Hugo Weaving
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Matrix (1999)
as Agent Smith
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
as Elrond
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
as Tom Doss
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
as Elrond
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
as Elrond
V for Vendetta (2006)
as V / William Rookwood
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
as Agent Smith
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
as Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
as Agent Smith
Cloud Atlas (2012)
as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
Happy Feet (2006)
as Noah (voice)
Mortal Engines (2018)
as Thaddeus Valentine
Babe (1995)
as Rex (voice)
The Wolfman (2010)
as Inspector Francis Abberline
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
as Noctus / Grimble (voice)
Happy Feet Two (2011)
as Noah (voice)
Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
as Rex (voice)
Transformers (2007)
as Megatron (voice)
The Dressmaker (2015)
as Sergeant Farrat
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
as Megatron (voice)
Black '47 (2018)
as Hannah
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
as Megatron (voice)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
The Royal Hotel (2023)
as Billy
The Matrix Revisited (2001)
as Self - Agent Smith
Strangerland (2015)
as Detective David Rae
The Rooster (2024)
as The Hermit
The Interview (1998)
as Eddie Rodney Fleming
Jasper Jones (2017)
as Mad Jack Lionel
Last Ride (2009)
as Kev
Mystery Road (2013)
as Johnno
The Turning (2013)
as Bob Lang
Bedrooms and Hallways (1998)
as Jeremy
The Airport Chaplain (2026)
as Tobias Wallace
The Magic Pudding (2000)
as Bill Barnacle (voice)
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas (2025)
as Self - Interviewee
Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Self
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King (2003)
as Self
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
as Jack
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004)
as Self
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' (2017)
as Self
The Matrix Recalibrated (2004)
as Self
Loveland (2022)
as Dr. Bergman
Little Fish (2005)
as Lionel
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast (2002)
as Self (archive)
Proof (1991)
as Martin
Quest for the Ring (2001)
as Self
Teacups (2023)
as Don Ritchie
Reckless Kelly (1993)
as Sir John
The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2006)
as Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2006)
as Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
as Self
The Custodian (1994)
as Frank Church
Making "The Matrix" (1999)
as Self
The Mule (2014)
as Tom Croft
V for Vendetta: Unmasked (2006)
as V / William Rookwood
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
as Rubicondo
Lone Wolf (2021)
as Police Minister
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited (2004)
as Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001)
as Self
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix (2004)
as Agent Smith
The Key Man (2011)
as Vincent
How to Make Gravy (2024)
as Noel
Dadah Is Death (1988)
as Geoffrey Chambers
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited (2004)
as Self
I, Spry (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
The Tender Hook (2008)
as McHeath
The Forgotten Force (1994)
as Narrator
The Kiss (1998)
as Frank
Everything Goes (2004)
Actor
For Love Alone (1986)
as Jonathan Crow
True Love and Chaos (1997)
as Morris
Tackling Peace (2009)
as Narrator
Ladies Please! (1994)
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load (2003)
as Self
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future (2004)
as Self
Hearts and Bones (2019)
as Dan Fisher
Measure for Measure (2020)
as Duke
After the Deluge (2003)
as Marty
Captain America: Behind the Skull (2011)
as Self
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2 (—)
as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
Strange Planet (1999)
as Steven
Wild Australia: After the Fires (2020)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
In the Company of Actors (2007)
as Self / Judge Brack
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith (2004)
as Himself
Peaches (2005)
as Alan
The Girl Who Swallowed Bees (2007)
as Narrator
The Right Hand Man (1987)
as Ned Devine
Exile (1994)
as Innes
Russian Doll (2001)
as Harvey
We're All Going to Die (—)
as Death
Healing (2014)
as Senior Officer Matt Perry
Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990)
as Jake
Frauds (1993)
as Jonathan Wheats
...Maybe This Time (1981)
as Student #2
Australia's Lost Impressionist (2018)
as John Russell (voice)
Road to Alice (1992)
Actor
Little Echo Lost (1999)
as Echo Man
Baby Shower (2026)
Actor
Wild Australia: The Edge (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
The City's Edge (1983)
as Andy White
Between a Frock and a Hard Place (2015)
as Self
Horseplay (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Franklin (2022)
as Narrator
The Edge of the World (1997)
as Narrator