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Hugo Weaving Remembers His Breakthrough Film

Rotten Tomatoes - Found Jul. 3, 2009
... trilogy and tortured poor Keanu Reeves on behalf of the machines across three Matrix films, Hugo Weaving electrified discerning audiences with...

Posted on July 3, 2009, 3:03 am

The Exterminating Angel

Sunset Gun - Found Jun. 25, 2009
... at the bottom of the ocean, the bad transformers seek to free their leader, Megatron (voiced by Hugo Weaving), and then something about shards...

Posted on June 25, 2009, 3:06 am

`Transformers' shape-shifts into noise, nonsense

Seattle Times - Found Jun. 23, 2009
... delivered by Autobot leader Optimus Prime (voiced as always by Peter Cullen), Decepticon leader Megatron (Hugo Weaving) - oh yes, he's back...
`Transformers' Shape-Shifts Into Noise, Nonsense - ABC News
'Transformers' shape-shifts into noise, nonsense - San Jose Mercury News
`Transformers' shape-shifts into noise, nonsense - Fort Mills Times
`Transformers' shape-shifts into noise, nonsense - Sun Herald
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Posted on June 23, 2009, 1:49 pm

Hugo Weaving Waiting for The Hobbit

MovieWeb - Found Jun. 18, 2009
We reported here last week that director Guillermo del Toro confirmed that Hugo Weaving will reunite with Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen in The Hobbit

Posted on June 18, 2009, 12:54 pm

Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Hugo Weaving Confirmed for The Hobbit!

MovieWeb - Found Jun. 11, 2009
Andy Serkis and Hugo Weaving will appear in The Hobbit. The director told Simon Mayo in the BBC interview that McKellen, Serkis and Weaving...

Posted on June 11, 2009, 2:29 am

AICN Downunder: PUBLIC ENEMIES, LAKE MUNGO And That Jeff Goldblum ...

Ain't It Cool News - Found 4 hours ago
... these ICE AGE films given the positive reviews of the third one, Hugo Weaving escapes angry cops, Hugo Weaving escapes angry filmgoers, and a...
VIDEO: Jeff Goldblum's 'Colbert Report' eulogy - Zap2it.com
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Posted on July 4, 2009, 7:05 am

Reviewer Guy: Transformers 2 is a Little More Than Meets the Eye

Seattle Post Intelligencer - Found 11 hours ago
Reprising their voice overs for the main Transformers are Hugo Weaving as evil Megatron and Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime.
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Megan Fox wants to 'act' after 'Transformers.' Michael Bay says grow ... - Los Angeles Times
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Film Review: 'Transformers' sequel suffers from too much boredom - U-Wire.com
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Posted on July 3, 2009, 12:25 pm

Dad on the run

The Australian - Found 23 hours ago
Kev (Hugo Weaving) and his 10-year-old son, Chook (Tom Russell), travel overnight on a bus after the father uses a toilet in a fast-food...

Posted on July 3, 2009, 12:41 pm

Hugo's ticket to ride

The Age - Found Jul. 2, 2009
Hugo Weaving plays a criminal and father to Tom Russell in the emotional outback road trip, Last Ride.
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Posted on July 2, 2009, 2:47 am

Last Ride: Hugo hits Outback road

Brisbane Courier-Mail - Found Jul. 2, 2009
... pop-culture hit as the voice of Megatron, but a little film shot in the South Australian Outback has Hugo Weaving, and the critics, salivating.

Posted on July 2, 2009, 7:07 am

Hugo Weaving Biography

Hugo Weaving
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Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, December 2003
Born Hugo Wallace Weaving
4 April 1960 (1960-04-04) (age 49)
Nigeria
Years active 1980 - present

Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is an Australian film, stage and voice actor. He is best known for his roles in the films The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings, Transformers and V for Vendetta.

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Biography

Early life

Weaving was born in Nigeria to English parents Anne, a tour guide, and Wallace Weaving, a seismologist.1 He spent his childhood in South Africa and then moved to the United Kingdom in his teens. While in England he attended the independent boarding school Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, commonly known in Bristol as QEH. He moved to Australia in 1976, where he attended another private school, Sydney's Knox Grammar School. He later graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1981.

Career

Weaving's first major role was in the 1984 Australian television series Bodyline, as the English cricket captain Douglas Jardine. Weaving appeared in the Australian miniseries The Dirtwater Dynasty in 1988 and starred opposite Nicole Kidman in the 1989 film Bangkok Hilton. In 1991, Weaving received the Australian Film Institute's award for "Best Actor" for his performance in the low-budget Proof. He also appeared as Sir John in the 1993 Yahoo Serious comedy Reckless Kelly, a lampoon of the famous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. However, Weaving first received attention overseas with the international hit Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994. In 1998 Weaving received the award for "Best Actor" from the Montreal Film Festival for his performance in The Interview. Weaving was also a voice actor in the cartoon film The Magic Pudding.

He earned further international attention with his performance as the enigmatic Agent Smith in the 1999 blockbuster hit The Matrix. Weaving later reprised the role of Smith in that film's 2003 sequels: The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.

