Hugo Weaving
Born April 04, 1960 (Age: 66)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
The Royal Hotel
2023
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as Billy
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Age: 63
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
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as Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 61
Mortal Engines
2018
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as Thaddeus Valentine
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Age: 58
Hacksaw Ridge
2016
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as Tom Doss
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Age: 56
The Dressmaker
2015
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as Sergeant Farrat
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Age: 55
Strangerland
2015
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as Detective David Rae
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Age: 55
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
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as Elrond
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Age: 54
The Turning
2013
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as Bob Lang
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Age: 53
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
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as Elrond
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Age: 52
Cloud Atlas
2012
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as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
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Age: 52
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012
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as Self
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Age: 52
Happy Feet Two
2011
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as Noah (voice)
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Age: 51
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
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as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
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Age: 51
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
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as Megatron (voice)
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Age: 51
No Image
I, Spry
2010
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 50
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
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as Noctus / Grimble (voice)
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Age: 50
The Wolfman
2010
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as Inspector Francis Abberline
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Age: 49
Tackling Peace
2009
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as Narrator
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Age: 49
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
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as Megatron (voice)
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Age: 49
Transformers
2007
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as Megatron (voice)
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Age: 47
Happy Feet
2006
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as Noah (voice)
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Age: 46
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked
2006
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as V / William Rookwood
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Age: 45
V for Vendetta
2006
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as V / William Rookwood
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Age: 45
Little Fish
2005
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as Lionel
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Age: 45
The Appendices, Part Six: The Passing of an Age
2004
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as Self
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Age: 44
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
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as Self
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Age: 44
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
2004
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as Agent Smith
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Age: 44
Everything Goes
2004
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as
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Age: 44
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
2004
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as Himself
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Age: 44
No Image
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
2004
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as Self
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Age: 44
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
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as Self
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Age: 43
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
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as Elrond
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Age: 43
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
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as Agent Smith
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Age: 43
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
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as Agent Smith
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Age: 43
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
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as Elrond
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Age: 42
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
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as Elrond
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Age: 41
The Magic Pudding
2000
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as Bill Barnacle (voice)
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Age: 40
No Image
Little Echo Lost
1999
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as Echo Man
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Age: 39
The Matrix
1999
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as Agent Smith
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Age: 38
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
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as Rex (voice)
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Age: 38
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998
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as Jeremy
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Age: 38
The Interview
1998
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as Eddie Rodney Fleming
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Age: 37
The Kiss
1998
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as Frank
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Age: 37
No Image
The Edge of the World
1997
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as Narrator
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Age: 37
True Love and Chaos
1997
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as Morris
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Age: 37
Wild Australia: The Edge
1996
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 35
Babe
1995
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as Rex (voice)
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Age: 35
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
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as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
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Age: 34
Frauds
1993
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as Jonathan Wheats
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Age: 33
Reckless Kelly
1993
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as Sir John
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Age: 33
No Image
Road to Alice
1992
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as
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Age: 31
Proof
1991
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as Martin
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Age: 31
Wendy Cracked a Walnut
1990
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as Jake
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Age: 30
Dadah Is Death
1988
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as Geoffrey Chambers
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Age: 28
The Right Hand Man
1987
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as Ned Devine
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Age: 27
...Maybe This Time
1981
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as Student #2
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Age: 20