Hugo Weaving
- Acting
- April 4, 1960 · 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 · Billy
- The Airport Chaplain · Tobias Wallace
- The Airport Chaplain · Tobias Wallace
- Baby Shower
- What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas · Self
- How to Make Gravy · Noel
- Creative Types with Virginia Trioli · Self
- The Rooster · The Hermit
- The Royal Hotel · Billy
- Teacups · Don Ritchie
- Koala Man · King Emudeus (Voice)
- Franklin · Narrator
- The Bridge Australia · Narrator
- Slow Horses · Frank Harkness
- Loveland · Dr. Bergman
- Love Me · Glen Mathieson
- The Matrix Resurrections · Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Lone Wolf · Police Minister
- Mr. Corman · Artie Corman
- Wild Australia: After the Fires · Self
- Measure for Measure · Duke
- Hearts and Bones · Dan Fisher
- Australia in Colour · Self
- Mortal Engines · Thaddeus Valentine
- Australia's Lost Impressionist · John Russell (Voice)
- Black '47 · Hannah
- Patrick Melrose · David Melrose
- Seven Types of Ambiguity · Alex Klima
- Jasper Jones · Mad Jack Lionel
- The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' · Self
- Hacksaw Ridge · Tom Doss
- The Dressmaker · Sergeant Farrat
- Strangerland · Detective David Rae
- Between a Frock and a Hard Place · Self
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · Elrond
- Healing · Senior Officer Matt Perry
- The Mule · Tom Croft
- The Turning · Bob Lang
- Mystery Road · Johnno
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · Elrond
- Cloud Atlas · Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
- Ship of Theseus · Producer
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · (archive footage)
- Happy Feet Two · Noah (Voice)
- Captain America: The First Avenger · Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon · Megatron (Voice)
- The Key Man · Vincent
- I, Spry · Narrator (Voice)
- Rake
- Oranges and Sunshine · Jack
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole · Noctus / Grimble (Voice)
- The Wolfman · Inspector Francis Abberline
- Tackling Peace · Narrator
- Last Ride · Kev
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen · Megatron (Voice)
- The Tender Hook · McHeath
- Transformers · Megatron (Voice)
- In the Company of Actors · Self / Judge Brack
- The Girl Who Swallowed Bees · Narrator
- Happy Feet · Noah (Voice)
- The Making of 'The Two Towers' · Self
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' · Self
- V for Vendetta: Unmasked · V / William Rookwood
- V for Vendetta · V / William Rookwood
- Little Fish · Lionel
- Peaches · Alan
- Confessions of an Action Star · Self
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans · Self
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' · Self
- The Matrix Reloaded Revisited · Self
- The Matrix Revolutions Revisited · Self
- Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix · Agent Smith
- Everything Goes
- The Matrix Recalibrated · Self
- Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future · Self
- The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith · Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Elrond
- Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King · Self
- The Matrix Revolutions · Agent Smith
- The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load · Self