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