Actor
Hugo Weaving
- Born: 4 April 1960, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Estimated net worth: $30 million
Hugo Weaving is an acclaimed Australian actor known for his versatile performances in film and theatre. He gained fame for iconic roles in films such as 'The Matrix' series and 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. Renowned for his distinctive voice and commanding…
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About Hugo Weaving
Hugo Weaving is an acclaimed Australian actor known for his versatile performances in film and theatre. He gained fame for iconic roles in films such as 'The Matrix' series and 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. Renowned for his distinctive voice and commanding presence, Weaving has earned critical acclaim throughout his career, showcasing his talent across various genres.
- Born
- 4 April 1960, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
- Spouses
- Katrina Greenwood (1984-present)
- Children
- 2 children: Holly Weaving, Harry Weaving
- Parents
- Thelma Weaving, Wallace Weaving
- Estimated net worth
- $30 million
Fun facts about Hugo Weaving
- Hugo Weaving originally studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Australia.
- He has played both a villain and a hero in major franchises, including Agent Smith in 'The Matrix' and Elrond in 'The Lord of the Rings.'
Famous Hugo Weaving quotes
“I am no man!”
“I’ll show you what real power is.”
“You will never see the world the same way again.”
Hugo Weaving filmography
Cast (133)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dalliance TV | Billy | |
| 2026 | The Airport Chaplain TV | Tobias Wallace | 5.8 |
| 2026 | The Airport Chaplain Movie | Tobias Wallace | |
| 2026 | Baby Shower Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2025 | What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas Movie | Self - Interviewee | |
| 2024 | How to Make Gravy Movie | Noel | 6.6 |
| 2024 | Creative Types with Virginia Trioli TV | Self | |
| 2024 | The Rooster Movie | The Hermit | 5.3 |
| 2023 | The Royal Hotel Movie | Billy | 5.4 |
| 2023 | Teacups Movie | Don Ritchie | 8.0 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Koala Man TV | King Emudeus (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2022 | Franklin Movie | Narrator | |
| 2022 | The Bridge Australia TV | Narrator | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Slow Horses TV | Frank Harkness | 8.0 |
| 2022 | Loveland Movie | Dr. Bergman | 4.4 |
| 2021 | Love Me TV | Glen Mathieson | 6.2 |
| 2021 | The Matrix Resurrections Movie | Agent Smith (archive footage) (uncredited) | 6.3 |
| 2021 | Lone Wolf Movie | Police Minister | 4.1 |
| 2021 | Mr. Corman TV | Artie Corman | 6.4 |
| 2020 | Wild Australia: After the Fires Movie | Self - Narrator (voice) | 8.3 |
| 2020 | Measure for Measure Movie | Duke | 4.3 |
| 2019 | Hearts and Bones Movie | Dan Fisher | 6.0 |
| 2019 | Australia in Colour TV | Self - Narrator (voice) | 6.0 |
| 2018 | Mortal Engines Movie | Thaddeus Valentine | 6.3 |
| 2018 | Australia's Lost Impressionist Movie | John Russell (voice) | |
| 2018 | Black '47 Movie | Hannah | 6.6 |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose TV | David Melrose | 7.5 |
| 2017 | Seven Types of Ambiguity TV | Alex Klima | 6.1 |
| 2017 | Jasper Jones Movie | Mad Jack Lionel | 6.4 |
| 2017 | The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' Movie | Self | 8.3 |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge Movie | Tom Doss | 8.2 |
| 2015 | The Dressmaker Movie | Sergeant Farrat | 7.0 |
| 2015 | Strangerland Movie | Detective David Rae | 5.2 |
| 2015 | Between a Frock and a Hard Place Movie | Self | 7.8 |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Movie | Elrond | 7.3 |
| 2014 | Healing Movie | Senior Officer Matt Perry | 5.9 |
| 2014 | The Mule Movie | Tom Croft | 6.3 |
| 2013 | The Turning Movie | Bob Lang | 5.7 |
| 2013 | Mystery Road Movie | Johnno | 6.2 |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie | Elrond | 7.4 |
