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Hugo Wallace Weaving is an actor resident in Australia. He is best known for playing Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy , Elrond in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies, V in V for Vendetta , and Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger .

Weaving's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series Bodyline, where he portrayed English cricket captain Douglas Jardine. In film, he first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in the Australian drama Proof . Weaving played Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in the comedy-drama The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ; and multiple roles in the science fiction film Cloud Atlas . His roles as a voice actor include the roles as Rex the male sheepdog in Babe , Noah the Leading Elder Emperor Penguin in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two and as Megatron in the The Transformers Film Series.

Weaving's awards for acting include a Satellite Award, MTV Movie Award and six Australian Film Institute Awards. Wikipedia  

✵ 4. April 1960
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Famous Hugo Weaving Quotes

“One of the positive aspects from my point of view in terms of lifestyle doing film is that I can say "Well, I'm now going to have three months where I'm just going to hang out and be with the family."”

Hugo Weaving

Interview The Sun Herald (6 August 2000)

“Yes, you like the money and the offers come in, but I don't think I know any actor who really, truly likes that glittery life. I think there's a lot of stress involved if you're up there.”

Hugo Weaving

Interview The Sun Herald (6 August 2000)

“In a real fight, there ain't no time and you've got to use your wits. If someone were threatening the life of my child, then I'd be a good fighter. If somebody just wanted to steal my wallet, well, maybe I wouldn't worry about it so much.”

Hugo Weaving

Interview at about.com http://actionadventure.about.com/cs/weeklystories/a/aa051003.htm on The Matrix Reloaded.

“I very nearly died. Of course, everyone thought I was acting, even the person doing the strangling. But actually I was dying. Luckily someone noticed the froth coming out of my mouth and knew something was wrong. I wasn't that spooked by the incident. But when they told me I had been out for a while, I wanted to make sure I wouldn't have any long term damage because I didn't know how long the oxygen had been cut off to my brain. But I was fine apart from a couple of rope burns. That's what happens when you take art to extremes.”

Hugo Weaving

On losing consciousness in August 2000, during a performance of the Sydney Theatre Company's The White Devil by John Webster. The Sunday Telegraph (December 2002)

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