Hugo Weaving
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.
Acting
Movie
The Matrix
as Agent Smith
1999
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Elrond
2001
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Elrond
2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Elrond
2002
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Captain America: The First Avenger
as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
2011
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Elrond
2012
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V for Vendetta
as V / William Rookwood
2006
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Elrond
2014
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Hacksaw Ridge
as Tom Doss
2016
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Transformers
as Megatron (voice)
2007
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The Matrix Reloaded
as Agent Smith
2003
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The Matrix Revolutions
as Agent Smith
2003
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
as Megatron (voice)
2009
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Megatron (voice)
2011
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Cloud Atlas
as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
2012
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The Matrix Resurrections
as Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
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Happy Feet
as Noah (voice)
2006
Movie
Mortal Engines
as Thaddeus Valentine
2018
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Babe
as Rex (voice)
1995
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Noctus / Grimble (voice)
2010
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The Wolfman
as Inspector Francis Abberline
2010
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The Dressmaker
as Sergeant Farrat
2015
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Happy Feet Two
as Noah (voice)
2011
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Babe: Pig in the City
as Rex (voice)
1998
