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Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Acting April 4, 1960 Ibadan, British Nigeria
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.

Movies

The Matrix
8.2
Agent Smith
The Matrix
1999
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.4
Old CineBeta
Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.4
Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Hacksaw Ridge
8.2
Old CineBeta
Tom Doss
Hacksaw Ridge
2016
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.3
Elrond
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.4
Elrond
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
The Matrix Resurrections
6.3
Old CineBeta
Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Matrix Resurrections
2021

TV Shows

Slow Horses
8.0
Frank Harkness
Slow Horses
2022

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