Hugo Weaving
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 4, 1960 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Ibadan, British Nigeria
- Credits
- 133
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
The Matrix
1999Movie
Agent Smith
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001Movie
Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003Movie
Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002Movie
Elrond
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011Movie
Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012Movie
Elrond
Filmography
Dalliance
2026TV
Billy
The Airport Chaplain
2026TV
Tobias Wallace
The Airport Chaplain
2026Movie
Tobias Wallace
Baby Shower
2026Movie
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025Movie
Self - Interviewee
How to Make Gravy
2024Movie
Noel
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
2024TV
Self
The Rooster
2024Movie
The Hermit
The Royal Hotel
2023Movie
Billy
Teacups
2023Movie
Don Ritchie
Koala Man
2023TV
King Emudeus (voice)
Franklin
2022Movie
Narrator
The Bridge Australia
2022TV
Narrator
Slow Horses
2022TV
Frank Harkness
Loveland
2022Movie
Dr. Bergman
Love Me
2021TV
Glen Mathieson
The Matrix Resurrections
2021Movie
Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lone Wolf
2021Movie
Police Minister
Mr. Corman
2021TV
Artie Corman
Wild Australia: After the Fires
2020Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Measure for Measure
2020Movie
Duke
Hearts and Bones
2019Movie
Dan Fisher
Australia in Colour
2019TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
Mortal Engines
2018Movie
Thaddeus Valentine
Australia's Lost Impressionist
2018Movie
John Russell (voice)
Black '47
2018Movie
Hannah
Patrick Melrose
2018TV
David Melrose
Seven Types of Ambiguity
2017TV
Alex Klima
Jasper Jones
2017Movie
Mad Jack Lionel
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
2017Movie
Self
Hacksaw Ridge
2016Movie
Tom Doss
The Dressmaker
2015Movie
Sergeant Farrat
Strangerland
2015Movie
Detective David Rae
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015Movie
Self
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014Movie
Elrond
Healing
2014Movie
Senior Officer Matt Perry
The Mule
2014Movie
Tom Croft
The Turning
2013Movie
Bob Lang
Mystery Road
2013Movie
Johnno
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012Movie
Elrond
Cloud Atlas
2012Movie
Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Movie
(archive footage)
Happy Feet Two
2011Movie
Noah (voice)
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011Movie
Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011Movie
Megatron (voice)
The Key Man
2011Movie
Vincent
I, Spry
2010Movie
Narrator (voice)
Rake
2010TV
Oranges and Sunshine
2010Movie
Jack
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010Movie
Noctus / Grimble (voice)
The Wolfman
2010Movie
Inspector Francis Abberline
Tackling Peace
2009Movie
Narrator
Last Ride
2009Movie
Kev
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009Movie
Megatron (voice)
The Tender Hook
2008Movie
McHeath
Transformers
2007Movie
Megatron (voice)
In the Company of Actors
2007Movie
Self / Judge Brack
The Girl Who Swallowed Bees
2007Movie
Narrator
Happy Feet
2006Movie
Noah (voice)
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006Movie
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006Movie
Self
V for Vendetta: Unmasked
2006Movie
V / William Rookwood
V for Vendetta
2006Movie
V / William Rookwood
Little Fish
2005Movie
Lionel
Peaches
2005Movie
Alan
Confessions of an Action Star
2005Movie
Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005Movie
Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004Movie
Self
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
2004Movie
Self
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
2004Movie
Self
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
2004Movie
Agent Smith
Everything Goes
2004Movie
The Matrix Recalibrated
2004Movie
Self
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
2004Movie
Self
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
2004Movie
Himself
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003Movie
Elrond
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003Movie
Self
The Matrix Revolutions
2003Movie
Agent Smith
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
2003Movie
Self
After the Deluge
2003Movie
Marty
After the Deluge
2003TV
Martin 'Marty' Kirby
Horseplay
2003Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Matrix Reloaded
2003Movie
Agent Smith
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002Movie
Elrond
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002Movie
Self (archive)
HypaSpace
2002TV
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001Movie
Elrond
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001Movie
Self
Quest for the Ring
2001Movie
Self
The Matrix Revisited
2001Movie
Self - Agent Smith
Russian Doll
2001Movie
Harvey
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2001Movie
Rubicondo
The Magic Pudding
2000Movie
Bill Barnacle (voice)
Strange Planet
1999Movie
Steven
Little Echo Lost
1999Movie
Echo Man
Making "The Matrix"
1999Movie
Self
The Matrix
1999Movie
Agent Smith
Babe: Pig in the City
1998Movie
Rex (voice)
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998Movie
Jeremy
The Interview
1998Movie
Eddie Rodney Fleming
The Kiss
1998Movie
Frank
The View
1997TV
Self
The Edge of the World
1997Movie
Narrator
True Love and Chaos
1997Movie
Morris
Frontier
1997TV
Governor Arthur
The Bite
1996TV
Jack Shannon
Wild Australia: The Edge
1996Movie
Narrator (voice)
Bordertown
1995TV
Kenneth Pearson
Babe
1995Movie
Rex (voice)
Halifax f.p.
1994TV
Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
Exile
1994Movie
Innes
Ladies Please!
1994Movie
Self
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994Movie
Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
The Forgotten Force
1994Movie
Narrator
The Custodian
1994Movie
Frank Church
Frauds
1993Movie
Jonathan Wheats
Reckless Kelly
1993Movie
Sir John
Road to Alice
1992Movie
Proof
1991Movie
Martin
Wendy Cracked a Walnut
1990Movie
Jake
Bangkok Hilton
1989TV
Richard Carlisle
Dadah Is Death
1988Movie
Geoffrey Chambers
The Dirtwater Dynasty
1988TV
Richard Eastwick
Melba
1988TV
Charles Armstrong
The Right Hand Man
1987Movie
Ned Devine
For Love Alone
1986Movie
Jonathan Crow
Bodyline
1984TV
Douglas Jardine
The City's Edge
1983Movie
Andy White
...Maybe This Time
1981Movie
Student #2
Hold Still
Movie
Eugene
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Movie
Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
We're All Going to Die
Movie
Death
The Great White
TV
Alan Armstrong