Hugo Weaving

Born on April 4, 1960 in Austin, Nigeria, Hugo Weaving is the son of Anne and Wallace Weaving. Most of his childhood was spent in South Africa, where he developed a deep bond with nature that would later lead him to be one of the main ambassadors for the organization Voiceless, which defends animal rights. After he passed through the African country, his parents, originally from England, decided to return to offer his son a better education. He attended the prestigious Queen Elizabeth`s Hospital School, later decided to study literature in Australia at Sydney’s Knox Grammar School. Upon graduation, he decided to study drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.

His career began in 1984 when he appeared in a miniseries called Bodyline . That same year, she walked down the aisle with her longtime companion, Katrina Greenwood, with whom she has two children. His first leading role was obtained in the miniseries Bangkok Hilton, where he played Nicole Kidman ‘s lawyer and with which he rose to fame. With the arrival of the 90s came Proof  along with Russell Crowe , a film with which he started on the big screen and which received very good reviews. During this period Weaving continued his trajectory with titles such as The Custodian, Reckless Kelly, Frauds . In 1994, he shot the hilarious comedyThe adventures of Priscilla, queen of the desert where she gave life to a transvestite who seeks fame. She caused quite a surprise at Cannes, where she walked away with awards and critical acclaim. The following works of hers, such as The Interview or Neither in your house, nor in mine , did not have the impact of the previous one.

At the end of the decade, one of the characters that has brought him the most recognition came to him, the enigmatic and charismatic agent Smith who tried to kill Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishburne . With the figure of him and the hand of the Wachowsky brothers with their Matrix trilogy , Hugo managed to gain a foothold in the world of acting. His success continued when in 2001 he premiered The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring where he played the half-elf king Elrond, in Peter Jackson ‘s Middle-earth trilogy . In the project he coincided with big stars like Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen or Christopher Lee. After the Matrix aftermathand The Lord of the Rings , Weaving continued his path with other titles such as Peaches or Little Fish , until in 2006 he crossed paths again with the Wachowsky brothers, who were producing their next project asked him to give life to V in V for Vendetta , where it shone on the masked man’s skin.

In addition to acting, Hugo has voiced characters such as Rex in the Oscar-winning Babe, the pig in the city or the terrible Megatron in Transformers . After a break he returned with minor films such as The Last Trip or Oranges and Sunshine , once he got back on track he participated in The Wolf Man in which he shares credits with Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins or Emilie Blunt. Also, he was chosen to play the Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger where he leads the criminal organization Hydra. In 2012 he would join a Wachowsky project again in Cloud Atlasalong with Oscar winner Tom Hanks and Halle Berry. That same year he returned to Middle-earth again as Elrond in Peter Jackson’s new trilogy, which began with  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey .