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Hugo Weaving

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Hugo Weaving at an event for The Wolfman (2010)
In an uncharted future, two hardened souls meet and confront each other with the things they have done and what they have become.
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Hugo Wallace Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria, to English parents Anne (Lennard), a tour guide and teacher, and Wallace Weaving, a seismologist. Hugo has an older brother, Simon, and a younger sister, Anna, who both also live and work in Australia. During his early childhood, the Weaving family spent most of their time traveling between Nigeria, Great Britain, and Australia. This was due to the cross-country demands of his father's job in the computer industry. Later, during his teens, Hugo spent three years in England in the seventies attending Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School in Bristol. There, he showed early promise in theater productions and also excelled at history, achieving an A in his O-level examination. He arrived permanently in Australia in 1976 and finished his education at Knox Grammar School, Sydney. He graduated from NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art), a college well-known for other alumni such as Mel Gibson and Geoffrey Rush, in 1981. Since then, Hugo has had a steadily successful career in the film, television, and theater industries. However, he has illustrated that, as renowned as he is known for his film work, he feels most at home on stage and continually performs in Australian theater productions, usually with the Sydney Theater Company. With his success has also come extensive recognition. He has won numerous awards, including two Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI) for Best Actor in a Leading Role and three total nominations. The AFI is the Australian equivalent of an Academy Award, and Hugo won for his performances in Proof (1991) and The Interview (1998). He was also nominated for his performance in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). He garnered the Best Acting prize for The Interview (1998) at the Montreal Film Festival in 1998 in addition to his AFI Award and, that same year, won the Australian Star of the Year. More recently, roles in films such as The Matrix trilogy as Agent Smith and The Lord of the Rings trilogy as Lord Elrond have considerably raised his international profile. His famous and irreplaceable role in The Matrix movies have made him one of the greatest sci-fi villains of the Twenty-first Century. With each new film, television, or theatrical role, Hugo continues to surpass his audience's expectations and remains one of the most versatile performers working today. He resides in Australia and has two children with partner Katrina Greenwood. Though Hugo and Katrina have never married, they've been a committed couple for over 25 years; while Hugo was quoted as saying marriage "petrified" him in the 1990s, by middle of the following decade he said he no longer felt that way, and that he and Katrina have toyed with the idea of marrying "when we're really old".
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Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta (2005)
Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett, and Hugo Weaving in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Hugo Weaving in In the Company of Actors (2007)
Hugo Weaving in Babe (1995)
Hugo Weaving in Babe (1995)
Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, and Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Russell Crowe and Hugo Weaving in Proof (1991)
Ian McKellen and Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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Hugo Weaving in Mortal Engines (2018)

Known for

Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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  • Elrond
  • 2003
Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta (2005)
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Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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  • Elrond
  • 2001
Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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  • Elrond
  • 2002

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Actor

  • The Royal Hotel
    • Post-production
  • The Rooster
    • Post-production
  • Hugh Jackman, Michael Cusack, Sarah Snook, Demi Lardner, and Jarrad Wright in Koala Man (2023)
    Koala Man
    • (voice)
  • Expired (2022)
    Expired
  • Bojana Novakovic and Bob Morley in Love Me (2021)
    Love Me
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mr. Corman (2021)
    Mr. Corman
  • Diana Glenn, Hugo Weaving, Josh McConville, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, and Chris Bunton in Lone Wolf (2021)
    Lone Wolf
  • Cinema Quarantine: Das Bad (2020)
    Cinema Quarantine: Das Bad
  • Measure for Measure (2019)
    Measure for Measure
  • Hearts and Bones (2019)
    Hearts and Bones
  • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
    Mortal Engines
  • Benedict Cumberbatch in Patrick Melrose (2018)
    Patrick Melrose
  • Stephen Rea, Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, and Freddie Fox in Black '47 (2018)
    Black '47
  • We're All Going to Die (2017)
    We're All Going to Die
    • (voice)
  • Hugo Weaving, Xavier Samuel, and Harrison Molloy in Seven Types of Ambiguity (2017)
    Seven Types of Ambiguity
  • Toni Collette, Hugo Weaving, Dan Wyllie, Angourie Rice, Aaron L. McGrath, and Levi Miller in Jasper Jones (2017)
    Jasper Jones
  • Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Hacksaw Ridge

Producer

  • Ship of Theseus (2012)
    Ship of Theseus
  • Rebecca Frith, Hugo Weaving, and David Wenham in Russian Doll (2001)
    Russian Doll

Soundtrack

  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mr. Corman (2021)
    Mr. Corman
    • (uncredited)
  • Stephen Rea, Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, and Freddie Fox in Black '47 (2018)
    Black '47
  • The Tender Hook (2008)
    The Tender Hook
  • House of Mouse (2001)
    Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
  • The Magic Pudding (2000)
    The Magic Pudding
  • True Love and Chaos (1997)
    True Love and Chaos
  • The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
    • (uncredited)
  • Road to Alice

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Personal details

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    • April 4, 1960
    • Ibadan, Nigeria
    • Simon Weaving(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Appeared in a video for Alicia Bridges' "I Love the Nightlife" as his character from Adventures of _Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The (1994). Also appeared (with Bryan Brown) in Jenny Morris's "Downtime" music video playing (in Hugo's words) "a pervert sitting on my own in the corner".
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Has suffered from epileptic seizures since he was age 13. Because of this, he made the decision early on not to drive and he has never had a driver's license. In a 2006 interview, Weaving noted he hasn't suffered a seizure in years, but is still reluctant to get a driver's license because "I'm so used to not driving, I'm scared of what I'd do.".
  • Quotes
    [on filming The Matrix Reloaded (2003)] I was on top of Keanu Reeves, he was on his back and I was on my trunk, and I was breathing down his neck for hours and hours. It was... very erotic.
    • Deep dramatic voice

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