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Line 1: {{short description\|~~Australian~~British actor (born 1960)}} {{Use Australian English\|date=July 2021}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2021}} Line 10: \| birth_place = [[Ibadan]], [[British Nigeria]] \| birth_name = Hugo Wallace Weaving \| nationality = ~~Australian~~British \| occupation = Actor \| education = [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts\|BFA]]) \| years_active = ~~1981–present~~1980–present \| partner = Katrina Greenwood (1984{{nbnd}}present) \| children = 2, including [[Harry Greenwood (actor)\|Harry Greenwood]] \| relatives = [[Samara Weaving]] (niece) }} ~~<!--~~'''Hugo ~~never~~Wallace ~~became~~Weaving''' an{{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|AO}} ~~Australian~~(born ~~citizen~~4 ~~which~~April 1960) is ~~why he has an Honorary AO~~a British-->Australian actor.<ref>https://if.com.au/hugo-weaving-honoured-as-living-legend/</ref> He is the recipient of six [[AACTA Awards\|Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards]] (AACTA) and has been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the [[Order of Australia]]. Born in [[Colonial Nigeria]] to ~~English~~British parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career.▼ ~~'''Hugo Wallace Weaving''' {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|AO}} (born 4 April 1960) is an Australian~~ ▲<!-- never became an Australian citizen which is why he has an Honorary AO --> actor. He is the recipient of six [[AACTA Awards\|Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards]] (AACTA) and has been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the [[Order of Australia]]. Born in [[Colonial Nigeria]] to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. Weaving landed his first major role as [[England cricket team\|English]] cricket captain [[Douglas Jardine]] on the Australian television series ''[[Bodyline (miniseries)\|Bodyline]]'' (1984). He rose to prominence with his appearances in the Australian films [[Proof (1991 film)\|''Proof'']] (1991) and ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' (1994), winning his first AACTA Award for [[AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role\|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] for the former. By the turn of the millennium, Weaving achieved international recognition through roles in mainstream American productions. His most notable film roles include [[Agent Smith]] in the first three [[The Matrix (franchise)\|''The Matrix'' films]] (1999–2003), [[Elrond]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)\|The Lord of the Rings]]'' (2001–2003) and ''[[The Hobbit (film series)\|The Hobbit]]'' (2012–2014) trilogies, the [[V (character)\|title character]] in ''[[V for Vendetta (film)\|V for Vendetta]]'' (2005), and [[Johann Schmidt (Marvel Cinematic Universe)\|Johann Schmidt / Red Skull]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) film ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' (2011). Line 27 ⟶ 26: ==Early life and education == Weaving was born on 4 April 1960 at the [[University College Hospital, Ibadan\|University of Ibadan Teaching Hospital]], in [[Ibadan]], [[Colonial Nigeria\|Nigeria]] to ~~English~~British parents; he is the son of Anne Lennard (born 1934),<ref name="abc">{{cite web\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2009/2698446.htm\|title=Meet the listener: Anne Lennard, wartime evacuee – ''Life Matters''\|date=29 September 2009\|publisher=ABC\|location=Australia\|access-date=8 August 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122172125/http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2009/2698446.htm\|archive-date=22 January 2010\|url-status=live}}</ref> a tour guide and former teacher, and Wallace Weaving (born 1929), a [[seismologist]], who met as students at the [[University of Bristol]].<ref name=ref1 /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/artists/w/Hugo-Weaving/index-133496.html\|title=Hugo Weaving Profile: Biography, Filmography & Photos\|publisher=uk.movies.yahoo.com\|access-date=8 August 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624054221/http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/artists/w/Hugo-Weaving/index-133496.html\|archive-date=24 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="abc"/> His maternal grandmother was Belgian.<ref name=abc /> A year after his birth, his family returned to the United Kingdom, living in [[Bedford]] and [[Brighton]] before moving to [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]] in Australia; [[Johannesburg]] in South Africa; and then returning to the United Kingdom again.<ref name=ref1>{{cite news\|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/film/quiet-achiever/2006/04/02/1143916400860.