Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

CountryNigeria Nigeria
GenderMale
BirthdayApr. 4, 1960
BiographyHugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a stage, screen, and voice actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to British parents, Weaving has lived in Australia since 1976, although retains British citizenship. He undertook his acting training at NIDA in Sydney. He became known internationally for his appearances in the Australian films Proof (1991) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), and more widely known as Agent Smith in the first three The Matrix films (1999–2003) and Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), which were American productions.

Weaving landed his first major role as English cricket captain Douglas Jardine on the Australian television series Bodyline (1984), and won his first AACTA Award for Priscilla. He is also known for his role as the title character in V for Vendetta (2005), The Wolfman (2010), Johann Schmidt / Red Skull in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and again as Elrond in the The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies. He has won many Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards for his film and television performances, as well as other awards for stage performances.

He has also several voice-over roles, including in the films Babe (1995), Happy Feet (2006), Happy Feet Two (2011), and as Megatron in the Transformers series (2007–2011). He reprised his roles of Agent Smith and Elrond in Matrix and Lord of the Rings video game adaptations.

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