Hugo Weaving

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.

Known For

The View

The Matrix

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Slow Horses

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Hacksaw Ridge

All Movies (109)

• Baby Shower2026
• What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas2025 · as Self - Interviewee
• How to Make Gravy2024 · as Noel
• The Rooster2024 · as The Hermit
• The Royal Hotel2023 · as Billy
• Teacups2023 · as Don Ritchie
• Franklin2022 · as Narrator
• Loveland2022 · as Dr. Bergman
• The Matrix Resurrections2021 · as Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Lone Wolf2021 · as Police Minister
• Wild Australia: After the Fires2020 · as Narrator (voice)
• Measure for Measure2020 · as Duke
• Hearts and Bones2019 · as Dan Fisher
• Mortal Engines2018 · as Thaddeus Valentine
• Australia's Lost Impressionist2018 · as John Russell (voice)
• Black '472018 · as Hannah
• Jasper Jones2017 · as Mad Jack Lionel
• The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'2017 · as Self
• Hacksaw Ridge2016 · as Tom Doss
• The Dressmaker2015 · as Sergeant Farrat
• Strangerland2015 · as Detective David Rae
• Between a Frock and a Hard Place2015 · as Self
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014 · as Elrond
• Healing2014 · as Senior Officer Matt Perry
• The Mule2014 · as Tom Croft
• The Turning2013 · as Bob Lang
• Mystery Road2013 · as Johnno
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 · as Elrond
• Cloud Atlas2012 · as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
• Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe2012 · as Self
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
• Happy Feet Two2011 · as Noah (voice)
• Captain America: Behind the Skull2011 · as Himself
• Captain America: The First Avenger2011 · as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011 · as Megatron (voice)
• The Key Man2011 · as Vincent
• I, Spry2010 · as Narrator (voice)
• Oranges and Sunshine2010 · as Jack
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole2010 · as Noctus / Grimble (voice)
• The Wolfman2010 · as Inspector Francis Abberline
• Tackling Peace2009 · as Narrator
• Last Ride2009 · as Kev
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009 · as Megatron (voice)
• The Tender Hook2008 · as McHeath
• Transformers2007 · as Megatron (voice)
• In the Company of Actors2007 · as Self / Judge Brack
• The Girl Who Swallowed Bees2007 · as Narrator
• Happy Feet2006 · as Noah (voice)
• 'V for Vendetta' Unmasked2006 · as V / William Rookwood
• V for Vendetta2006 · as V / William Rookwood
• Little Fish2005 · as Lionel
• Peaches2005 · as Alan
• Confessions of an Action Star2005 · as Self
• Ringers: Lord of the Fans2005 · as Self
• A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'2004 · as Self
• The Matrix Reloaded Revisited2004 · as Self
• The Matrix Revolutions Revisited2004 · as Self
• Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix2004 · as Agent Smith
• Everything Goes2004
• The Matrix Recalibrated2004 · as Self
• Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future2004 · as Self
• The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith2004 · as Himself
• The Making of 'The Return of the King'2004 · as Self
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · as Elrond
• Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King2003 · as Self
• The Matrix Revolutions2003 · as Agent Smith
• The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load2003 · as Self
• After the Deluge2003 · as Marty
• Horseplay2003 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Matrix Reloaded2003 · as Agent Smith
• The Making of 'The Two Towers'2003
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002 · as Elrond
• The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast2002 · as Self (archive)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001 · as Elrond
• Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'2001 · as Self
• Quest for the Ring2001 · as Self
• The Matrix Revisited2001 · as Self - Agent Smith
• Russian Doll2001 · as Harvey
• The Old Man Who Read Love Stories2001 · as Rubicondo
• The Magic Pudding2000 · as Bill Barnacle (voice)
• Strange Planet1999 · as Steven
• Little Echo Lost1999 · as Echo Man
• Making "The Matrix"1999 · as Self
• The Matrix1999 · as Agent Smith
• Babe: Pig in the City1998 · as Rex (voice)
• Bedrooms and Hallways1998 · as Jeremy
• The Interview1998 · as Eddie Rodney Fleming
• The Kiss1998 · as Frank
• The Edge of the World1997 · as Narrator
• True Love and Chaos1997 · as Morris
• Wild Australia: The Edge1996 · as Narrator (voice)
• Babe1995 · as Rex (voice)
• Exile1994 · as Innes
• Ladies Please!1994 · as Self
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert1994 · as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
• The Forgotten Force1994 · as Narrator
• The Custodian1994 · as Frank Church
• Frauds1993 · as Jonathan Wheats
• Reckless Kelly1993 · as Sir John
• Road to Alice1992
• Proof1991 · as Martin
• Wendy Cracked a Walnut1990 · as Jake
• Dadah Is Death1988 · as Geoffrey Chambers
• The Right Hand Man1987 · as Ned Devine
• For Love Alone1986 · as Jonathan Crow
• The City's Edge1983 · as Andy White
• ...Maybe This Time1981 · as Student #2
• We're All Going to Die— · as Death
• Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2— · as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra

All TV Shows (21)

• Creative Types with Virginia Trioli2024 · as Self
• Koala Man2023 · as King Emudeus (voice)
• The Bridge Australia2022 · as Narrator
• Slow Horses2022 · as Frank Harkness
• Love Me2021 · as Glen Mathieson
• Mr. Corman2021 · as Artie Corman
• Australia in Colour2019 · as Narrator
• Patrick Melrose2018 · as David Melrose
• Seven Types of Ambiguity2017 · as Alex Klima
• Rake2010
• After the Deluge2003 · as Martin 'Marty' Kirby
• HypaSpace2002 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• Frontier1997 · as Governor Arthur
• The Bite1996 · as Jack Shannon
• Bordertown1995 · as Kenneth Pearson
• Halifax f.p.1994 · as Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
• Bangkok Hilton1989 · as Richard Carlisle
• The Dirtwater Dynasty1988 · as Richard Eastwick
• Melba1988 · as Charles Armstrong
• Bodyline1984 · as Douglas Jardine