| 2012 | Cloud Atlas Movie | Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Movie | (archive footage) | 7.5 |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two Movie | Noah (voice) | 6.2 |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger Movie | Johann Schmidt / Red Skull | 7.0 |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie | Megatron (voice) | 6.2 |
| 2011 | The Key Man Movie | Vincent | 3.7 |
| 2010 | Rake TV | Unknown character | 7.5 |
| 2010 | I, Spry Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2010 | Oranges and Sunshine Movie | Jack | 6.9 |
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Movie | Noctus / Grimble (voice) | 6.8 |
| 2010 | The Wolfman Movie | Inspector Francis Abberline | 5.9 |
| 2009 | Tackling Peace Movie | Narrator | |
| 2009 | Last Ride Movie | Kev | 6.4 |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie | Megatron (voice) | 6.2 |
| 2008 | The Tender Hook Movie | McHeath | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Transformers Movie | Megatron (voice) | 6.8 |
| 2007 | In the Company of Actors Movie | Self / Judge Brack | |
| 2007 | The Girl Who Swallowed Bees Movie | Narrator | 8.0 |
| 2006 | Happy Feet Movie | Noah (voice) | 6.2 |
| 2006 | The Making of 'The Return of the King' Movie | Self | 8.8 |
| 2006 | The Making of 'The Two Towers' Movie | Self | 8.8 |
| 2006 | V for Vendetta: Unmasked Movie | V / William Rookwood | 8.0 |
| 2006 | V for Vendetta Movie | V / William Rookwood | 7.9 |
| 2005 | Little Fish Movie | Lionel | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Peaches Movie | Alan | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action Star Movie | Self | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Ringers: Lord of the Fans Movie | Self | 6.4 |
| 2004 | A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 2004 | The Matrix Revolutions Revisited Movie | Self | 7.1 |
| 2004 | The Matrix Reloaded Revisited Movie | Self | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix Movie | Agent Smith | 7.4 |
| 2004 | Everything Goes Movie | Unknown character | 5.6 |
| 2004 | The Matrix Recalibrated Movie | Self | 6.9 |
| 2004 | The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith Movie | Himself | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future Movie | Self | 6.8 |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Movie | Elrond | 8.5 |
| 2003 | Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King Movie | Self | 8.1 |
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions Movie | Agent Smith | 6.8 |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load Movie | Self | 6.1 |
| 2003 | After the Deluge TV | Martin 'Marty' Kirby | 4.3 |
| 2003 | After the Deluge Movie | Marty | |
| 2003 | Horseplay Movie | Narrator (voice) | 4.6 |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded Movie | Agent Smith | 7.1 |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Movie | Elrond | 8.4 |
| 2002 | The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast Movie | Self (archive) | |
| 2002 | HypaSpace TV | Self | 5.0 |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Movie | Elrond | 8.4 |
| 2001 | Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2001 | Quest for the Ring Movie | Self | 5.7 |
| 2001 | The Matrix Revisited Movie | Self - Agent Smith | 6.9 |
| 2001 | Russian Doll Movie | Harvey | 6.6 |
| 2001 | The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Movie | Rubicondo | 6.4 |
| 2000 | The Magic Pudding Movie | Bill Barnacle (voice) | 5.2 |
| 1999 | Strange Planet Movie | Steven | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Little Echo Lost Movie | Echo Man | |
| 1999 | Making "The Matrix" Movie | Self | 7.4 |
| 1999 | The Matrix Movie | Agent Smith | 8.3 |
| 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City Movie | Rex (voice) | 5.7 |
| 1998 | Bedrooms and Hallways Movie | Jeremy | 6.1 |
| 1998 | The Interview Movie | Eddie Rodney Fleming | 6.8 |
