Hugo Weaving

Born: 1960-04-04 in Ibadan, British 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

2023

Koala Man as King Emudeus (voice)
The Royal Hotel as Billy
Teacups as Don Ritchie

2022

Slow Horses as Frank Harkness
Loveland as Dr. Bergman
The Bridge Australia as Narrator
Franklin as Narrator

2021

Love Me as Glen Mathieson
The Matrix Resurrections as Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Corman as Artie Corman
Lone Wolf as Police Minister

2020

Measure for Measure as Duke
Wild Australia: After the Fires as Narrator (voice)

2019

Australia in Colour as Narrator
Hearts and Bones as Dan Fisher

2018

Mortal Engines as Thaddeus Valentine
Patrick Melrose as David Melrose
Black '47 as Hannah
Australia's Lost Impressionist as John Russell (voice)

2017

Seven Types of Ambiguity as Alex Klima
Jasper Jones as Mad Jack Lionel
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' as Self

2016

Hacksaw Ridge as Tom Doss

2015

The Dressmaker as Sergeant Farrat
Strangerland as Detective David Rae
Between a Frock and a Hard Place as Self

2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Elrond
The Mule as Tom Croft
Healing as Senior Officer Matt Perry

2013

The Turning as Bob Lang
Mystery Road as Johnno

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)
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe as Self
Ship of Theseus ... (Producer)

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

Rake
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole as Noctus / Grimble (voice)
The Wolfman as Inspector Francis Abberline
Oranges and Sunshine as Jack
I, Spry as Narrator (voice)

2009

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as Megatron (voice)
Last Ride as Kev
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)
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked as V / William Rookwood

2005

Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
Confessions of an Action Star as Self
Little Fish as Lionel
Peaches as Alan

2004

The Matrix Recalibrated as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited as Self
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited as Self
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix as Agent Smith
Everything Goes
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
After the Deluge as Martin 'Marty' Kirby
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load as Self
After the Deluge as Marty
Horseplay as Narrator (voice)

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
The Matrix Revisited as Self - Agent Smith
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
Quest for the Ring as Self
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories as Rubicondo
Russian Doll as Harvey

2000

The Magic Pudding as Bill Barnacle (voice)

1999

The Matrix as Agent Smith
Strange Planet as Steven
Making "The Matrix" as Self
Little Echo Lost as Echo Man

1998

Babe: Pig in the City as Rex (voice)
Bedrooms and Hallways as Jeremy
The Interview as Eddie Rodney Fleming
The Kiss as Frank

1997

The View as Self
Frontier as Governor Arthur
True Love and Chaos as Morris
The Edge of the World as Narrator

1996

The Bite as Jack Shannon
Wild Australia: The Edge as Narrator (voice)

1995

Babe as Rex (voice)
Bordertown as Kenneth Pearson

1994

Halifax f.p. as Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
The Custodian as Frank Church
Exile as Innes
Ladies Please! as Self
The Forgotten Force as Narrator

1993

Reckless Kelly as Sir John
Frauds as Jonathan Wheats

1992

Road to Alice

1991

Proof as Martin

1990

Wendy Cracked a Walnut as Jake

1989

Bangkok Hilton as Richard Carlisle

1988

The Dirtwater Dynasty as Richard Eastwick
Dadah Is Death as Geoffrey Chambers
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