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2\|work=The Sydney Morning Herald\|title=Quiet achiever\|date=3 April 2006\|access-date=12 March 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623083823/http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/quiet-achiever/2006/04/02/1143916400860.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2\|archive-date=23 June 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> While in the UK, he attended [[Charlton House, Wraxall\|The Downs School]], [[Wraxall, Somerset\|Wraxall]], near [[Bristol]], and [[Queen Elizabeth's Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2004-03-05 \|title=Weaving no red carpet spells \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/weaving-no-red-carpet-spells-20040305-gdih6o.html \|access-date=2022-11-11 \|website=The Sydney Morning Herald \|language=en \|archive-date=11 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111020356/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/weaving-no-red-carpet-spells-20040305-gdih6o.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> While at the Downs School, in 1973 Weaving played one of his first theatrical roles, taking the part of Captain Asquith in [[Robert Bolt]]'s ''The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew''. His family moved back to Australia in 1976, where he attended [[Knox Grammar School]] in Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2007-08-30 \|title=Schools In Sydney - NSW Schools - Private Schools Sydney - Find a School \|url=http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/find_a_school?cid=12348&pid=2701612 \|access-date=2022-11-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830192913/http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/find_a_school?cid=12348&pid=2701612 \|archive-date=30 August 2007 }}</ref> He graduated from Sydney's [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving), 2011 \|url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2012.22/hugo-at-home-hugo-weaving/ \|access-date=2022-11-11 \|website=National Portrait Gallery collection \|archive-date=11 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111020404/https://www.portrait.gov.au//portraits/2012.22/hugo-at-home-hugo-weaving/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Line 45 ⟶ 44: [[File:Hugo Weaving.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Weaving at ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]'' premiere in 2003]] He received additional acclaim in the role of the [[Half-elf\|half-elven]] lord [[Elrond]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s three-film adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', released between 2001 and 2003.<ref name="Froggatt 2015">{{cite web \|last=Froggatt \|first=Emma \|title=Hugo Weaving's top 10 on-screen moments – in pictures \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2015/jul/31/hugo-weavings-top-10-on-screen-moments-in-pictures \|work=[[The Guardian]] \|date=31 July 2015 \|access-date=31 January 2024 \|archive-date=13 November 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113174059/https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2015/jul/31/hugo-weavings-top-10-on-screen-moments-in-pictures \|url-status=live }}</ref> Weaving was the main actor in Andrew Kotatko's award-winning film ''[[Everything Goes (film)\|Everything Goes]]'' (2004). He starred as a heroin-addicted ex-[[rugby league]] player in the 2005 Australian [[indie film]] ''[[Little Fish (2005 film)\|Little Fish]]'', opposite [[Cate Blanchett]]. Weaving played the title role as [[V (comics)\|V]] in the 2005 film ''[[V for Vendetta (film)\|V for Vendetta]]'', in which he was reunited with [[the Wachowskis]], creators of ''The Matrix'' trilogy, who wrote the adapted screenplay. Actor [[James Purefoy]] was originally signed to play the role, but was fired six weeks into filming over creative differences.<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.mcall.com/2006-/03-/16/~~entertainment/3648531_1_vendetta~~v-for-vendetta-reel-and-real-events-resonate-for-star-natalie-portman~~-purefoy~~/\|title=V for Vendetta': Reel and real events resonate for star Natalie Portman\|work=tribunedigital-mcall\|date=16 March 2006 \|access-date=27 July 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311201923/http://articles.mcall.com/2006-03-16/entertainment/3648531_1_vendetta-natalie-portman-purefoy\|archive-date=11 March 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/six-actors-who-were-fired-from-films/story-e6frfmvr-1226791122829\|title=Six actors who were fired from films\|work=NewsComAu\|date=28 December 2013\|access-date=27 July 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016233248/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/six-actors-who-were-fired-from-films/story-e6frfmvr-1226791122829\|archive-date=16 October 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/06/11/i-was-fired-from-the-amazing-spider-man-2-was-i-awful-1496056?lt_source=external,manual\|title=I Was Fired From The Amazing Spider-Man 2... Was I Awful?