Hugo Weaving
Hugo Wallace Weaving AO 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
Slow Horses
Frank Harkness
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Elrond
The Matrix
Agent Smith
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Elrond
Hacksaw Ridge
Tom Doss
Honest Trailers
Megatron (voice) (archive footage)
Honest Trailers
Red Skull (archive footage)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Elrond
The Matrix Reloaded
Agent Smith
The Matrix Revolutions
Agent Smith
Rake
Captain America: The First Avenger
Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
V for Vendetta
V / William Rookwood
Patrick Melrose
David Melrose
Cloud Atlas
Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
Mortal Engines
Thaddeus Valentine
Love Me
Glen Mathieson
Mr. Corman
Artie Corman
Happy Feet
Noah (voice)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
Bodyline
Douglas Jardine
Bangkok Hilton
Richard Carlisle
Babe
Rex (voice)
Koala Man
King Emudeus
Halifax f.p.
Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
Happy Feet Two
Noah (voice)
Bordertown
Kenneth Pearson
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Noctus / Grimble (voice)
Seven Types of Ambiguity
Alex Klima
Transformers
Megatron (voice)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Megatron (voice)
The Wolfman
Inspector Francis Abberline
Babe: Pig in the City
Rex (voice)
The Dressmaker
Sergeant Farrat
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Megatron (voice)
Australia in Colour
Narrator
Bedrooms and Hallways
Jeremy
Strangerland
Detective David Rae
Black '47
Hannah
HypaSpace
Self
The Bridge Australia
Narrator
Frontier
Governor Arthur
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
Self
The Royal Hotel
Billy
Lone Wolf
Police Minister
Confessions of an Action Star
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
The Matrix Revisited
Self - Agent Smith
The Mule
Tom Croft
After the Deluge
Martin 'Marty' Kirby
The Turning
Bob Lang
Little Fish
Lionel
Reckless Kelly
Sir John
Jasper Jones
Mad Jack Lionel
Loveland
Dr. Bergman
Mystery Road
Johnno
The Matrix Recalibrated
Self
Oranges and Sunshine
Jack
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
Proof
Martin
Last Ride
Kev
Franklin
Narrator
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
The Rooster
The Hermit
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Self
The Magic Pudding
Bill Barnacle (voice)
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
Self
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
Self
Measure for Measure
Duke
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Self
Making 'The Matrix'
Self
Dadah Is Death
Geoffrey Chambers
The Dirtwater Dynasty
Richard Eastwick
After the Deluge
Marty
Healing
Senior Officer Matt Perry
The Making of the Return of the King
Self
Hearts and Bones
Dan Fisher
The Custodian
Frank Church
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
The Making of The Two Towers
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
Self
The Interview
Eddie Rodney Fleming
Frauds
Jonathan Wheats
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
Self
The Bite
Jack Shannon
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Self
How to Make Gravy
Noel
The Key Man
Vincent
...Maybe This Time
Student #2
The Tender Hook
McHeath
Wild Australia: The Edge
Narrator (voice)
Quest for the Ring
Self
True Love and Chaos
Morris
The Right Hand Man
Ned Devine
Teacups
Don Ritchie
Strange Planet
Steven
Peaches
Alan
The Forgotten Force
Narrator
Ladies Please!
Self
I, Spry
Narrator (voice)
For Love Alone
Jonathan Crow
Untitled Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel
Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
Melba
Charles Armstrong
Wendy Cracked a Walnut
Jake
In the Company of Actors
Self / Judge Brack
Road to Alice
Wild Australia: After the Fires
Narrator (voice)
Horseplay
Narrator (voice)
We're All Going to Die
Death
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
Self
Russian Doll
Harvey
Captain America: Behind the Skull
Himself
Australia's Lost Impressionist
John Russell (voice)
Everything Goes
Little Echo Lost
Echo Man
The Kiss
Frank
The City's Edge
Andy White
Tackling Peace
Narrator
The Girl Who Swallowed Bees
Narrator
The View
Self
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
Himself