Hugo Wallace Weaving (born April 4, 1960) is a Nigerian-born English-Australian film and stage actor.

Biography

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Early life

Hugo Weaving was born in Nigeria to English parents Wallace and Anne. He spent his childhood in South Africa and then moved to the United Kingdom in his teens. While in England he attended the prestigious, academically selective boarding school Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, commonly known as QEH school in Bristol. He arrived in Australia in 1976 and attended Sydney's Knox Grammar School. Weaving then graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, or NIDA, in 1981.

Career

Weaving's first major role was in the television series Bodyline in 1984, as the English captain, Douglas Jardine. Weaving appeared in the Australian film The Dirtwater Dynasty in 1988 and later 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. Also he played Poseidon in the mini-series adaptation of the Odyssey. Weaving was also a voice actor in the cartoon film 'The Magic Pudding'.

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Hugo Weaving é um ótimo ator. Um dos meus favoritos. Mas ele me dá medo! Vc já viu ele na nova adaptação de o lobisomen
Bruno322 (Bruno) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:18:59 -0000
Hugo Weaving é um ótimo ator. Um dos meus favoritos. Mas ele me dá medo! Vc já viu ele na nova adaptação de o lobisomen
@diellenicole Ah!!! "Two words: Hugo Weaving"!! It's all I think about when I hear Lord of The Rings now...in't that sad???
Ivie11 (Bethany Ivie) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:49:33 -0000
@diellenicole Ah!!! "Two words: Hugo Weaving"!! It's all I think about when I hear Lord of The Rings now...in't that sad???
@cromnac The first Matrix is and always will be far superior to avatar. The matrix has Hugo weaving for one thing.
talzgir (Talia Enright) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:05:35 -0000
@cromnac The first Matrix is and always will be far superior to avatar. The matrix has Hugo weaving for one thing.
Digging these new Geico commercials with dime-store Hugo Weaving. That guy's been living in a box, fighting the shakes. He earned this.
ad_rob (Adam Robinson) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:30:10 -0000
Digging these new Geico commercials with dime-store Hugo Weaving. That guy's been living in a box, fighting the shakes. He earned this.
@RavenKilna I know, I saw that trailer last week. I want to see it just for Hugo Weaving. LOVE him :D
Emeraldcity3 (Jean Orrico) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:07:25 -0000
@RavenKilna I know, I saw that trailer last week. I want to see it just for Hugo Weaving. LOVE him :D
Just saw the trailer for Wolfman, it looks great. Plus Hugo Weaving in it can't be bad.
RavenKilna (RavenKilna) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:57:31 -0000
Just saw the trailer for Wolfman, it looks great. Plus Hugo Weaving in it can't be bad.

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