Weaving at the 2003 Matrix Reloaded Premiere

He also garnered much popular attention in the role of the Elven Lord, Elrond in Peter Jackson's three-film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, released between 2001 and 2003. Weaving was the main actor in Andrew Kotatko's award-winning film Everything Goes (2004). He also starred as a heroin addicted ex rugby league player in the 2005 Australian indie film Little Fish, opposite Cate Blanchett. He also played the title role as V in the 2006 film V for Vendetta, in which he was reunited with the Wachowski brothers, creators of The Matrix trilogy, who wrote the adapted screenplay. Actor James Purefoy was originally signed to play the role, but he pulled out six weeks into filming. Weaving appeared in the majority of V for Vendetta, and reshot all of James 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. Stuntman David Leitch performed all of V's stunts.

Weaving also 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. In 2006, he worked with Cate Blanchett on a reprise of the STC production of Hedda Gabler in New York City. In a controversial movecitation needed by director Michael Bay, Weaving was chosen as the Decepticon leader Megatron vocally in the 2007 live-action film Transformers, rather than using the original voice created by the classic voice actor, Frank Welker. Bay stated on the DVD release of the film that he wanted Megatron to have a physicality similar to Weaving's, and that Welker's voice didn't fit the new interpretation of the character. Weaving himself was unaware of the controversy and had accepted the role based on Michael Bay's personal request; in a November 2008 Sun Herald interview, he said he'd never seen Transformers. Weaving reprised his role as Megatron in the sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

2008 saw Weaving continue his habit of switching between high profile blockbusters and small Australian indies. He accepted a supporting role in Joe Johnston's remake of The Wolfman starring Benicio del Toro (the 1941 original starred Lon Chaney Jr.) Then immediately after Wolfman wrapped, he returned home to Australia to film a lead role in the gritty indie film Last Ride (film), directed by Glendyn Ivin. Both are scheduled for a 2009 release. Hugo's only confirmed future project is a supporting role in his friend Jeremy Sims' World War I drama Beneath Hill 60, in which he'll play a British officer struggling with claustrophobia. The role was written for Weaving, who is also claustrophobic.[2] A role in Zack Snyder's animated film The Guardians of Ga'Hoole, remains unconfirmed as of February 2009. Guillermo Del Toro, Director of The Hobbit films, prequels to The Lord of the Rings, confirmed recently in an interview that Weaving will be reprising his role of Elrond of Rivendell.2

Personal life

When he was 13 years old, Weaving was diagnosed with epilepsy.3 He lives with his wife Katrina Greenwood and two children, Harry (b. 1989) and Holly (b. 1993). He has a brother, Simon Weaving who has two daughters, Samara Weaving and Morgan Weaving.

Weaving is also the primary ambassador for Australian animal rights organization Voiceless. Hugo attends events and promotes Voiceless in interviews. He also assists Voiceless in their judging of annual grant's recipients.

Filmography (partial)

Year Film Role Other notes
1980 ...Maybe This Time Student 2
1983 The City's Edge Andy White
1984 Bodyline Douglas Jardine
1986 For Love Alone Johnathan Crow
1987 Melba Charles Armstrong
The Right Hand Man Ned Devine
1988 Dadah Is Death Geoffrey Chambers
The Dirtwater Dynasty Richard Eastwick
1989 Bangkok Hilton Richard Carlisle
1990 ...Almost Jake
1991 Proof Martin
1992 Road to Alice Morris
1993 Frauds Jonathan Wheats
Reckless Kelly Sir John
The Custodian Det. Church
Seven Deadly Sins Lust
1994 Exile Innes
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Anthony 'Tick' Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra
What's Going On, Frank? Strange Packer in Supermarket
1995 Bordertown Kenneth Pearson
Babe Rex the Male Sheepdog voice
1996 Naked: Stories of Men Martin Furlong Episode "Coral Island"
The Bite Jack Shannon
1997 True Love and Chaos Morris
Halifax f.p: Isn't It Romantic Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
Frontier Governor Arthur
1998 Babe: Pig in the City Rex the Male Sheepdog voice
Bedrooms and Hallways Jeremy
The Interview Eddie Rodney Fleming
The Kiss Barry
1999 Strange Planet Steven
Little Echo Lost Echo Man
The Matrix Agent Smith
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Elrond Nominated: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast – Motion Picture
Russian Doll Harvey
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Rubicondo (Dentist)
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Elrond Nominated: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast – Motion Picture
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Elrond Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast – Motion Picture
The Matrix Reloaded Agent Smith
The Matrix Revolutions Agent Smith
After the Deluge Martin Kirby
2004 Everything Goes Ray
Peaches Alan
2005 Little Fish Lionel Dawson
2006 Happy Feet Noah voice
V for Vendetta V
2007 Transformers Megatron voice
2008 The Tender Hook McHeath post-production
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Megatron 4 voice
Last Ride Kev
The Wolfman Detective Aberline5 post-production
2010 Beneath Hill 60 British officer 6
2011/2012 The Hobbit Films Elrond 7 (Rumoured)

Awards

References

  • "The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia — Theatre . Film . Radio . Television — Volume 1" — Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee — Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd., 1996
  • "The Australian Film and Television Companion" — compiled by Tony Harrison — Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994

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Preceded by
Frank Welker
2007
Video Game
Voice of Megatron/Galvatron
2007
Live-Action Film
Succeeded by
Corey Burton
2007-2009
Animated