Bio

BIOGRAPHIE

Hugo Wallace Weaving was born on 4th April in 1960 in Nigeria, but he moved to England before he was one year old. Before he finally settled in Australia he lived in Engalnd and Africa.
When he was 16 he finished his education at Knox Grammar School in Sydney, Australia.
In 1981 he graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). He has got an older brother, Simon, and a younger sister, Anna, who is jazz singer.
Since 1984 he�s spoused to Katrina Greenwood. They have two children Harry, born 1989 and Holly, born 1993.
He� almost known as "Agent Smith" in "Matrix" and as "Elrond" in "Lord of the Rings"

Awards and Nominations

2003             -- Nominated with the other actors of Lord of the Rings for the Screen Actors Guiult Award in                            Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for Lord of the Rings -                           The Two Towers

2002             -- Nominated with the others actors of Lord of the Rings for the Screen Actors Giult Award in                            Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for Lord of the Rings -
                          The Fellowship of the Ring

2000              -- Nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award in Favorite Villain for The Matrix

1998               -- Won the AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for the
                          Interview

                      -- Won the AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Interview

                      -- Won the Australian Star of the year

1994              -- Nominated for The AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for
                         The Adventures of Priscilla - Queen of the Desert

1991              -- Won the AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Proof

Other Work

He was often seen in Theatre, too, including the following credits

- Macbeth
- The Perfectionist
- The Cherry Orchard and Arcadia
- Much Ado About Nothing
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Julius Caesar
- Ring Around the Moon
- Private Lives

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