36 Photos That Prove Viggo Mortensen Is Everyone's Type

When it comes to men, I don't really have a "type," but I tend toward ruggedly handsome, and I'd never kick a set of chiseled cheekbones out of bed. Hence, my enduring crush on Viggo Mortensen.

As far as I'm concerned, Viggo is everyone's type. The chameleon-like actor is devastatingly good-looking, but he resists being the leading man or "movie star." Instead, he chooses challenging roles in all sorts of movies (like Green Book, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination) and he's not afraid to get naked for them, including his Oscar-nominated performance in Captain Fantastic. When asked about his penchant for full-frontal nudity in a profile in Esquire, Viggo said he doesn't understand what the fuss is about: "It's just a penis. Every man has one." Over the years, we've seen him engage in a naked knife fight (Eastern Promises), perform cunnilingus on a woman dressed in a cheerleading uniform (A History of Violence), and make sweet, sweet love under a waterfall (A Walk on the Moon). He can morph effortlessly from boyishly handsome to dirty hot, and whatever your "type," Viggo can play it. Here are 36 photos that prove Viggo can be whatever kind of hot you want.

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The rugged warrior type
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The rugged warrior type

Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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The boyishly handsome type
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The boyishly handsome type

Viggo in 28 Days.

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The traveling blouse salesman type
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The traveling blouse salesman type

Viggo in A Walk on the Moon.

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The distinguished scholar type
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The distinguished scholar type

Viggo in A Dangerous Method.

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The chiseled features type
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The chiseled features type

Viggo in Hidalgo.

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The rich older gentleman type
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The rich older gentleman type

Viggo in The Two Faces of January.

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The creative facial hair type
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The creative facial hair type

Viggo in Appaloosa.

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The Russian gangster type
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The Russian gangster type

Viggo in Eastern Promises.

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The high pain tolerance type
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The high pain tolerance type

Viggo in Eastern Promises.

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The high-powered businessman type
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The high-powered businessman type

Viggo in Everybody Has a Plan.

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The loving husband type
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The loving husband type

Viggo in A History of Violence.

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The generous lover type
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The generous lover type

Viggo in A History of Violence.

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The heartthrob type
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The heartthrob type

Viggo in 2004.

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The friends with Michael Fassbender type
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The friends with Michael Fassbender type

Viggo in A Dangerous Method.

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The dirty hot type
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The dirty hot type

Viggo in The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers.

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The Robert Redford type
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The Robert Redford type

Viggo in New York in 2014.

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The dapper yet rugged type
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The dapper yet rugged type

Viggo at the 2008 Oscars.

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The brooding serious type
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The brooding serious type

Viggo in the first The Lord of the Rings movie.

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The tatted-up type
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The tatted-up type

Viggo in Eastern Promises.

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The naked knife fight type
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The naked knife fight type

Viggo in Eastern Promises.

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The studious type
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The studious type

Viggo in Good.

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The "never gets rid of a t-shirt" type
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The "never gets rid of a t-shirt" type

Viggo in Captain Fantastic.

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The Chuck Taylor-rocking type
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The Chuck Taylor-rocking type

Viggo in Venice in 2014.

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The hot dad type
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The hot dad type

Viggo in Captain Fantastic.

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The irreverent type
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The irreverent type

Viggo at Cannes in 2016.

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The sharp-dressed type
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The sharp-dressed type

Viggo in 2008.

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The mountain man type
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The mountain man type

Viggo in Captain Fantastic.

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The scruffy type
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The scruffy type

Viggo in Everybody Has a Plan.

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The piercing blue eyes type
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The piercing blue eyes type

Viggo in the LOTR trilogy.

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The cowboy you'd like to ride type
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The cowboy you'd like to ride type

Viggo in Hidalgo.

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The supersmooth type
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The supersmooth type

Viggo in Eastern Promises.