\|author=Karly Rayner\|work=moviepilot.com\|access-date=27 July 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016233248/http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/06/11/i-was-fired-from-the-amazing-spider-man-2-was-i-awful-1496056?lt_source=external,manual\|archive-date=16 October 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Weaving reshot most of Purefoy's scenes as V (even though his face is never seen) apart from a couple of minor dialogue-free scenes early in the film while stuntman David Leitch performed all of V's stunts. Weaving reprised his role as Elrond for the video game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II]]''. He regularly appears in productions by the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] (STC). In 2006, he worked with Cate Blanchett on a reprise of the STC production of ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' in New York City. In a controversial move by director [[Michael Bay]], Weaving was chosen as the [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megatron (Transformers)#Transformers\|Megatron]] vocally in the 2007 live-action film ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'', rather than using the [[Megatron (Transformers)\|original version of the character]]'s voice created by the voice actor [[Frank Welker]]. Line 57 ⟶ 56: Weaving spent the summer of 2009 starring in the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]]'s production of ''[[God of Carnage]]'', portraying the caustic lawyer Alain Reille. He returned to the stage in November 2010 in Sydney Theatre Company's ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', co-starring Cate Blanchett and [[Richard Roxburgh]].<ref>[http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2010/uncle-vanya ''Uncle Vanya''] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024105523/http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2010/uncle-vanya \|date=24 October 2010 }} at the [[Sydney Theatre Company]]</ref> Weaving filmed a guest role on Roxburgh's Australian TV series ''[[Rake (2010 TV series)\|Rake]]'' in May 2010. In May 2009, Weaving accepted a co-starring role in the docudrama ''[[Oranges and Sunshine]]'',<ref name="jaafar1">{{cite news\| url=https://~~www.~~variety.com/~~article~~2009/biz/news/emily-watson-joins-oranges-1118011741/~~VR1118011741.html?categoryid=19&cs=1&ref=vertintl~~ \| work=Variety \| title=Emily Watson joins 'Oranges' \| first=Ali \| last=Jaafar \| date=23 November 2009}}</ref> about the forced migration of thousands of British children to Australia in the 1950s. Filming began in autumn 2009 in [[Nottingham]], England, and [[Adelaide]], South Australia, and continued through January 2010. The film premiered at the [[Rome International Film Festival]] on 28 October 2010 and garnered positive reviews. 2010 saw the release of ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole\|Legend of the Guardians]]'' (formerly ''The Guardians of Ga'Hoole''), in which Weaving has another high-profile voice role,<ref>[http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/5106/zack-snyders-guardians-of-gahoole-cast-coming-together Zack Snyder's Guardians of Ga'Hoole Cast Coming Together] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706221723/http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/5106/zack-snyders-guardians-of-gahoole-cast-coming-together \|date=6 July 2010 }} 20 November 2009</ref> portraying two different owls named Noctus and Grimble in [[Zack Snyder]]'s film adaptation of [[Kathryn Lasky]]'s popular series of children's books. On 4 May 2010, it was officially confirmed by [[Marvel Studios]] that Weaving would play the fictional [[Nazi]] [[Red Skull]] in the superhero film ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rogdykker.com/hugo-weaving-confirmed-as-red-skull-in-captain-america \|title=Hugo Weaving confirmed as Red Skull in Captain America \|access-date=4 May 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123525/http://www.rogdykker.com/hugo-weaving-confirmed-as-red-skull-in-captain-america \|archive-date=10 March 2012 }}</ref> Weaving completed filming his role on the project in September 2010 and returned to Sydney to prepare for ''Uncle Vanya''. It is unlikely he will sign on for any further installments in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]; in an August 2011 ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'' interview, the actor confided he is weary of typecasting and of "blockbuster" films in general: "I think I've about had enough... I'm not sure how many more of them I'll make. It doesn't feel to me as though they've been the majority of my work, though that's probably the way it seems to most other people."<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-ae-vanya-weaving-20110805,0,1333908,full.story \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117122545/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-ae-vanya-weaving-20110805,0,1333908,full.story \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=17 January 2013 \| work=The Baltimore Sun \| title=From 'Captain America' to 'Uncle Vanya,' Hugo Weaving stretches his acting chops \| date=5 August 2011 }}</ref> Line 65 ⟶ 64: [[File:Hugo Weaving (8957650533).jpg\|thumb\|Weaving at [[Sydney Film Festival]] in 2013]] On 13 March 2011, ''The Key Man'', which Weaving filmed in 2006, finally debuted at the [[South By Southwest]] Festival in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>[https://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/sxsw-exclusive-first-look-the-key-man-poster.php SXSW Exclusive First Look: 'The Key Man' Poster] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306084316/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/sxsw-exclusive-first-look-the-key-man-poster.php \|date=6 March 2016 }}. Film School Rejects (10 March 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-04.</ref> The child migrant saga ''[[Oranges and Sunshine]]'' opened in the UK on 1 April, the culmination of months of success on the festival circuit in late 2010-early 2011.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.theguardian.com/oranges-and-sunshine/oranges-sunshine-emily-watson-hugo-weaving \| location=London \| work=The Guardian \| title=Oranges and Sunshine: an illuminating true-life drama \| date=14 March 2011 \| access-date=14 December 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414053914/http://www.theguardian.com//oranges-and-sunshine/oranges-sunshine-emily-watson-hugo-weaving \| archive-date=14 April 2016 \| url-status=live}}</ref> In March, the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] and [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] announced that STC's 2010 production of Chekhov's [[Uncle Vanya]] would be reprised in Washington, D.C., during the month of August.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/arts-post/2011/03/kennedy_center_offers.html \| newspaper=The Washington Post \| title=Kennedy Center offers Cate Blanchett, hip-hop, 'The Addams Family' \| access-date=12 March 2011 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624094433/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/arts-post/2011/03/kennedy_center_offers.html \| archive-date=24 June 2011 \| url-status=~~live~~dead }}</ref> In April, months of speculation finally ended when Weaving appeared on [[The Hobbit (film series)\|''The Hobbit'']]'s New Zealand set, shortly before a production spokesman officially confirmed the actor's return as Elrond in Peter Jackson's prequel trilogy to ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/4948801/Kiwi-actor-steps-into-the-Hobbit-breach \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911234057/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/4948801/Kiwi-actor-steps-into-the-Hobbit-breach \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=11 September 2012 \| work=The Dominion Post \| title=Kiwi actor steps into Hobbit breach \| date=2 May 2011 }}</ref> He was part of the cast of the Wachowskis' adaptation of [[David Mitchell (author)\|David Mitchell]]'s novel ''[[Cloud Atlas (novel)\|Cloud Atlas]]''.<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugo-weaving-ben-whishaw-join-187412\| work=The Hollywood Reporter\| title=Hugo Weaving, Ben Whishaw Join 'Cloud Atlas' (Cannes Exclusive)\| date=11 May 2011\| first=Scott\| last=Roxborough\| access-date=18 May 2011\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712214750/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugo-weaving-ben-whishaw-join-187412\| archive-date=12 July 2012\| url-status=live}}</ref> The project, co-starring [[Tom Hanks]], [[Ben Whishaw]], [[Halle Berry]], [[Jim Broadbent]], and [[Susan Sarandon]], began filming in September 2011 and was released in October 2012. 2012 found Weaving re-focusing on his theatrical career, with a return to the Sydney Theatre Company to star in a new adaptation of [[Christopher Hampton]]'s play ''[[Les Liaisons Dangereuses]]'' in March.<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/curtains-up-on-liaison-with-wicked-wit-20110923-1kp9z.html#ixzz1Yphd6xnB\| work=The Sydney Morning Herald\| title=Curtain's up on Liaison with wicked wit\| date=24 September 2011\| access-date=10 October 2011\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925192454/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/curtains-up-on-liaison-with-wicked-wit-20110923-1kp9z.html#ixzz1Yphd6xnB\| archive-date=25 September 2011\| url-status=live}}</ref> He portrayed the notorious Vicomte de Valmont, a character he first played onstage in 1987. His frequent stage foil [[Pamela Rabe]] costarred. Weaving and [[Cate Blanchett]] reprised their roles in STC's internationally lauded production of ''Uncle Vanya'' for a ten-day run at [[New York City\|New York's]] [[Lincoln Center]] in July.