Hugo Weaving Biography (1960-)

Full name, Hugo Wallace Weaving; born April 4, 1960, in Nigeria; son of Wallace (a seismologist) and Ann (a tour guide) Weaving; married Katrina Greenwood, 1984; children: Harry, Holly. Addresses: Contact: c/o P.O. Box 478,King Cross, New South Wales 2011, Australia.; Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Shanahan Management,91 Campbell Street, Berman House, Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010, Australia.

Nationality: Nigerian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer
Birth Details: April 4, 1960; Nigeria

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Second student, ... Maybe This Time, 1980
Andy White, The City's Edge (also known as The Running Man), 1983
Jonathan Crow, For Love Alone, 1986
Ned Devine (some sources cite Ned Rowlands), The Right Hand Man, Film Dallas Pictures, 1987
Jake, ... Almost (also known as Wendy Cracked a Walnut), 1990
Martin, Proof, Fine Line, 1991
Sir John, Reckless Kelly, Warner Bros., 1993
Jonathan Wheats, Frauds, Live America, 1993
Detective Church, The Custodian, Academy, 1993
Strange packer in supermarket, What's Going On, Frank?, 1994
Innes, Exile, 1994
Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi del Bra, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Gramercy, 1994
Voice of Rex the male sheepdog, Babe (also known as Babe, the Gallant Pig), Universal, 1995
Morris, True Love and Chaos, 1996
Jeremy, Bedrooms and Hallways, Pandora Cinema, 1998
Eddie Rodney Fleming, The Interview, 1998
Voice of Rex the male sheepdog, Babe: Pig in the City (also knownas Babe 2: Pig in the City), Universal, 1998
Barry, The Kiss, 1998
Echo man, Little Echo Lost, 1999
Agent Smith, The Matrix, Warner Bros., 1999
Steven Schumacher, Strange Planet, New Vision, 1999
Voice of Bill Barnacle, The Magic Pudding, Twentieth Century-Fox Australia, 2000
Rubicondo (dentist), The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (also knownas El viejo que leia novelas de amor and Le vieux qui lisait des romans d'amour), Pandora, 2001
Harvey, Russian Doll, Lot 47, 2001
Elrond, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (also known as The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture), Warner Bros., 2001
Agent Smith, The Matrix Revisited, 2001
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Agent Smith in Matrix, Bowlingfor Columbine, United Artists, 2002
Elrond, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (also known as The Two Towers), New Line Cinema, 2002
Elrond, The Making of "The Lord of the Rings," 2002

Narrator, Horseplay, Macquarie, 2003
Agent Smith, The Matrix Reloaded (also known as The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience), Warner Bros., 2003
Agent Smith, The Matrix Revolutions (also known as The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience), Warner Bros., 2003
Elrond, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (also knownas The Return of the King), New Line Cinema, 2003
Sledge: A Documentary, Double-Edged, 2003
Alan, Peaches, Hopscotch, 2004
Film Work
Coproducer, Russian Doll, Lot 47, 2001
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Douglas Jardine, Bodyline (also known as Bodyline: It's Not Just Cricket), 1984
Geoff Chambers, Dadah Is Death (also known as Barlow and Chambers: A Long Way from Home and Deadly Decision), CBS, 1988
Richard Eastwick, The Dirtwater Dynasty, 1988
Charles Armstrong, Melba, PBS, 1989
Richard Carlisle, Bangkok Hilton, TBS, 1989
Lust, Seven Deadly Sins, 1993
Kenneth, Bordertown, 1995
Jack Shannon, The Bite, 1996
Governor Arthur, Frontier (also known as Frontier: Stories fromAustralia's Forgotten War), PBS, 1997
Martin Kirby, After the Deluge, 2003
Episodic
Narrator, "The Forgotten Force," True Stories, 1994
"Enter the Playtrix," Player$, 2003
Filmland, 2003
The View, ABC, 2003
Also appeared as Detective Sergeant Tom Hurkos, "Isn't It Romantic," Halifax FP; in Movie House, MTV.
Series
Drama School, 2000
Specials
(Uncredited) The Making of Nothing, 1993
Making "The Matrix" (documentary), HBO, 1999
Interviewee, Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of "The Lord of the Rings" (documentary), Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
Elrond, Quest for the Ring (documentary), Fox, 2001
(In archive footage) Elrond, Lord of the Piercing, MTV, 2002
Also appeared in Naked-Coral Island.
Stage Appearances
Arcadia, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, Australia, 1994
Brachiano, The White Devil, Sydney Theater Company, Theater Royal,Sydney, Australia, 2000
Appeared with Melbourne Theatre Company in Much Ado about Nothingand The Taming of the Shrew; appeared with State Theatre Company of South Australia in Julius Caesar, Private Lives, and Ring around the Moon; appeared with Sydney Theatre Company in The Cherry Orchard, Macbeth, and The Perfectionist.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
(In archive footage) Elrond, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Electronic Arts, 2002
Voice of Agent Smith, Enter the Matrix, Atari, 2003
Music Videos
Appeared in I Love the Nightlife by Alicia Bridges.

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