Hugo Weaving
Acting
- Born:
- 1960-04-04
- Place of birth:
- Ibadan, British Nigeria
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.
Known For
Filmography
Dalliance
The Airport Chaplain
The Airport Chaplain
Baby Shower
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
How to Make Gravy
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
The Rooster
The Royal Hotel
Teacups
Koala Man
Franklin
The Bridge Australia
Slow Horses
Loveland
Love Me
The Matrix Resurrections
Lone Wolf
Mr. Corman
Wild Australia: After the Fires
Measure for Measure
Hearts and Bones
Australia in Colour
Mortal Engines
Australia's Lost Impressionist
Black '47
Patrick Melrose
Seven Types of Ambiguity
Jasper Jones
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
Hacksaw Ridge
The Dressmaker
Strangerland
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Healing
The Mule
The Turning
Mystery Road
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Cloud Atlas
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Happy Feet Two
Captain America: The First Avenger
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Key Man
I, Spry
Rake
Oranges and Sunshine
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
The Wolfman
Tackling Peace
Last Ride
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
The Tender Hook
Transformers
In the Company of Actors
The Girl Who Swallowed Bees
Happy Feet
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
V for Vendetta: Unmasked
V for Vendetta
Little Fish
Peaches
Confessions of an Action Star
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Everything Goes
The Matrix Recalibrated
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
After the Deluge
After the Deluge
Horseplay
The Matrix Reloaded
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
HypaSpace
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Quest for the Ring
The Matrix Revisited
Russian Doll
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
The Magic Pudding
Strange Planet
Little Echo Lost
Making "The Matrix"
The Matrix
Babe: Pig in the City
Bedrooms and Hallways
The Interview
The Kiss
The View
The Edge of the World
True Love and Chaos
Frontier
The Bite
Wild Australia: The Edge
Bordertown
Babe
Halifax f.p.
Exile
Ladies Please!
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Forgotten Force
The Custodian
Frauds
Reckless Kelly
Road to Alice
Proof
Wendy Cracked a Walnut
Bangkok Hilton
Dadah Is Death
The Dirtwater Dynasty
Melba
The Right Hand Man
For Love Alone
Bodyline
The City's Edge
...Maybe This Time
We're All Going to Die
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Hold Still
The Great White