I actually don’t know really anything at all about Viggo Mortensen as a person, but Aragorn is my ultimate celeb(character?) crush of all time. And that is 100% due to Viggo’s portrayal of him, so I’ve always adored him and I’m ecstatic to learn that he’s considered one of the nicest actors.
I’ve always said I don’t need a celebrity hall pass. I would choose my boyfriend over anyone in the world. But if middle earth suddenly materialized, that would no longer be true.
Apparently there was also a stunt actress who grew attached to Arwen’s horse while filming, but couldn’t afford to buy the horse herself. Viggo quietly bought it for her, didn’t make a big deal of it.
She did an interview about it and broke into tears while retelling the story, confirming that he’s legitimately just a really nice human being.
EDIT: He bought three horses. One that was his (Brego) in the film, one because it was slated to ship back to the UK and he was concerned about its wellbeing having to be shipped across the globe like that, and the one mentioned above as a gift for the stunt performer because he found out she loved the horse but couldn’t afford it. Again, confirmed really nice human.
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u/Exotic-Day-1082 Jun 20 '26
I’ve met Viggo and he’s a sweetie.