Viggo Mortensen stars in "A History of Violence", David Cronenberg's latest thriller, which was a critical success at the Cannes Film Festival, and set for release in 10 markets on September 23 before expanding wide on September 30.

North Country native and Hollywood heartthrob Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings, Hidalgo), plays the part of Tom Stall, a pillar of a small town community who runs a diner and lives a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife, Maria Bello (ER, The Cooler) and their two children.

Their lives change when Mortensen impedes an attempted robbery and is called as a hero by the media, attracting the attention of some mobsters William Hurt (The Village, Oscar-winning Kiss of the Spider Woman) and Ed Harris (The Human Stain, Pollack) who mistake him with somebody else.

The movie is based on the graphic novel written by John Wagner and Vince Locke, which was first published by Paradox Press in 1997.








Viggo Mortensen: Filmography

2005 Alatriste
2005 A History of Violence
2004 Hidalgo
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2001 The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
2000 28 Days (Sandra Bullock)
1999 A Walk on the Moon (Diane Lane, Anna Paquin)
1998 Psycho (Vince Vaughn)
1998 A Perfect Murder (Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow)
1997 La Pistola de Mi Hermano
1997 Vanishing Point (Jason Priestley)
1997 G.I. Jane (Demi Moore, Anne Bancroft)
1996 Daylight (Sylvester Stallone)
1996 Albino Alligator (Matt Dillon, Gary Sinise, Faye Dunaway)
1996 The Portrait of a Lady (Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich)
1995 Crimson Tide (Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman)
1995 The Passion of Darkly Noon (Ashley Judd)
1995 Floundering (John Cusak)
1995 The Crew
1995 The Prophecy (Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz)
1995 Gimlet
1994 The Young Americans (Harvey Keitel)
1994 American Yakuza ( BIG IN JAPAN! )
1994 Desert Lunch
1993 Carlito's Way (Al Pacino, Sean Penn)
1993 Boiling Point (Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper)
1993 Ruby Cairo (Liam Neeson, Andie MacDowell)
1991 The Reflecting Skin
1991 Indian Runner (Dennis Hopper, Patricia Arquette)
1990 Tripwire
1990 Young Guns II (Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland)
1989 Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
1988 Fresh Horses (Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Ben Stiller)
1987 Prison
1987 Salvation! (Exene Cervenka)
1985 Witness (Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis)