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'''Hugo Wallace Weaving''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} (born 4 April 1960) is
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).
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