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Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Actor · Born 1960-04-04 · Ibadan, British Nigeria

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Biography

Hugo Wallace Weaving AO (born 4 April 1960) is an English actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) and has also been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. Weaving landed his first major role as English cricket captain Douglas Jardine on the Australian television series Bodyline (1984). Continuing to act in Australia, he rose to prominence with his appearances in the films Proof (1991) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), winning his first AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role with the former. By the turn of the millennium, Weaving achieved international recognition through appearances in mainstream American productions. His most notable film roles include Agent Smith in the first three The Matrix films (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies, the title character in V for Vendetta (2005), and Johann Schmidt / Red Skull in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). In addition…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Matrix (1999) — Agent Smith
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Elrond
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Elrond
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — Elrond
  5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) — Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
  6. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — Elrond
  7. V for Vendetta (2006) — V / William Rookwood
  8. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — Elrond
  9. Hacksaw Ridge (2016) — Tom Doss
  10. Transformers (2007) — Megatron (voice)
  11. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) — Agent Smith
  12. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) — Agent Smith
  13. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) — Megatron (voice)
  14. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) — Megatron (voice)
  15. Cloud Atlas (2012) — Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
  16. The Matrix Resurrections (2021) — Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
  17. Happy Feet (2006) — Noah (voice)
  18. Mortal Engines (2018) — Thaddeus Valentine
  19. Babe (1995) — Rex (voice)
  20. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) — Noctus / Grimble (voice)
  21. The Wolfman (2010) — Inspector Francis Abberline
  22. The Dressmaker (2015) — Sergeant Farrat
  23. Happy Feet Two (2011) — Noah (voice)
  24. Babe: Pig in the City (1998) — Rex (voice)
  25. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) — Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
  26. Slow Horses (2022) — Frank Harkness
  27. Black '47 (2018) — Hannah
  28. Patrick Melrose (2018) — David Melrose
  29. Strangerland (2015) — Detective David Rae
  30. The Royal Hotel (2023) — Billy
  31. The Matrix Revisited (2001) — Self - Agent Smith
  32. Mystery Road (2013) — Johnno
  33. The Interview (1998) — Eddie Rodney Fleming
  34. The Mule (2014) — Tom Croft
  35. Little Fish (2005) — Lionel
  36. Proof (1991) — Martin
  37. The View (1997) — Self
  38. Jasper Jones (2017) — Mad Jack Lionel
  39. Oranges and Sunshine (2010) — Jack
  40. Mr. Corman (2021) — Artie Corman