Hugo Weaving

ActorProducerProduction Apr 4 (age 65) Ibadan, British Nigeria 1981–2025 (44 year career)

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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 Austra…

Known For

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Elrond

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Elrond

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Elrond

Film

The Matrix

Agent Smith

Film

Hacksaw Ridge

Tom Doss

Film

V for Vendetta

V / William Rookwood

Film

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Elrond

Film

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Elrond

Filmography

Acting (138)

Movies (117)

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

2025

as Self - Interviewee

The Rooster

as The Hermit

How to Make Gravy

as Noel

The Royal Hotel

as Billy

Teacups

as Don Ritchie

Franklin

as Narrator

Loveland

2022

as Dr. Bergman

4.7

The Matrix Resurrections

2021

as Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.3

Lone Wolf

2021

as Police Minister

4.1

The Hobbit: M4 Book edit

as Elrond

Measure for Measure

as Duke

Wild Australia: After the Fires

as Narrator (voice)

Hearts and Bones

as Dan Fisher

Mortal Engines

as Thaddeus Valentine

6.2

Black '47

2018

as Hannah

6.6

Australia's Lost Impressionist

2018

as John Russell (voice)

Jasper Jones

2017

as Mad Jack Lionel

6.4

The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'

as Self

Hacksaw Ridge

as Tom Doss

The Dressmaker

as Sergeant Farrat

Strangerland

as Detective David Rae

5.3

Between a Frock and a Hard Place

2015

as Self

7.8

The Appendices, Part Eleven: The Gathering Storm

2015

as Self

The Appendices, Part Twelve: Here at Journey's End

2015

as Self

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

as Elrond

The Mule

as Tom Croft

Healing

as Senior Officer Matt Perry

The Turning

as Bob Lang

Mystery Road

as Johnno

The Appendices, Part Eight: Return to Middle-earth

2013

as Self

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

as Elrond

7.4

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

7.5

Cloud Atlas

2012

as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie

6.9

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

2012

as Self

Captain America: The First Avenger

2011

as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull

7.0

Captain America: Behind the Skull

as Himself

Happy Feet Two

as Noah (voice)

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

as Megatron (voice)

The Key Man

as Vincent

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010

as Noctus / Grimble (voice)

6.8

The Wolfman

2010

as Inspector Francis Abberline

Oranges and Sunshine

as Jack

I, Spry

as Narrator (voice)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

as Megatron (voice)

Last Ride

as Kev

Tackling Peace

as Narrator

The Tender Hook

as McHeath

Transformers

as Megatron (voice)

The Girl Who Swallowed Bees

2007

as Narrator

8.0

In the Company of Actors

2007

as Self / Judge Brack

V for Vendetta

2006

as V / William Rookwood

7.9

Happy Feet

2006

as Noah (voice)

6.2

'V for Vendetta' Unmasked

2006

as V / William Rookwood

Peaches

as Alan

Little Fish

as Lionel

Confessions of an Action Star

2005

as Self

4.1

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

2005

as Self

6.3

The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

2004

as Self

6.7

The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

2004

as Self

7.1

The Matrix Recalibrated

as Self

Everything Goes

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

2004

as Self

8.8

The Appendices, Part Six: The Passing of an Age

2004

as Self

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

2004

as Self

6.0

Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

2004

as Agent Smith

7.2

Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future

2004

as Self

6.8

The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith

2004

as Himself

5.3

Cast & crew User reviews IMDbPro The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Special Extended Edition Scenes

2004

as Elrond

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as Elrond

The Matrix Reloaded

as Agent Smith

The Matrix Revolutions

as Agent Smith

Horseplay

as Narrator (voice)

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

2003

8.8

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

2003

as Self

8.1

The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

2003

as Self

6.1

After the Deluge

2003

as Marty

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Special Extended Edition Scenes

2003

as Elrond

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

as Elrond

8.4

The Appendices, Part Two: From Vision to Reality

2002

as Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Weta Workshop

2002

as Self

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

as Elrond

8.4

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

2001

as Self

7.8

The Matrix Revisited

2001

as Self - Agent Smith

6.8

Quest for the Ring

2001

as Self

5.6

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

as Rubicondo

Russian Doll

as Harvey

The Magic Pudding

as Bill Barnacle (voice)

The Matrix

as Agent Smith

Strange Planet

as Steven

Making "The Matrix"

as Self

Little Echo Lost

as Echo Man

Babe: Pig in the City

as Rex (voice)

The Kiss

as Frank

The Interview

as Eddie Rodney Fleming

6.8

Bedrooms and Hallways

as Jeremy

True Love and Chaos

as Morris

The Edge of the World

1997

as Narrator

Wild Australia: The Edge

as Narrator (voice)

Babe

as Rex (voice)

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994

as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra

The Forgotten Force

as Narrator

Exile

as Innes

The Custodian

as Frank Church

Ladies Please!

as Self

Reckless Kelly

as Sir John

Frauds

as Jonathan Wheats

Road to Alice

Proof

as Martin

Wendy Cracked a Walnut

as Jake

Dadah Is Death

as Geoffrey Chambers

The Right Hand Man

as Ned Devine

For Love Alone

as Jonathan Crow

The City's Edge

as Andy White

...Maybe This Time

as Student #2

Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2

as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra

We're All Going to Die

as Death

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

as Elrond

Television (21)

Creative Types with Virginia Trioli

2024

as Self

Koala Man

2023

as King Emudeus (voice)

Slow Horses

as Frank Harkness

The Bridge Australia

as Narrator

Mr. Corman

as Artie Corman

Love Me

as Glen Mathieson

Australia in Colour

as Narrator

Patrick Melrose

as David Melrose

Seven Types of Ambiguity

as Alex Klima

Rake

After the Deluge

as Martin 'Marty' Kirby

HypaSpace

as Self

The View

as Self

Frontier

as Governor Arthur

The Bite

as Jack Shannon

Bordertown

as Kenneth Pearson

Halifax f.p.

as Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos

6.2

Bangkok Hilton

1989

as Richard Carlisle

6.8

The Dirtwater Dynasty

1988

as Richard Eastwick

5.0

Melba

1988

as Charles Armstrong

Bodyline

1984

as Douglas Jardine

7.7

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Ship of Theseus

Producer

Russian Doll

Co-Producer