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/a-new-york-stop-for-cate-blanchett-hugo-weaving-and-uncle-vanya/\| work=The New York Times\| title=A New York Stop for Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and 'Uncle Vanya'\| first=James C. Jr.\| last=Mckinley\| date=18 December 2011\| access-date=18 December 2011\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219093019/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/a-new-york-stop-for-cate-blanchett-hugo-weaving-and-uncle-vanya/\| archive-date=19 December 2011\| url-status=live}}</ref> The busy actor joined the cast of three forthcoming Australian films in summer 2012. The Western-tinged police thriller ''[[Mystery Road (film)\|Mystery Road]]'', written and directed by [[Ivan Sen]], began filming in June 2012.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://if.com.au/2012/06/26/article/Ivan-Sens-Mystery-Road-begins-filming-in-Qld/BJMFNKJYPW.html\|work=Inside Film\|title=Ivan Sen's Mystery Road begins filming in Qld\|date=26 June 2012\|access-date=26 June 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629082948/http://if.com.au/2012/06/26/article/Ivan-Sens-Mystery-Road-begins-filming-in-Qld/BJMFNKJYPW.html\|archive-date=29 June 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref> Weaving appeared in the prison drama ''[[Healing (2014 film)\|Healing]]'' for director Craig Monahan, with whom he previously made ''The Interview'' (1998) and ''Peaches'' (2005).<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://~~www.~~deadline.com/2012/07/screen-australia-the-rover-healing-felony-gallipoli-films-tv-projects-307187/\| work=Deadline\| title=Screen Australia Backs 4 Films, 8 TV Projects\| date=25 June 2012\| access-date=27 July 2012\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729232351/http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/screen-australia-the-rover-healing-felony-gallipoli-films-tv-projects/\| archive-date=29 July 2012\| url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in a segment of the Australian anthology film ''[[The Turning (2013 film)\|The Turning]]'', based on [[Tim Winton]]'s collection of linked stories, entitled "The Commission", directed by [[David Wenham]].<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/blog-articles/127063/a-dane-takes-aussie-film-sales-to-a-new-level\| work=SBS\| title=A Dane takes Aussie film sales to a new level\| date=12 November 2012\| access-date=14 November 2012\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311224310/http://www.sbs.com.au/films/blog-articles/127063/a-dane-takes-aussie-film-sales-to-a-new-level\| archive-date=11 March 2013\| url-status=live}}</ref> He ended 2013 co-starring with [[Richard Roxburgh]] and [[Philip Quast]] in [[Samuel Beckett]]'s ''[[Waiting For Godot]]'', for the Sydney Theatre Company.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/cate-blanchett-lights-up-the-lincoln-center-festival?page=2\| work=Gotham Magazine\| title=Cate Blanchett Lights Up Lincoln Center\| date=June 2012\| access-date=13 June 2012\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618235926/http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/cate-blanchett-lights-up-the-lincoln-center-festival?page=2\| archive-date=18 June 2012\| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/theatre/features/11259/sydney-theatre-company-season-2013 \| work=Time Out Sydney \| title=Sydney Theatre Company 2013 Season \| date=6 September 2012 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913222159/http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/theatre/features/11259/sydney-theatre-company-season-2013 \| archive-date=13 September 2012}}</ref> In the spring of 2013, Weaving reprised the [[Agent Smith]] role for a [[General Electric]] television commercial for their "Brilliant Machines" innovations in healthcare management technology, which was slated to air during a break from 13 April's edition of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', and subsequently continued to receive multiple airings on major cable networks.