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Hugo Wallace Weaving (born April 4, 1960) is a Nigerian-born Australian film and stage actor.

Early life background

Hugo Weaving was born in Nigeria to parents Wallace and Anne. He spent his childhood in South Africa and then moved to the UK in his teens. Whilst in England he attended the prestigious academically selective boarding school, Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, commonly known as QEH school in Bristol. He arrived in Australia in 1976 and attended Sydney's Knox Grammar School. Weaving then graduated from NIDA in 1981.

Professional life

Weaving's first major role was in the television series Bodyline in 1984. Weaving starred in the Australian film The Dirtwater Dynasty in 1988 and later starred opposite Nicole Kidman in the 1989 film Bangkok Hilton
. In 1991 Weaving received the Australian Film Institute's award for "Best Actor" for his performance in the low-budget Proof
. He also appeared as Sir John in the 1993 Yahoo Serious comedy, Reckless Kelly
, a lampoon of the famous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. However, Weaving first received attention overseas with the international hit Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
in 1994. In 1998, Weaving received the award for "Best Actor" from the Montreal Film Festival for his performance in The Interview. Also he played Poseidon in the mini-series adaptation of the Odyssey. Weaving was also a voice actor in the cartoon film 'The Magic Pudding'.

It was his role as the enigmatic Agent Smith in the 1999 blockbuster The Matrix
which made Weaving a globally recognized face. Weaving reprised the role of Smith in the 2003 sequels to The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded
and The Matrix Revolutions
. Weaving has continued his success in the role of the elf-lord Elrond in the three-film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings
released between 2001 and 2003.

Weaving was the main actor in Andrew Kotatko's Everything Goes
(2004) and plays the title role in the 2006 film V for Vendetta
, in which he was reunited with the Wachowski brothers, creators of The Matrix trilogy and was a last minute replacement for actor James Purefoy who pulled out four weeks into filming.

As of October 2005 he is currently in Bali filming The Bali Project which is a movie about the 2002 Bali Bombing.

Weaving also provides the main voice over talent for The Lord of the Rings PC game, The Battle for Middle-Earth II.

Personal life

Weaving lives in Sydney with his wife Katrina Greenwood and his two children Holly and Harry. In addition to his career in film, Weaving has continued working as a stage actor, regularly appearing in productions by the Sydney Theatre Company. In an interview he stated that he "occasionally smokes and seldom drinks."

It isn't widely known that Weaving is also Epileptic, from approximately the age of 15, having talked little about it in his interviews, aside from (perhaps only) one story about a seizure while performing on stage.

Filmography (partial)

V for Vendetta
(2006), as V/William Rookwood
Little Fish
(2005), as Lionel Dawson
Peaches (2004), as Alan
Everything Goes
(2004), as Ray
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003) as Elrond
The Matrix Revolutions
(2003), as Agent Smith
After the Deluge (2003), as Martin Kirby
The Matrix Reloaded
(2003), as Agent Smith
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002), as Elrond
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001), as Elrond
Russian Doll (2001), as Harvey
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001), as Rubicondo (Dentist)
Strange Planet (1999), as Steven
Little Echo Lost (1999), as Echo Man
The Matrix
(1999), as Agent Smith
Babe: Pig in the City
(1998), as the voice of Rex the Male Sheepdog
Bedrooms and Hallways (1998) as Jeremy
The Interview (1998), as Eddie Rodney Fleming
The Kiss (1998), as Barry
True Love and Chaos (1997) as Morris
Halifax f.p: Isn't It Romantic (1997), as Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
"Frontier" (1997), as Governor Arthur
"Naked: Stories of Men" - Episode "Coral Island" (1996) as Martin Furlong
"The Bite" (1996), as Jack Shannon
"Bordertown" (1995), as Kenneth Pearson
Babe (1995) as the voice of Rex the Male Sheepdog
Exile (1994), as Innes
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
(1994), as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra
What's Going On, Frank? (1994), as Strange Packer in Supermarket
Frauds (1993), as Jonathan Wheats
Reckless Kelly (1993), as Sir John
The Custodian (1993), as Det. Church
"Seven Deadly Sins" (1993), as Lust
Road to Alice (1992), as Morris
Proof (1991), as Martin
...Almost (1990), as Jake
"Bangkok Hilton" (1989), as Richard Carlisle
Dadah Is Death (1988), as Geoffrey Chambers
"The Dirtwater Dynasty" (1988), as Richard Eastwick
The Right Hand Man (1987), as Ned Devine
"Melba" (1987), as Charles Armstrong
For Love Alone (1986), as Johnathan Crow
"Bodyline" (1984), as Douglas Jardine
The City's Edge (1983), as Andy White
...Maybe This Time (1980), as Student 2

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