How old was Viggo Mortensen in his first movie: Witness?

Viggo Mortensen was 25 in Witness when he played the character 'Moses Hochleitner'.

That was over 39 years ago in 1985.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

Today he is 65, and has starred in 72 movies in total, 67 of those since Witness was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Witness, I think Viggo Mortensen looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Peter Weir has worked with Viggo Mortensen just once in his career.
  • Viggo Mortensen's first movie was as 'Moses Hochleitner' in Witness, released in 1985 when he was 25
  • Witness scores 7.06 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Witness

Viggo Mortensen's other movies