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/04/13/a-general-electric-commercial-set-in-the-world-of-the-matrix/\|title=Agent Smith Returns – A General Electric Commercial Set in the World of the Matrix\|work=bleedingcool.com\|last=Connelly\|first=Brendon\|date=13 April 2013\|access-date=13 April 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416021810/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/04/13/a-general-electric-commercial-set-in-the-world-of-the-matrix\|archive-date=16 April 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 77 ⟶ 76: In October 2015, Weaving joined the cast of the film adaption of [[Craig Silvey]]'s novel ''[[Jasper Jones]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.filmink.com.au/notices/11652/\|title=Incredible cast brought together for the film adaption of the iconic Australian novel, Jasper Jones\|work=Film Ink (Australia)\|access-date=15 October 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015133538/http://www.filmink.com.au/notices/11652/\|archive-date=15 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/hugo-weaving-toni-collette-join-allstar-cast-of-jasper-jones-20151018-gkau44.html\| work=The Sydney Morning Herald\| title=Hugo Weaving, Toni Collette join all-star cast of Jasper Jones\| first=Linda\| last=Morris\| date=18 October 2015\| access-date=24 October 2015\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024081401/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/hugo-weaving-toni-collette-join-allstar-cast-of-jasper-jones-20151018-gkau44.html\| archive-date=24 October 2015\| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Weaving starred as Thaddeus Valentine in ''[[Mortal Engines (film)\|Mortal Engines]]''. In the same year, he appeared alongside [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] in the miniseries [[Patrick Melrose (miniseries)\|''Patrick Melrose'']]. In 2020, Weaving starred as Alfred in [[Tony Kushner]]'s adaptation of ''[[The Visit (play)\|The Visit]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Lesley Manville and Hugo Weaving in The Visit at the National Theatre: first look photos {{!}} WhatsOnStage\|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/lesley-manville-hugo-weaving-visit-olivier_50899.html\|access-date=2021-09-12\|website=www.whatsonstage.com\|date=10 February 2020\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=12 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912111228/https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/lesley-manville-hugo-weaving-visit-olivier_50899.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2021, Weaving has starred as Glen Mathieson<ref>{{Citation \|title=Love Me (TV Mini Series 2021– ) - IMDb \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15233564/fullcredits \|access-date=2023-06-17 \|language=en \|archive-date=17 June 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617131319/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15233564/fullcredits \|url-status=live }}</ref> in the Australian intergenerational drama series [[Love Me (Australian TV series)\|''Love Me'']]. In 2024, Weaving, played as Frank Harkness in season 4 of [[Slow Horses]].<!-- https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/hugo-weaving-rarely-does-tv-he-made-an-exception-for-slow-horses-20240910-p5k9f2.html --> ==Other roles== Line 89 ⟶ 90: ==Personal life== When he was 13 years old, Weaving was diagnosed with [[epilepsy]]. Although the condition rarely affected him and stopped in his early 30s, he still chooses not to drive, given the risk of a seizure.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Hoffman\|first=Barbara\|title=Aussie lord of the stage\|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/aussie_lord_of_the_stage_vnWoOEvrhI4GS5lbYwB30L\|work=New York Post\|date=26 July 2012\|access-date=10 November 2012\|archive-date=3 November 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103233653/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/aussie_lord_of_the_stage_vnWoOEvrhI4GS5lbYwB30L\|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been in a relationship with Katrina Greenwood since 1984;<ref>{{cite web\|last=McCauley\|first=Mary Carole\|title=From 'Captain America' to 'Uncle Vanya,' Hugo Weaving stretches his acting chops\|url=http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/bs-ae-vanya-weaving-20110805,0,1264796.story?page=3\|publisher=The Morning Call\|access-date=21 October 2012\|date=5 August 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104060220/http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/bs-ae-vanya-weaving-20110805,0,1264796.story?page=3\|archive-date=4 November 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> they live in Sydney and have two children together: [[Harry Greenwood (actor)\|Harry Greenwood]], an actor, and Holly Greenwood, an artist.