Hugo Weaving
Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a British-Australian actor. He is also well known as a voice actor. Weaving is most famous for his roles as Agent Smith in The Matrix and Elrond in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, the main character of V for Vendetta and the voices of Noah the Elder in Happy Feet, Megatron in Transformers and Rex in Babe and Babe: Pig in the City. He was born in Nigeria to English parents. He spent his childhood in South Africa and then moved to the United Kingdom when he was a teenager. He moved to Australia in 1976.
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| Born | Hugo Wallace Weaving 4 April 1960 |
| Years active | 1980 – present |
| Known for | Acting roles: Agent Smith in The Matrix Elrond in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy V in V for Vendetta Noah the Elder in Happy Feet Megatron in Transformers |
| Height | 6'2" (1.88 m) |
| Family | Samara Weaving (niece) |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1981 | ...Maybe This Time | Student 2 | |
| 1983 | The City's Edge | Andy White | |
| 1986 | For Love Alone | Jonathan Crow | |
| 1987 | The Right Hand Man | Ned Devine | |
| 1990 | ...Almost | Jake | |
| 1991 | Proof | Martin | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1992 | Road to Alice | Louis | |
| 1993 | Frauds | Jonathan Wheats | |
| Reckless Kelly | Sir John | ||
| The Custodian | Det. Church | ||
| 1994 | Exile | Innes | |
| The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Anthony "Tick" Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra | Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
| What's Going On, Frank? | Strange Packer in Supermarket | ||
| 1995 | Babe | Rex the Male Sheepdog (voice) |
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| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Frollo's Soldiers (voice) |
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| 1997 | True Love and Chaos | Morris | |
| 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City | Rex the Male Sheepdog (voice) |
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| Bedrooms and Hallways | Jeremy | ||
| The Interview | Eddie Rodney Fleming | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Actor Nominated — FCCA Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| The Kiss | Barry | ||
| 1999 | Strange Planet | Steven | |
| Little Echo Lost | Echo Man | ||
| The Matrix | Agent Smith | Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Villain Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 2000 | The Magic Pudding | Bill Barnacle (voice) |
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| 2001 | Russian Doll | Harvey | |
| The Old Man Who Read Love Stories | Rubicondo (Dentist) | Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — FCCA Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Elrond | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | ||
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| The Matrix Reloaded | Agent Smith | Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Keanu Reeves) | |
| The Matrix Revolutions | |||
| 2004 | Everything Goes | Ray | Inside Film Awards: Best Short Film |
| Peaches | Alan | ||
| 2005 | Little Fish | Lionel Dawson | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role FCCA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Inside Film Award for Best Actor |
| V for Vendetta | V | Nominated — International Award for Best Actor | |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Noah (voice) |
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| 2007 | Transformers | Megatron (voice) |
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain |
| In the Company of Actors | Himself / Judge Brack | ||
| 2008 | The Tender Hook | McHeath | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Megatron (voice) |
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| Last Ride | Kev | Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
| 2010 | The Wolfman | Detective Francis Abberline | |
| Oranges and Sunshine | Jack | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | |
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Noctus and Grimble (voice) |
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| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Megatron (voice) |
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| Captain America: The First Avenger | Johann Schmidt / Red Skull | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Fight (with Chris Evans) Nominated — Scream Award for Best Villain | |
| Happy Feet Two | Noah (voice) |
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| 2012 | Cloud Atlas | Haskell Moore Tadeusz Kesselring Bill Smoke Nurse Noakes Boardman Mephi Old Georgie |
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| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Elrond | ||
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Johnno | |
| The Turning | Bob Lang | Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
| 2014 | Healing | Matt Perry | |
| The Mule | Croft | Nominated — AFCA Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Elrond | ||
| 2015 | Strangerland | David Rae | |
| The Dressmaker | Sergeant Farrat | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role AFCA Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Film Critics Circle of Australia for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Tom Doss | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2017 | Jasper Jones | Mad Jack Lionel | Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2018 | Black '47 | Hannah | |
| Mortal Engines | Thaddeus Valentine | ||
| 2019 | Hearts and Bones | Daniel Fisher |
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