Hugo Weaving
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-04-04
Place of Birth
Ibadan, Nigeria
Hugo Weaving
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. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Hugo Weaving, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Dec 18, 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Dec 18, 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Dec 17, 2003
The Matrix
Mar 31, 1999
The Matrix Reloaded
May 15, 2003
The Matrix Revolutions
Nov 05, 2003
V for Vendetta
Feb 23, 2006
Captain America: The First Avenger
Jul 22, 2011
Transformers
Jun 27, 2007
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
May 31, 1994
The Wolfman
Feb 10, 2010
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Jun 19, 2009
Teacups
Feb 23, 2023
Babe: Pig in the City
Nov 25, 1998
The Magic Pudding
Dec 14, 2000
Last Ride
Jul 02, 2009
Babe
Jul 18, 1995
Happy Feet
Nov 16, 2006
Little Fish
Jul 19, 2005
Peaches
Jun 09, 2005
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Jul 10, 2010
The Matrix Revisited
Nov 19, 2001
Proof
Aug 15, 1991
Reckless Kelly
Apr 08, 1993
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Jun 28, 2011
The Tender Hook
Sep 18, 2008
Confessions of an Action Star
Jan 23, 2005
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Mar 07, 2001
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Dec 12, 2012
Happy Feet Two
Nov 17, 2011
Strange Planet
Oct 06, 1999
The Turning
Sep 25, 2013
The Interview
Mar 03, 1998
Oranges and Sunshine
Oct 08, 2010
Cloud Atlas
Oct 26, 2012
Tackling Peace
Jul 04, 2009
The Girl Who Swallowed Bees
Feb 09, 2007
The Rooster
Feb 22, 2024
After the Deluge
Jun 15, 2003
The Key Man
Feb 18, 2011
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Dec 10, 2014
Frauds
Jun 04, 1993
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Jan 21, 2005
The Royal Hotel
Oct 06, 2023
We're All Going to Die
True Love and Chaos
May 22, 1997
Mystery Road
Aug 15, 2013
The Mule
Mar 10, 2014
The Right Hand Man
Oct 02, 1987
Franklin
Sep 08, 2022
Wendy Cracked a Walnut
Aug 02, 1990
Healing
Apr 03, 2014
Horseplay
May 22, 2003
How to Make Gravy
Nov 21, 2024
For Love Alone
May 22, 1986
The Custodian
Mar 17, 1994
Russian Doll
Jun 14, 2001
Strangerland
Jul 01, 2015
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Feb 04, 2012
The City's Edge
Jan 01, 1983
Wild Australia: The Edge
Jan 26, 1996
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Jun 18, 2015
Everything Goes
Jun 14, 2004
Dadah Is Death
Oct 23, 1988
The Dressmaker
Oct 29, 2015
Untitled Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel
Bedrooms and Hallways
Aug 01, 1998
Road to Alice
Mar 01, 1992
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Dec 14, 2004
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Dec 12, 2003
Hacksaw Ridge
Oct 07, 2016
Ladies Please!
Sep 08, 1994
Jasper Jones
Mar 02, 2017
Black '47
Sep 05, 2018
Quest for the Ring
Nov 29, 2001
Captain America: Behind the Skull
Oct 25, 2011
Mortal Engines
Nov 27, 2018
The Forgotten Force
Apr 04, 1994
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
Dec 09, 2001
In the Company of Actors
Jun 10, 2007
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
Feb 21, 2017
Measure for Measure
Sep 03, 2020
Hearts and Bones
Jun 15, 2019
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
Dec 07, 2004
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
Dec 07, 2004
I, Spry
Nov 04, 2010
Loveland
Mar 17, 2022
Australia's Lost Impressionist
Oct 30, 2018
The Matrix Recalibrated
Apr 06, 2004
Making 'The Matrix'
Sep 21, 1999
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
Oct 14, 2003
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
Apr 06, 2004
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
Apr 06, 2004
Lone Wolf
Sep 01, 2021
The Kiss
Feb 22, 1998
Wild Australia: After the Fires
Dec 01, 2020
...Maybe This Time
Mar 19, 1981
Little Echo Lost
Oct 05, 1999
The Making of The Two Towers
Apr 01, 2003
The Making of the Return of the King
Apr 01, 2004
The View
Aug 11, 1997
HypaSpace
May 13, 2002
Bangkok Hilton
Nov 05, 1989
Bodyline
Mar 19, 1984
The Bite
Apr 17, 1996
Bordertown
Oct 04, 1995
After the Deluge
Jun 15, 2003
Rake
Nov 04, 2010
Mr. Corman
Aug 06, 2021
Frontier
Jan 01, 1997
Love Me
Dec 26, 2021
Patrick Melrose
May 12, 2018
Seven Types of Ambiguity
Apr 13, 2017
Melba
Mar 22, 1988
The Bridge Australia
Aug 18, 2022
Honest Trailers
Feb 13, 2012
Koala Man
Jan 09, 2023
The Dirtwater Dynasty
Apr 09, 1988
Halifax f.p.
Oct 09, 1994
Australia in Colour
Mar 06, 2019
Slow Horses
Apr 01, 2022