Hugo Weaving
Born: 1960-04-04 in Ibadan, Nigeria
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- How to Make Gravy as Noel
- The Rooster as The Hermit
2023
- The Royal Hotel as Billy
- Teacups as Don Ritchie
- Koala Man as King Emudeus (voice)
2022
- Slow Horses as Frank Harkness
- Loveland as Dr. Bergman
- Franklin as Narrator
- The Bridge Australia as Narrator
2021
- Lone Wolf as Police Minister
- Mr. Corman as Artie Corman
- Love Me as Glen Mathieson
2020
- Measure for Measure as Duke
- Wild Australia: After the Fires as Narrator (voice)
2019
- Hearts and Bones as Dan Fisher
- Australia in Colour as Narrator
2018
- Mortal Engines as Thaddeus Valentine
- Black '47 as Hannah
- Patrick Melrose as David Melrose
- Australia's Lost Impressionist as John Russell (voice)
2017
- Jasper Jones as Mad Jack Lionel
- Seven Types of Ambiguity as Alex Klima
- The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' as Self
2016
- Hacksaw Ridge as Tom Doss
2015
- The Dressmaker as Sergeant Farrat
- Between a Frock and a Hard Place as Self
- Strangerland as Detective David Rae
2014
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Elrond
- The Mule as Tom Croft
- Healing as Senior Officer Matt Perry
2013
- Mystery Road as Johnno
- The Turning as Bob Lang
2012
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Elrond
- Cloud Atlas as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- Ship of Theseus ... (Producer)
- Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe as Self
2011
- Captain America: The First Avenger as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
- Happy Feet Two as Noah (voice)
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon as Megatron (voice)
- The Key Man as Vincent
- Captain America: Behind the Skull as Himself
2010
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole as Noctus / Grimble (voice)
- Rake
- The Wolfman as Inspector Francis Abberline
- Oranges and Sunshine as Jack
- I, Spry as Narrator (voice)
2009
- Last Ride as Kev
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as Megatron (voice)
- Tackling Peace as Narrator
2008
- The Tender Hook as McHeath
2007
- Transformers as Megatron (voice)
- In the Company of Actors as Self / Judge Brack
- The Girl Who Swallowed Bees as Narrator
2006
- V for Vendetta as V / William Rookwood
- Happy Feet as Noah (voice)
2005
- Little Fish as Lionel
- Peaches as Alan
- Confessions of an Action Star as Self
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
2004
- The Matrix Recalibrated as Self
- Everything Goes
- The Matrix Reloaded Revisited as Self
- The Matrix Revolutions Revisited as Self
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
- Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix as Agent Smith
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future as Self
- The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith as Himself
2003
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Elrond
- The Matrix Reloaded as Agent Smith
- The Matrix Revolutions as Agent Smith
- Horseplay as Narrator (voice)
- The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load as Self
- Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self
- After the Deluge as Martin 'Marty' Kirby
- The Making of 'The Two Towers'
- After the Deluge as Marty
2002
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Elrond
- HypaSpace as Self
2001
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Elrond
- Russian Doll as Harvey
- The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
- The Matrix Revisited as Self - Agent Smith
- Quest for the Ring as Self
- Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
2000
- The Magic Pudding as Bill Barnacle (voice)
1999
- The Matrix as Agent Smith
- Making 'The Matrix' as Self
- Strange Planet as Steven
- Little Echo Lost as Echo Man
1998
- The Interview as Eddie Rodney Fleming
- The Kiss as Frank
- Babe: Pig in the City as Rex (voice)
- Bedrooms and Hallways as Jeremy
1997
- The View as Self
- True Love and Chaos as Morris
- Frontier as Governor Arthur
1996
- Wild Australia: The Edge as Narrator (voice)
- The Bite as Jack Shannon
1995
- Babe as Rex (voice)
- Bordertown as Kenneth Pearson
1994
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
- The Custodian as Frank Church
- Exile as Innes
- Halifax f.p. as Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
- The Forgotten Force as Narrator
- Ladies Please! as Self
1993
- Reckless Kelly as Sir John
- Frauds as Jonathan Wheats
1992
1991
- Proof as Martin
1990
- Wendy Cracked a Walnut as Jake
1989
- Bangkok Hilton as Richard Carlisle
1988
- Dadah Is Death as Geoffrey Chambers
- The Dirtwater Dynasty as Richard Eastwick
- Melba as Charles Armstrong
1987
- The Right Hand Man as Ned Devine
1986
- For Love Alone as Jonathan Crow
1984
- Bodyline as Douglas Jardine
1983
- The City's Edge as Andy White
1981
- ...Maybe This Time as Student #2