
Hugo Weaving
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Biography
Hugo Wallace Weaving AO (born April 4, 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.
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Known For

Honest Trailers

Slow Horses

Marvel Studios Legends

Mr. Corman

The Tourist

The Matrix Resurrections

Babe: Pig in the City

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Happy Feet Two

The Dressmaker

Hacksaw Ridge

Happy Feet

Transformers

Captain America: The First Avenger

Koala Man

The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'

The Matrix

The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Reloaded

Cloud Atlas

Babe

The Matrix Recalibrated

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Mortal Engines

Patrick Melrose

The Royal Hotel

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

The Matrix Revisited

V for Vendetta

The Bridge Australia

Healing

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Lone Wolf
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