Hugo Weaving

Known for ActingBorn 1960-04-04 (age 66)Ibadan, British Nigeria

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Wild Australia: After the Fires

Road to Alice

The Bite

Frontier

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Hacksaw Ridge

The Matrix

Slow Horses

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

The Girl Who Swallowed Bees

'V for Vendetta' Unmasked

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

V for Vendetta

Between a Frock and a Hard Place

Teacups

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Patrick Melrose

Rake

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Bodyline

Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

Making "The Matrix"

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Dressmaker

The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

Captain America: The First Avenger

The Matrix Reloaded

Oranges and Sunshine

Ship of Theseus

Cloud Atlas

Bordertown

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

How to Make Gravy

Transformers

The Matrix Revisited

Koala Man

Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future

The Matrix Recalibrated

The Matrix Revolutions

Bangkok Hilton

The Interview

The Matrix Reloaded Revisited