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Best Actor
Original Content  |  March 14, 2008
Viggo Mortensen


Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises) 

Best Actor nominee Viggo Mortensen's career has spanned 20 years and more than 30 films, but most fans remember him as Aragorn, the sword-wielding star of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Before embarking on his journey through Middle Earth, Viggo appeared in films like 28 Days, G.I. Jane, A Perfect Murder and Crimson Tide.

In his latest movie, Eastern Promises, Viggo plays Nikolai, a ruthless Russian mobster on the rise in London. This is his first Oscar nomination.
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