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.
Known For
Acting
2002
asElrond
2001
asElrond
2003
asElrond
1999
asAgent Smith
2003
asAgent Smith
2003
asAgent Smith
2006
asV / William Rookwood
2011
asJohann Schmidt / Red Skull
2007
asMegatron (voice)
1994
asAnthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
2010
asInspector Francis Abberline
2009
asMegatron (voice)
2023
asDon Ritchie
1998
asRex (voice)
2000
asBill Barnacle (voice)
2009
asKev
1995
asRex (voice)
2006
asNoah (voice)
2005
asLionel
2005
asAlan
2010
asNoctus / Grimble (voice)
2001
asSelf - Agent Smith
1991
asMartin
1993
asSir John
2011
asMegatron (voice)
2008
asMcHeath
2005
asSelf
2001
asRubicondo
2012
asElrond
2011
asNoah (voice)
1999
asSteven
2013
asBob Lang
1998
asEddie Rodney Fleming
2010
asJack
2012
asHaskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
2009
asNarrator
2007
asNarrator
2024
asThe Hermit
2003
asMarty
2011
asVincent
2014
asElrond
1993
asJonathan Wheats
2005
asSelf
2023
asBilly
asDeath
1997
asMorris
2013
asJohnno
2014
asTom Croft
1987
asNed Devine
2022
asNarrator
1990
asJake
2014
asSenior Officer Matt Perry
2003
asNarrator (voice)
2024
asNoel
1986
asJonathan Crow
1994
asFrank Church
2001
asHarvey
2015
asDetective David Rae
2012
as(archive footage)
1983
asAndy White
1996
asNarrator (voice)
2015
asSelf
2004
as
1988
asGeoffrey Chambers
2015
asSergeant Farrat
asAnthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
1998
asJeremy
1992
as
2004
asSelf
2003
asSelf
2016
asTom Doss
1994
asSelf
2017
asMad Jack Lionel
2018
asHannah
2001
asSelf
2011
asHimself
2018
asThaddeus Valentine
1994
asNarrator
2001
asSelf
2007
asSelf / Judge Brack
2017
asSelf
2020
asDuke
2019
asDan Fisher
2004
asSelf
2004
asSelf
2010
asNarrator (voice)
2022
asDr. Bergman
2018
asJohn Russell (voice)
2004
asSelf
1999
asSelf
2003
asSelf
2004
asSelf
2004
asHimself
2021
asPolice Minister
1998
asFrank
2020
asNarrator (voice)
1981
asStudent #2
1999
asEcho Man
2003
as
2004
asSelf
2012
asSelf
2004
asAgent Smith
1994
asInnes
asSelf
asSelf
asRichard Carlisle
asDouglas Jardine
asJack Shannon
asKenneth Pearson
asMartin 'Marty' Kirby
as
asArtie Corman
asGovernor Arthur
asGlen Mathieson
asDavid Melrose
asAlex Klima
asCharles Armstrong
asNarrator
asKing Emudeus (voice)
asRichard Eastwick
asDet. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
asNarrator
asFrank Harkness
Production
2012
as2001
asCrew
Directing
