Another hallmark of Viggo Mortensen’s career are the many real injuries (and, in two cases we’ll cover, near-death experiences) he’s accrued on film sets. This is because of Mortensen’s insistence on performing his own stunts, which has led to some great (and terrible) moments in his career.

The first one happened in a movie you might not even remember that he was in. Viggo Mortensen was in Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) as Tex. Actor Ken Foree and Mortensen share a fight scene, and Foree accidentally broke Mortensen’s ribs. And in an occurrence that will happen AGAIN in Mortensen’s career, the shot where he received the injury is in the final film.