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Harry Greenwood shines in first lead TV role in Gallipoli and he's the spitting image of dad Hugo Weaving\|work=News.com.au\|date=30 January 2015\|access-date=17 April 2016\|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/harry-greenwood-shines-in-first-lead-tv-role-in-gallipoli-and-hes-the-spitting-image-of-dad-hugo-weaving/news-story/ddf98d4091b398579511387e4e3567b2\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427203750/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/harry-greenwood-shines-in-first-lead-tv-role-in-gallipoli-and-hes-the-spitting-image-of-dad-hugo-weaving/news-story/ddf98d4091b398579511387e4e3567b2\|archive-date=27 April 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~Their~~The children were given their mother's surname, which Weaving's son described as the family's "stand against the patriarchy."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Blake \|first=Elissa \|date=2016-11-02 \|title=Actor Harry Greenwood has 'the ideal sounding board' – his father, Hugo Weaving \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/actor-harry-greenwood-says-father-hugo-weaving-is-the-ideal-sounding-board-20161101-gsfjx4.html \|access-date=2023-02-22 \|website=The Sydney Morning Herald \|language=en \|archive-date=22 February 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222004344/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/actor-harry-greenwood-says-father-hugo-weaving-is-the-ideal-sounding-board-20161101-gsfjx4.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> Weaving has a brother and a sister. He is the uncle of actress [[Samara Weaving]], who began her career in Australia before transitioning to American roles. Both appeared in the 2013 Australian film ''[[Mystery Road (film)\|Mystery Road]]''. His younger niece Morgan Weaving appeared on the Australian soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]'' alongside her sister.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Samara Weaving (as Indigo Walker)\|url=http://www.tv3.co.nz/Samara-Weaving-as-Indigo-Walker/tabid/1288/articleID/65405/Default.aspx\|work=Home and Away Cast Biographies\|publisher=TV3\|access-date=10 November 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031144807/http://www.tv3.co.nz/Samara-Weaving-as-Indigo-Walker/tabid/1288/articleID/65405/Default.aspx\|archive-date=31 October 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 99 ⟶ 102: * 2005 – Australian Film Institute Awards, Best Actor in a Lead Role: ''[[Little Fish (2005 film)\|Little Fish]]'' * 2007 – The Constellation Awards, Best Male Performance in a 2006 Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Miniseries: ''[[V for Vendetta (film)\|V for Vendetta]]'' * 2011 – Sydney Theatre Award, Best Supporting Actor: [http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/2010.php Sydney Theatre Company's Uncle Vanya] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821231309/http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/2010.php \|date=21 August 2011 }} * 2012 – Helen Hayes Award, Best Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production: [https://~~www.~~variety.com/~~article~~2012/legit/news/hayes-names-theater-award-winners-1118053056/~~VR1118053056?refCatId=15~~ Sydney Theatre Company's Uncle Vanya] * 2018 – [[Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play]], for Arturo Ui in the Sydney Theatre Company's ''[[The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]]''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2018/nominees-and-winners/theatre\|title=2018 Nominees {{!}} Helpmann Awards\|website=www.helpmannawards.com.au\|language=en\|access-date=2018-07-18\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718115113/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2018/nominees-and-winners/theatre\|archive-date=18 July 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]: ''[[Patrick Melrose (TV series)\|Patrick Melrose]]'' * 2020 – [[Fargo Film Festival]], Best Actor: ''[[Hearts and Bones (film)\|Hearts and Bones]]''<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Best Actor {{!}} Fargo Film Festival \|url=https://fargofilmfestival.org/awards/best-in-show-awards/best-actor/ \|access-date=2024-12-02 \|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2020 – Honorary Officer of the [[Order of Australia]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2005256 \|title=Australian Honours Search Facility: Mr. Hugo Wallace Weaving \|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet \|access-date=31 August 2021 \|archive-date=11 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711050315/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2005256 \|url-status=live }}</ref> * 2024 - [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama]]: ''Love Me''<ref name="tvtonight.2024">{{Cite web \|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/aacta-awards-2024-winners.html \|title=AACTA Awards 2024: winners \|website=TV Tonight \|date=10 February 2024 \|access-date=10 February 2024 \|archive-date=11 February 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211033948/https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/aacta-awards-2024-winners.