Name : Josie D'Arby
Date of Birth : 3 October 1976, Newport, Gwent, Wales, UK
Height : 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Nationality : British
Occupation : Actress, Presenter
Josephine d'Arby was born and raised in South Wales. As a teenager she studied advanced improvisation at the Anna Scher Theatre, London. before moving on to graduate the 3 year acting course at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She has worked extensively in the UK as a TV host and in 1999 became the youngest British woman to then have her own chat show 'Josie' on Channel 5. After presenting on Top of the Pops and the Holiday program both for BBC1, she returned to acting in the lead role of Jodie Finn in the BBC1 drama Mersey Beat, a role in which she stayed for three seasons.
Getting his start in forgettable grade-B movies and so-called "other man" roles, actor Viggo Mortensen made a slow, steady climb up the ranks to become one of Hollywood's most reliable and in-demand talents. Though he had little trouble finding work, Mortensen spent a good deal of time looking for that one breakthrough that would catapult his career. That springboard came with a leading role in the epic "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001-03), in which he played a heroic, but displaced king in a fictional land beset by evil. Because of his being a central character in one of the biggest, most beloved trilogies in cinema history, Mortensen had a wealth of opportunities open up to him, including the critically acclaimed and award-nominated "History of Violence" (2005). Exceedingly humble about success and uncharacteristically un-Hollywood, Mortensen managed to stay somewhat reclusive and focused on other interests outside of acting, namely painting and writing poetry, despite becoming one of the most recognizable stars in the world.
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