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Hugo Weaving

Born 1960-04-04
📍 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 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 115

Baby Shower
2026
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
as Self - Interviewee
2025
How to Make Gravy
as Noel
2024
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
as Self
2024
The Rooster
as The Hermit
2024
The Royal Hotel
as Billy
2023
Teacups
as Don Ritchie
2023
Koala Man
as King Emudeus (voice)
2023
Franklin
as Narrator
2022
The Bridge Australia
as Narrator
2022
Slow Horses
as Frank Harkness
2022
Loveland
as Dr. Bergman
2022
Love Me
as Glen Mathieson
2021
The Matrix Resurrections
as Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Lone Wolf
as Police Minister
2021
Mr. Corman
as Artie Corman
2021
Wild Australia: After the Fires
as Narrator (voice)
2020
Measure for Measure
as Duke
2020
Hearts and Bones
as Dan Fisher
2019
Australia in Colour
as Narrator
2019
Mortal Engines
as Thaddeus Valentine
2018
Black '47
as Hannah
2018
Patrick Melrose
as David Melrose
2018
Seven Types of Ambiguity
as Alex Klima
2017
Jasper Jones
as Mad Jack Lionel
2017
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
as Self
2017
Hacksaw Ridge
as Tom Doss
2016
The Dressmaker
as Sergeant Farrat
2015
Strangerland
as Detective David Rae
2015
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
as Self
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Elrond
2014
Healing
as Senior Officer Matt Perry
2014
The Mule
as Tom Croft
2014
The Turning
as Bob Lang
2013
Mystery Road
as Johnno
2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Elrond
2012
Cloud Atlas
as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
2012
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
as Self
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
Happy Feet Two
as Noah (voice)
2011
Captain America: Behind the Skull
as Himself
2011
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Megatron (voice)
2011
The Key Man
as Vincent
2011
Rake
2010
Oranges and Sunshine
as Jack
2010
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Noctus / Grimble (voice)
2010
The Wolfman
as Inspector Francis Abberline
2010
Tackling Peace
as Narrator
2009
Last Ride
as Kev
2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
as Megatron (voice)
2009
The Tender Hook
as McHeath
2008
Transformers
as Megatron (voice)
2007
In the Company of Actors
as Self / Judge Brack
2007
The Girl Who Swallowed Bees
as Narrator
2007
Happy Feet
as Noah (voice)
2006
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked
as V / William Rookwood
2006
V for Vendetta
as V / William Rookwood
2006
Little Fish
as Lionel
2005
Peaches
as Alan
2005
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self
2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
2005
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
as Self
2004
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
as Self
2004
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
as Agent Smith
2004
Everything Goes
2004
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self
2004
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
as Himself
2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Elrond
2003
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Self
2003
The Matrix Revolutions
as Agent Smith
2003
After the Deluge
as Marty
2003
After the Deluge
as Martin 'Marty' Kirby
2003
The Matrix Reloaded
as Agent Smith
2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Elrond
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Elrond
2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self
2001
Quest for the Ring
as Self
2001
The Matrix Revisited
as Self - Agent Smith
2001
Russian Doll
as Harvey
2001
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
as Rubicondo
2001
The Magic Pudding
as Bill Barnacle (voice)
2000
Strange Planet
as Steven
1999
Making "The Matrix"
as Self
1999
The Matrix
as Agent Smith
1999
Babe: Pig in the City
as Rex (voice)
1998
Bedrooms and Hallways
as Jeremy
1998
The Interview
as Eddie Rodney Fleming
1998
The Kiss
as Frank
1998
The View
as Self
1997
True Love and Chaos
as Morris
1997
Wild Australia: The Edge
as Narrator (voice)
1996
Bordertown
as Kenneth Pearson
1995
Babe
as Rex (voice)
1995
Halifax f.p.
as Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
1994
Exile
as Innes
1994
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
1994
The Forgotten Force
as Narrator
1994
The Custodian
as Frank Church
1994
Frauds
as Jonathan Wheats
1993
Reckless Kelly
as Sir John
1993
Proof
as Martin
1991
Wendy Cracked a Walnut
as Jake
1990
Bangkok Hilton
as Richard Carlisle
1989
Dadah Is Death
as Geoffrey Chambers
1988
The Dirtwater Dynasty
as Richard Eastwick
1988
The Right Hand Man
as Ned Devine
1987
For Love Alone
as Jonathan Crow
1986
Bodyline
as Douglas Jardine
1984
The City's Edge
as Andy White
1983
...Maybe This Time
as Student #2
1981
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra