Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

1960-04-04

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. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Hugo Weaving, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

8.5

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

8.4

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

7.3

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

8.4

Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge

8.2

The Matrix

The Matrix

8.2

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

7.4

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

7.1

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

7.0

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

7.9

The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions

6.7

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

6.2

Transformers

Transformers

6.8

Happy Feet

Happy Feet

6.2

Mortal Engines

Mortal Engines

6.2

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

6.2

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

6.8

Happy Feet Two

Happy Feet Two

6.1

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

6.9

Babe

Babe

6.2