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Hugo Weaving
Ibadan, British Nigeria
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…
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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.
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2026
Dalliance
TV show Billy
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2026
The Airport Chaplain
TV show Tobias Wallace
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2026
The Airport Chaplain
Movie Tobias Wallace
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2026
Baby Shower
Movie
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2025
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
Movie Self - Interviewee
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2024
How to Make Gravy
Movie Noel
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2024
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
TV show Self
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2024
The Rooster
Movie The Hermit
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2023
The Royal Hotel
Movie Billy
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2023
Teacups
Movie Don Ritchie
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2023
Koala Man
TV show King Emudeus (voice)
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2022
Franklin
Movie Narrator
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2022
The Bridge Australia
TV show Narrator
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2022
Slow Horses
TV show Frank Harkness
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2022
Loveland
Movie Dr. Bergman
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2021
Love Me
TV show Glen Mathieson
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2021
The Matrix Resurrections
Movie Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2021
Lone Wolf
Movie Police Minister
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2021
Mr. Corman
TV show Artie Corman
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2020
Wild Australia: After the Fires
Movie Self - Narrator (voice)
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2020
Measure for Measure
Movie Duke
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2019
Hearts and Bones
Movie Dan Fisher
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2019
Australia in Colour
TV show Self - Narrator (voice)
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2018
Mortal Engines
Movie Thaddeus Valentine
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2018
Australia's Lost Impressionist
Movie John Russell (voice)
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2018
Black '47
Movie Hannah
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2018
Patrick Melrose
TV show David Melrose
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2017
Seven Types of Ambiguity
TV show Alex Klima
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2017
Jasper Jones
Movie Mad Jack Lionel
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2017
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
Movie Self
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2016
Hacksaw Ridge
Movie Tom Doss
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2015
The Dressmaker
Movie Sergeant Farrat
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2015
Strangerland
Movie Detective David Rae
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2015
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Movie Self
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2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie Elrond
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2014
Healing
Movie Senior Officer Matt Perry
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2014
The Mule
Movie Tom Croft
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2013
The Turning
Movie Bob Lang
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2013
Mystery Road
Movie Johnno
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2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie Elrond
