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Hugo Weaving in "V for Vendetta" (2005)
Hugo Weaving in "V for Vendetta" (2005) - © Warner Bros.
Australian actor Hugo Weaving provides the voice for Megatron in Michael Bay's "Transformers" (2007).

Hugo Weaving has starred in two of the biggest trilogies in film history—playing elf leader Elrond in the "Lord of the Rings" films and Agent Smith in the "Matrix" trilogy.

Hugo Weaving is the recipient of three AFI (Australian Film Institute) Best Actor Awards, receiving the first in 1991 for his portrayal of a blind photographer in Jocelyn Moorhouse's breakthrough feature "Proof." Hugo Weaving received a nomination in the same category in 1994 for his drag queen Mitzi Del Bra in Stephan Elliott's "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert." Hugo Weaving won the award for the second time in 1998 for his role in "The Interview," written and directed by Craig Monahan, for which he also received the 1998 Best Actor Award at the World Film Festival in Montreal. Hugo Weaving's  most recently starred in "V for Vendetta" with Natalie Portman and the critically acclaimed "Little Fish," opposite Cate Blanchett and Sam Neill, for which he won his third AFI Award for Best Actor (2005) and the IF (Inside Film) Award (2005) for Best Actor.

Hugo Weaving's other film credits include the Australian features "Peaches," "Russian Doll," "The Magic Pudding," "Strange Planet," "Babe: Pig in the City," "True Love" and "Chaos," "Babe" and "Exile." Hugo Weaving's foreign credits include Rolf de Heer's "The Old Man Who Read Love Stories" and the British romp "Bedrooms and Hallways."

Hugo Weaving also has a wealth of experience on stage. In 2006 Hugo Weaving appeared on stage with Cate Blanchett in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of "Hedda Gabler" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.






HUGO WEAVING: FACTS

How tall is Hugo Weaving? How old is Hugo Weaving? Where was Hugo Weaving born? Find out here.

Age: 49 years old
Birthday: April 4, 1960
Height: 6' 2"
Full Name / Real Name: Hugo Wallace Weaving
Birthplace: Austin, Nigeria

 
 
 
 
HUGO WEAVING: TWEETS

Watching V for Vendetta. Love this movie. Hugo Weaving is brilliant. Thank you James Purefoy for not being able to breathe with the mask...
less than an hour ago
Hugo Weaving is ALWAYS FTW!
6 hours ago
RT @siliconjedi: I love when customers call in named Mr. Anderson. Always have to stave off a bad Hugo Weaving impression.
15 hours ago
I love when customers call in named Mr. Anderson. Always have to stave off a bad Hugo Weaving impression.
16 hours ago
kind of excited about Wolfman, not gonna lie. benicio del toro, anthony hopkins, hugo weaving. sounds pretty good!
1 day ago
The thought of Hugo Weaving nude is turning me on.
1 day ago
Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham will topline the voice cast of Animal Logic's 3D animated pic, Guardians of Ga'hoole
1 day ago
Deciding which Sydney Theatre Company plays I want to see next year. Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Andrew Upton, Phil. Seymour Hoffman 4TW.
1 day ago
Re Guardians of Ga'Hoole: Hugo Weaving recorded his work over a year ago. Why all the hubbub NOW? ;) BTW he plays Grimble.
1 day ago
Dear Hugo Weaving, I will forever be your admirer. Thank you for being so awesome! I don't think you could stop if you tried.
2 days ago
There was a point in time where Hugo Weaving was a total fox. And I am watching one such case, he's cute even playing a blind guy.
2 days ago
random useless fact: i went to the IF awards last yr. and they were so boring. and had crap food. yerr. but i met hugo weaving.
2 days ago
Superhero casting suggestion: Hugo Weaving - Sinestro (Green Lantern)
2 days ago
@hybred2 @matokah ah, maybe the reason I can is because I never saw that interview? Besides, Hugo Weaving sells it for me.
3 days ago
lol I didn't realize Hugo Weaving voices Megatron in both Transformers films, haha.
3 days ago
Every time a guy with the surname Anderson checks in, I immediately go into my Hugo Weaving voice. Then say "Mr. Anderson" to myself all day
3 days ago