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Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Acting

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 to his live action appearances, Weaving has had several voice over roles, including in the films Babe (1995), Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011), and the Transformers series as Megatron (2007–2011). He also reprised his roles of Agent Smith and Elrond in Matrix and Lord of the Rings video game adaptations.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

8.4(27.5K)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Elrond
Poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

8.4(23.8K)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Elrond
Poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

8.5(26.5K)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Elrond
Poster for The Matrix
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The Matrix

8.2(27.8K)
The Matrix
Agent Smith
Poster for The Matrix Reloaded
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The Matrix Reloaded

7.1(11.9K)
The Matrix Reloaded
Agent Smith
Poster for The Matrix Revolutions
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The Matrix Revolutions

6.8(10.8K)
The Matrix Revolutions
Agent Smith
Poster for V for Vendetta
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V for Vendetta

7.9(15.5K)
V for Vendetta
V / William Rookwood
Poster for Captain America: The First Avenger
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Captain America: The First Avenger

7.0(22.7K)
Captain America: The First Avenger
Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
Poster for Transformers
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Transformers

6.8(12.2K)
Transformers
Megatron (voice)
Poster for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

7.3(0.9K)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra

Production

Poster for Ship of Theseus
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Ship of Theseus

6.9(0.1K)
Ship of Theseus
Producer
Poster for Russian Doll
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Russian Doll

6.7(0.0K)
Russian Doll
Co-Producer

Gallery

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