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.
Born: April 4, 1960
Place of Birth: Ibadan, Nigeria
Known For
Filmography
as Noel
as The Hermit
as Billy
as Don Ritchie
as King Emudeus
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Frank Harkness
as Dr. Bergman
as Glen Mathieson
as Police Minister
as Artie Corman
as Narrator (voice)
as Duke
as Dan Fisher
as Narrator
as Thaddeus Valentine
as Hannah
as David Melrose
as Alex Klima
as Mad Jack Lionel
as Tom Doss
as Sergeant Farrat
as Detective David Rae
as Senior Officer Matt Perry
as Tom Croft
as Bob Lang
as Johnno
as Elrond
as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
as (archive footage)
as Noah (voice)
as Himself
as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
as Megatron (voice)
as Vincent
as Jack
as Noctus / Grimble (voice)
as Inspector Francis Abberline
as Narrator
as Kev
as Megatron (voice)
as McHeath
as Megatron (voice)
as Self / Judge Brack
as Narrator
as Noah (voice)
as V / William Rookwood
as Lionel
as Alan
as Self
as Agent Smith
as Self
as Agent Smith
as Martin 'Marty' Kirby
as Marty
as Agent Smith
as Self
as Self - Agent Smith
as Harvey
as Bill Barnacle (voice)
as Steven
as Self
as Agent Smith
as Rex (voice)
as Jeremy
as Eddie Rodney Fleming
as Frank
as Self
as Morris
as Narrator (voice)
as Kenneth Pearson
as Rex (voice)
as Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
as Narrator
as Frank Church
as Jonathan Wheats
as Sir John
as Martin
as Jake
as Richard Carlisle
as Geoffrey Chambers
as Richard Eastwick
as Ned Devine
as Jonathan Crow
as Douglas Jardine
as Andy White
as Student #2
as Death