Hugo Weaving
Born
1960-04-04
Place of birth
Ibadan, British Nigeria
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 Pris...
Known for
The Matrix
Agent Smith
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Elrond
Captain America: The First Avenger
Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Elrond
V for Vendetta
V / William Rookwood
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Elrond
Hacksaw Ridge
Tom Doss
Transformers
Megatron (voice)
The Matrix Reloaded
Agent Smith
The Matrix Revolutions
Agent Smith
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Megatron (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Megatron (voice)
Cloud Atlas
Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie