Viggo Mortensen Only Accepted the Role of Aragorn Because of His Son Fans Have a Young Boy to Thank for Mortensen's Casting Many Lord of the Rings fans know the unusual circumstances that led to ...

Viggo Mortensen has spent decades captivating audiences ... He almost didn’t take the role — until his son, a huge J.R.R. Tolkien fan, convinced him to say yes. And he got so into character ...

Aragorn is one of the primary protagonists in The Lord of the Rings, and he's much younger than he looks. Here's how long he lives and how.