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Hugo Weaving

Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a British actor. He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) and has been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career.

Weaving landed his first major role as English cricket captain Douglas Jardine on the Australian television series ''Bodyline'' (1984). He rose to prominence with his appearances in the Australian 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 for the former. By the turn of the millennium, Weaving achieved international recognition through roles 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 reprised his roles of Agent Smith and Elrond in ''Matrix'' and ''Lord of the Rings'' video game adaptations. Provided by Wikipedia