Baby Shower
2026 · Movie
Hugo Weaving
1960-04-04
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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
The Airport Chaplain
2026 · Movie
as Tobias Wallace
The Airport Chaplain
2026 · TV Show
as Tobias Wallace
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025 · Movie
as Self - Interviewee
The Rooster
2024 · Movie
as The Hermit
How to Make Gravy
2024 · Movie
as Noel
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
2024 · TV Show
as Self
Teacups
2023 · Movie
as Don Ritchie
The Royal Hotel
2023 · Movie
as Billy
Koala Man
2023 · TV Show
as King Emudeus (voice)
Franklin
2022 · Movie
as Narrator
Loveland
2022 · Movie
as Dr. Bergman
The Bridge Australia
2022 · TV Show
as Narrator
Slow Horses
2022 · TV Show
as Frank Harkness
Lone Wolf
2021 · Movie
as Police Minister
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 · Movie
as Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Corman
2021 · TV Show
as Artie Corman
Love Me
2021 · TV Show
as Glen Mathieson
Measure for Measure
2020 · Movie
as Duke
Wild Australia: After the Fires
2020 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Hearts and Bones
2019 · Movie
as Dan Fisher
Australia in Colour
2019 · TV Show
as Narrator
Black '47
2018 · Movie
as Hannah
Mortal Engines
2018 · Movie
as Thaddeus Valentine
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Australia's Lost Impressionist
2018 · Movie
as John Russell (voice)
Patrick Melrose
2018 · TV Show
as David Melrose
Jasper Jones
2017 · Movie
as Mad Jack Lionel
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
2017 · Movie
as Self
Seven Types of Ambiguity
2017 · TV Show
as Alex Klima
Hacksaw Ridge
2016 · Movie
as Tom Doss
Strangerland
2015 · Movie
as Detective David Rae
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015 · Movie
as Self
The Dressmaker
2015 · Movie
as Sergeant Farrat
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Movie
as Elrond
The Mule
2014 · Movie
as Tom Croft
Healing
2014 · Movie
as Senior Officer Matt Perry
The Turning
2013 · Movie
as Bob Lang
Mystery Road
2013 · Movie
as Johnno
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Movie
as Elrond
Cloud Atlas
2012 · Movie
as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012 · Movie
as Self
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 · Movie
as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 · Movie
as Megatron (voice)
Happy Feet Two
2011 · Movie
as Noah (voice)
The Key Man
2011 · Movie
as Vincent
Captain America: Behind the Skull
2011 · Movie
as Himself
The Wolfman
2010 · Movie
as Inspector Francis Abberline
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010 · Movie
as Noctus / Grimble (voice)
Oranges and Sunshine
2010 · Movie
as Jack
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I, Spry
2010 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Rake
2010 · TV Show
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009 · Movie
as Megatron (voice)
Last Ride
2009 · Movie
as Kev
Tackling Peace
2009 · Movie
as Narrator
The Tender Hook
2008 · Movie
as McHeath
Transformers
2007 · Movie
as Megatron (voice)
The Girl Who Swallowed Bees
2007 · Movie
as Narrator
In the Company of Actors
2007 · Movie
as Self / Judge Brack
V for Vendetta
2006 · Movie
as V / William Rookwood
Happy Feet
2006 · Movie
as Noah (voice)
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006 · Movie
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006 · Movie
as Self
V for Vendetta: Unmasked
2006 · Movie
as V / William Rookwood
Little Fish
2005 · Movie
as Lionel
Peaches
2005 · Movie
as Alan
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 · Movie
as Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005 · Movie
as Self
Everything Goes
2004 · Movie
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004 · Movie
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
2004 · Movie
as Self
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
2004 · Movie
as Self
The Matrix Recalibrated
2004 · Movie
as Self
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Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
2004 · Movie
as Self
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
2004 · Movie
as Himself
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
2004 · Movie
as Agent Smith
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie
as Elrond
The Matrix Reloaded
2003 · Movie
as Agent Smith
The Matrix Revolutions
2003 · Movie
as Agent Smith
After the Deluge
2003 · Movie
as Marty
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Horseplay
2003 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie
as Self
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The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
2003 · Movie
as Self
After the Deluge
2003 · TV Show
as Martin 'Marty' Kirby
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Movie
as Elrond
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002 · Movie
as Self (archive)
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HypaSpace
2002 · TV Show
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Movie
as Elrond
The Matrix Revisited
2001 · Movie
as Self - Agent Smith
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2001 · Movie
as Rubicondo
Russian Doll
2001 · Movie
as Harvey
Quest for the Ring
2001 · Movie
as Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001 · Movie
as Self
The Magic Pudding
2000 · Movie
as Bill Barnacle (voice)
The Matrix
1999 · Movie
as Agent Smith
Strange Planet
1999 · Movie
as Steven
Making "The Matrix"
1999 · Movie
as Self
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Little Echo Lost
1999 · Movie
as Echo Man
Babe: Pig in the City
1998 · Movie
as Rex (voice)
The Interview
1998 · Movie
as Eddie Rodney Fleming
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998 · Movie
as Jeremy
The Kiss
1998 · Movie
as Frank
True Love and Chaos
1997 · Movie
as Morris
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The Edge of the World
1997 · Movie
as Narrator
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
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Frontier
1997 · TV Show
as Governor Arthur
Wild Australia: The Edge
1996 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
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The Bite
1996 · TV Show
as Jack Shannon
Babe
1995 · Movie
as Rex (voice)
Bordertown
1995 · TV Show
as Kenneth Pearson
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994 · Movie
as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
The Custodian
1994 · Movie
as Frank Church
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Ladies Please!
1994 · Movie
as Self
The Forgotten Force
1994 · Movie
as Narrator
Exile
1994 · Movie
as Innes
Halifax f.p.
1994 · TV Show
as Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
Reckless Kelly
1993 · Movie
as Sir John
Frauds
1993 · Movie
as Jonathan Wheats
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Road to Alice
1992 · Movie
Proof
1991 · Movie
as Martin
Wendy Cracked a Walnut
1990 · Movie
as Jake
Bangkok Hilton
1989 · TV Show
as Richard Carlisle
Dadah Is Death
1988 · Movie
as Geoffrey Chambers
Melba
1988 · TV Show
as Charles Armstrong
The Dirtwater Dynasty
1988 · TV Show
as Richard Eastwick
The Right Hand Man
1987 · Movie
as Ned Devine
For Love Alone
1986 · Movie
as Jonathan Crow
Bodyline
1984 · TV Show
as Douglas Jardine
The City's Edge
1983 · Movie
as Andy White
...Maybe This Time
1981 · Movie
as Student #2
We're All Going to Die
· Movie
as Death
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
· Movie
as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
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The Great White
· TV Show
as Alan Armstrong
