Cast & creator
Hugo Weaving
Best known for Slow Horses, The View, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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 Australia, he rose to prominence with his appearances in the 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 with the former. By the turn of the millennium, Weaving achieved international recognition through appearances 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 also reprised his roles of Agent Smith and Elrond in Matrix and Lord of the Rings video game adaptations.
Also known as: Hugo Wallace Weaving
111
film credits
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television credits
133
1981–2026 · acting roles
6.3
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (135)
Showing 135 of 135 credits
Slow Horses
Frank Harkness
2022
The View
Self
1997
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Elrond
2001
The Matrix
Agent Smith
1999
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Elrond
2003
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Elrond
2014
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Elrond
2002
Hacksaw Ridge
Tom Doss
2016
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Elrond
2012
The Matrix Reloaded
Agent Smith
2003
Captain America: The First Avenger
Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
2011
The Matrix Revolutions
Agent Smith
2003
V for Vendetta
V / William Rookwood
2006
Halifax f.p.
Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
1994
Mortal Engines
Thaddeus Valentine
2018
Mr. Corman
Artie Corman
2021
The Matrix Resurrections
Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Happy Feet
Noah (voice)
2006
Cloud Atlas
Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
2012
Rake
2010
The Wolfman
Inspector Francis Abberline
2010
Patrick Melrose
David Melrose
2018
Love Me
Glen Mathieson
2021
Happy Feet Two
Noah (voice)
2011
Babe: Pig in the City
Rex (voice)
1998
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Noctus / Grimble (voice)
2010
Babe
Rex (voice)
1995
Koala Man
King Emudeus (voice)
2023
Dalliance
Billy
2026
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Megatron (voice)
2009
The Dressmaker
Sergeant Farrat
2015
Bodyline
Douglas Jardine
1984
Transformers
Megatron (voice)
2007
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
1994
Bordertown
Kenneth Pearson
1995
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Megatron (voice)
2011
Bangkok Hilton
Richard Carlisle
1989
Seven Types of Ambiguity
Alex Klima
2017Frontier
Governor Arthur
1997
The Airport Chaplain
Tobias Wallace
2026
Black '47
Hannah
2018HypaSpace
Self
2002
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
After the Deluge
Martin 'Marty' Kirby
2003
The Royal Hotel
Billy
2023Hold Still
Eugene
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
Self
2024
Strangerland
Detective David Rae
2015
Confessions of an Action Star
Self
2005
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
2006
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
Self - Interviewee
2025
Tackling Peace
Narrator
2009
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self
2006
Jasper Jones
Mad Jack Lionel
2017
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
2001
The Magic Pudding
Bill Barnacle (voice)
2000
Exile
Innes
1994
How to Make Gravy
Noel
2024
Mystery Road
Johnno
2013
Last Ride
Kev
2009
The Rooster
The Hermit
2024
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
2005
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Self
2003
Loveland
Dr. Bergman
2022
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Self (archive)
2002
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Rubicondo
2001
The Turning
Bob Lang
2013
Oranges and Sunshine
Jack
2010
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
2004
Making "The Matrix"
Self
1999
The Matrix Revisited
Self - Agent Smith
2001
The Custodian
Frank Church
1994
Quest for the Ring
Self
2001
Bedrooms and Hallways
Jeremy
1998
V for Vendetta: Unmasked
V / William Rookwood
2006
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
Self
2017
The Key Man
Vincent
2011
Proof
Martin
1991
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
Self
2004
The Mule
Tom Croft
2014The Bite
Jack Shannon
1996
The Bridge Australia
Narrator
2022
In the Company of Actors
Self / Judge Brack
2007
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
Self
2004
The Tender Hook
McHeath
2008
The Right Hand Man
Ned Devine
1987
Teacups
Don Ritchie
2023
Reckless Kelly
Sir John
1993
True Love and Chaos
Morris
1997
Little Fish
Lionel
2005I, Spry
Narrator (voice)
2010
Lone Wolf
Police Minister
2021
The Matrix Recalibrated
Self
2004The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
Self
2003
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Self
2015
The Airport Chaplain
Tobias Wallace
2026
Everything Goes
2004
The Interview
Eddie Rodney Fleming
1998
The Kiss
Frank
1998
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
The Dirtwater Dynasty
Richard Eastwick
1988
Hearts and Bones
Dan Fisher
2019
Measure for Measure
Duke
2020
...Maybe This Time
Student #2
1981
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Agent Smith
2004
Wendy Cracked a Walnut
Jake
1990
Frauds
Jonathan Wheats
1993Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
Self
2004
Healing
Senior Officer Matt Perry
2014
Dadah Is Death
Geoffrey Chambers
1988
The Girl Who Swallowed Bees
Narrator
2007
Melba
Charles Armstrong
1988
We're All Going to Die
Death
Strange Planet
Steven
1999
After the Deluge
Marty
2003
Australia in Colour
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
The Forgotten Force
Narrator
1994
For Love Alone
Jonathan Crow
1986
Wild Australia: After the Fires
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
Himself
2004The Edge of the World
Narrator
1997
Ship of Theseus
Producer
2012Horseplay
Narrator (voice)
2003
Baby Shower
2026Australia's Lost Impressionist
John Russell (voice)
2018
The City's Edge
Andy White
1983
Ladies Please!
Self
1994
Russian Doll
Harvey
2001Russian Doll
Co-Producer
2001
Peaches
Alan
2005The Great White
Alan Armstrong
Wild Australia: The Edge
Narrator (voice)
1996Road to Alice
1992
Franklin
Narrator
2022Little Echo Lost
Echo Man
1999