Actors Who Suffered For Their Biggest Roles

Brad Pitt, The Devil’s Own

Brad Pitt has had his fair share of questionable acting choices in his time, but he says that The Devil's Own could have changed the outcome of his entire life.  Back in the year 1997, Newsweek ran an interview with Pitt who called the blockbuster film "the most irresponsible bit of filmmaking, if you can even call it that, that I’ve ever seen." He's never elaborated, but he has made his voice heard for sure...

Viggo Mortenson, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The actors were weighed down with a lot while playing their parts... literally. Viggo Mortenson, who played Aragorn, nearly drowned while filming one scene. Aragorn was dying from arrow shots to the back, so the actor had to lie down in the river and float. Unfortunately, the crew didn’t realize how strong the river was and Mortenson was quickly taken underwater. 

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Post originally appeared on Inside Mystery.