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Hugo Weaving in "V for Vendetta" (2005) |
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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.
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