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
The Matrix
(1999)
Agent Smith
Hacksaw Ridge
(2016)
Tom Doss
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001)
Elrond
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(2014)
Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003)
Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002)
Elrond
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(2012)
Elrond
Happy Feet
(2006)
Noah (voice)
The Matrix Reloaded
(2003)
Agent Smith
Mortal Engines
(2018)
Thaddeus Valentine
Captain America: The First Avenger
(2011)
Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
V for Vendetta
(2006)
William Rookwood / V
The Matrix Revolutions
(2003)
Agent Smith
The Wolfman
(2010)
Inspector Francis Abberline
Cloud Atlas
(2012)
Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie