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