Hugo Wallace Weaving (born April 4, 1960) is a Nigerian-born English-Australian film and stage actor.
Biography
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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Weaving, Hugo - Twitter SearchHugo Weaving é um ótimo ator. Um dos meus favoritos. Mas ele me dá medo! Vc já viu ele na nova adaptação de o lobisomenBruno322 (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 :DEmeraldcity3 (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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