, a publishing house that Caters to artists who may not have been able to find a more traditional publisher. It is also where he publishes his own personal artistic projects. Mortensen has been divorced for ten years and has one son, Henry.
Viggo Mortensen often plays tattooed characters in his films, but he actually has a few of his own...
Shoulder: Viggo got an Elvish “nine” tattoo along with the rest of the Lord Of The Rings film fellowship.
Right wrist: A small capital “H”. The story goes that when Viggo’s son Henry was a small boy, learning to write his own name, he would write the initial “H” all over the place, including on his father. he would scribble all over his father’s arms. Viggo was so moved by the gesture, he had one of Henry’s “H’s” tattooed on his wrist.
Left hip: A black crescent moon.
Left shoulder: a combination of a barbed wire fence and a fist.
Left bicep: A stylized V-E-H in a bleeding heart. V for Viggo, E for Exene, H for their son Henry.