| 1998 | The Kiss Movie | Frank | 3.0 |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 1997 | The Edge of the World Movie | Narrator | |
| 1997 | True Love and Chaos Movie | Morris | 3.6 |
| 1997 | Frontier TV | Governor Arthur | 9.0 |
| 1996 | The Bite TV | Jack Shannon | 8.0 |
| 1996 | Wild Australia: The Edge Movie | Narrator (voice) | 5.7 |
| 1995 | Bordertown TV | Kenneth Pearson | 7.0 |
| 1995 | Babe Movie | Rex (voice) | 6.3 |
| 1994 | Halifax f.p. TV | Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos | 6.2 |
| 1994 | Exile Movie | Innes | 5.0 |
| 1994 | Ladies Please! Movie | Self | 4.2 |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Movie | Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra | 7.3 |
| 1994 | The Forgotten Force Movie | Narrator | 6.0 |
| 1994 | The Custodian Movie | Frank Church | 4.5 |
| 1993 | Frauds Movie | Jonathan Wheats | 6.0 |
| 1993 | Reckless Kelly Movie | Sir John | 4.6 |
| 1992 | Road to Alice Movie | Unknown character | 10.0 |
| 1991 | Proof Movie | Martin | 6.7 |
| 1990 | Wendy Cracked a Walnut Movie | Jake | 4.6 |
| 1989 | Bangkok Hilton TV | Richard Carlisle | 6.9 |
| 1988 | Dadah Is Death Movie | Geoffrey Chambers | 5.0 |
| 1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty TV | Richard Eastwick | 6.0 |
| 1988 | Melba TV | Charles Armstrong | |
| 1987 | The Right Hand Man Movie | Ned Devine | 4.7 |
| 1986 | For Love Alone Movie | Jonathan Crow | 3.7 |
| 1984 | Bodyline TV | Douglas Jardine | 7.6 |
| 1983 | The City's Edge Movie | Andy White | 5.5 |
| 1981 | ...Maybe This Time Movie | Student #2 | 4.2 |
| TBA | Hold Still Movie | Eugene | |
| TBA | We're All Going to Die Movie | Death | |
| TBA | Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2 Movie | Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra | |
| TBA | The Great White TV | Alan Armstrong |
Crew (2)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ship of Theseus Movie | Producer · Production | 6.9 |
| 2001 | Russian Doll Movie | Co-Producer · Production | 6.6 |
Latest releases
- The Airport Chaplain2026
- Baby Shower2026
- What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas2025
- How to Make Gravy2024 / TMDB 6.6
- The Rooster2024 / TMDB 5.3
- The Royal Hotel2023 / TMDB 5.4
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Questions about Hugo Weaving
What are some of Hugo Weaving's most famous roles?
Hugo Weaving is best known for his roles as Agent Smith in 'The Matrix' series and Elrond in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, showcasing his range in both action and fantasy genres.
Has Hugo Weaving won any major awards?
Yes, Hugo Weaving has received several awards, including the AACTA Award for Best Actor and the Sydney Film Festival's Best Actor Award, highlighting his contributions to Australian cinema.
What was Hugo Weaving's first film?
Hugo Weaving's first film was 'The Last Resort' in 1986, where he played a supporting role that marked the beginning of his film career.
What is Hugo Weaving's estimated net worth?
Hugo Weaving's estimated net worth is around $30 million, reflecting his successful career in film, television, and theatre.
How many children does Hugo Weaving have?
Hugo Weaving has two children, Holly Weaving and Harry Weaving, with his long-time partner Katrina Greenwood.
What are some of Hugo Weaving's notable theatre performances?
Hugo Weaving has had a successful theatre career, including performances in productions such as 'Waiting for Godot' and 'The Birthday Party,' showcasing his strong stage presence.
What is Hugo Weaving's acting style known for?
Hugo Weaving's acting style is often characterized by his powerful voice and ability to portray complex characters, making him a versatile actor in various genres.
What are some of Hugo Weaving's successful films?
Some of Hugo Weaving's successful films include 'The Matrix' series, 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, and 'V for Vendetta,' each contributing to his reputation as a leading actor.