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
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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
Happy Feet Two
Hacksaw Ridge
The Dressmaker
Happy Feet
Captain America: The First Avenger
Transformers
Koala Man
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
The Matrix Recalibrated
The Matrix
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Reloaded
Babe
Cloud Atlas
Mortal Engines
Patrick Melrose
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
The Royal Hotel
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
The Matrix Revisited
V for Vendetta
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Lone Wolf
The Bridge Australia
Healing
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