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> Line 118 ⟶ 122: ! class="unsortable"\| Notes \|- \| ~~1981~~1980 \| ~~''{{sort\|~~[[Maybe This Time (1980 film)\|''...Maybe This Time}}'']] \| Student 2 \| Line 331 ⟶ 335: \| rowspan="2" \| 2012 \| ''[[Cloud Atlas (film)\|Cloud Atlas]]'' \| Various roles ~~\| Haskell Moore<br>Tadeusz Kesselring<br>Bill Smoke<br>Nurse Noakes<br>Boardman Mephi<br>Old Georgie~~ \| \|- Line 416 ⟶ 420: \|Directed by [[Mark Leonard Winter]]<ref>{{cite web \| last=Buckmaster \| first=Luke \| title=The Rooster review – Hugo Weaving kicks this study of masculinity into gear \| website=[[The Guardian]] \| date=7 August 2023 \| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/08/the-rooster-review-film-hugo-weaving-phoenix-raei-mark-leonard-winter \| access-date=4 September 2023 \| archive-date=4 September 2023 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904021156/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/08/the-rooster-review-film-hugo-weaving-phoenix-raei-mark-leonard-winter \| url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| title=The Rooster \| website=MIFF 2023 \| date=30 July 2023 \| url=https://miff.com.au/program/film/the-rooster \| access-date=4 September 2023 \| archive-date=4 September 2023 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904021158/https://miff.com.au/program/film/the-rooster \| url-status=live }}</ref> \|- \| 2024 \| ''[[How to Make Gravy (film)\|How to Make Gravy]]'' \| Noel \| \|} Line 479 ⟶ 487: \|- \| 2003 \| ''[[After the Deluge (film)\|After the Deluge]]'' \| Martin Kirby \| Television film Line 506 ⟶ 514: \| Episode: "Mr. Corman" \|- \| 2021–‍23 ~~\| 2021-23~~ \| ''[[Love Me (Australian TV series)\|Love Me]]'' \| Glen Line 516 ⟶ 524: \| Episode: "Emu War II" \|- \| ~~TBA~~2024 \| ''[[Slow Horses]]'' \| Frank Harkness ~~\| TBA~~ \| Season 4 \|} Line 602 ⟶ 610: \| 2014 \|\| ''[[Macbeth]]'' \|\| [[Macbeth (character)\|Macbeth]] \|\| [[Sydney Theatre Company]]<ref name="auto"/> \|- \| 2015 \|\| ''[[Waiting For Godot]]'' \|\| Vladimir \|\| [[Barbican Centre\|Barbican Centre, London]] for [[Sydney Theatre Company]] with [[Richard Roxburgh]] and [[Philip Quast]]. Dir. [[Andrew Upton]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://amp.smh.com.au/entertainment/richard-roxburgh-and-hugo-weaving-seduce-london-critics-with-waiting-for-godot-20150608-ghiz2j.html\|title=Richard Roxburgh and Hugo Weaving seduce London critics with Waiting for Godot\|website=amp.smh.com.au\|date=8 June 2015 \|access-date=5 September 2023\|archive-date=5 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905151508/https://amp.smh.com.au/entertainment/richard-roxburgh-and-hugo-weaving-seduce-london-critics-with-waiting-for-godot-20150608-ghiz2j.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> \|- \| 2015 \|\| ''[[Endgame (play)\|Endgame]]'' \|\| Hamm \|\| [[Sydney Theatre Company]]. Dir. [[Andrew Upton]]<ref name="auto"/> Line 611 ⟶ 619: \|- \| 2020 \|\| ''[[The Visit (play)\|The Visit]]'' \|\| Alfred \|\| [[Tony Kushner]]'s adaptation at [[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre, London]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/review-the-visit-or-the-old-lady-comes-to-call-national-theatre_50947/\|title=Review: The Visit or The Old Lady Comes to Call (National Theatre)\|date=14 February 2020\|access-date=5 September 2023\|archive-date=5 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905151508/https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/review-the-visit-or-the-old-lady-comes-to-call-national-theatre_50947/\|url-status=live}}</ref> \|- \|2020 \|''Wonnangatta'' \|Harry \|[[Sydney Theatre Company]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Wonnangatta \|url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2020/wonnangatta \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=www.sydneytheatre.com.au \|language=en}}</ref> \|- \|2024\|\| ''[[The President (play)\|The President]]'' \|\|The President \|\| [[Gate Theatre, Dublin]] and [[Sydney Theatre Company]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gatetheatre.ie/production/the-president-thomas-bernhard/\|title=The President by Thomas Bernhard\|access-date=3 February 2024\|archive-date=3 February 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203173827/https://www.gatetheatre.ie/production/the-president-thomas-bernhard/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 631 ⟶ 644: * {{IMDb name\|915989\|Hugo Weaving}} * [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/203060%7C174550/Hugo-Weaving/#overview Hugo Weaving] at TCM * {{amg name\|75146\|Hugo Weaving}} {{Navboxes Line 664 ⟶ 676: [[Category:British people of Belgian descent]] [[Category:Helpmann Award winners]] [[Category:Honorary ~~Officers~~officers of the Order of Australia]] [[Category:Male actors from Ibadan]] [[Category:Musicians from Ibadan]]