Hugo Weaving
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Weaving at the premiere of The Turning at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival.
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Hugo Wallace Weaving 4 April 1960 Ibadan, Oyo State, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria |
| Residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | British-Australian |
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| Alma mater | National Institute of Dramatic Art |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Partner(s) | Katrina Greenwood (1984–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives |
Samara Weaving (Niece) Morgan Weaving (Niece) |
Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a Nigerian-born English-Australian film and stage actor. He played the roles of Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) film trilogies, and the title role of V in V for Vendetta (2006).
Weaving's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series Bodyline, where he portrayed English cricket captain Douglas Jardine. In film, he first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in the Australian drama Proof (1991). Weaving played Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in the comedy-drama The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994); Red Skull in the superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011); and multiple roles in the science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012). His roles as a voice actor include Rex in Babe, Noah in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two, and Megatron in the Transformers film series.
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