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3 | ->''"Initially I probably didn't even call it acting, but dressing up or something. As a kid I think you fully imagine the world in which you want to inhabit, so you put some clothes on and just kind of freely imagine this world, and it's a total imaginary world."'' |
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5 | Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a Nigerian-born British-Australian actor best known for playing [[MesACrowd Agent]] [[BigBad Smith]] in ''Film/TheMatrix'' trilogy, [[OurElvesAreDifferent Elrond]] in Creator/PeterJackson's adaptation of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', [[BombThrowingAnarchist V]] in ''Film/VForVendetta'', [[TransformingMecha Megatron]] in ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'', and the ComicBook/RedSkull in the 2011 ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', among others such as ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert''. |
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7 | For Australians over a certain age, he will also be remembered for his portrayal of 1932-33 Ashes series English cricket captain Douglas Jardine in ''Series/{{Bodyline}}'', an Australian 1984 television miniseries dramatising the controversial season. A bit like Agent Smith in [[TheGreatDepression the 1930's]], if he only despised [[ArchEnemy Australian]] humans, and was [[ImprovisedWeapon only allowed to kill them with a cricket ball]]. |
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9 | Undeniably JustForFun/OneOfUs, as he has said that the reason he played characters like [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Elrond]] and [[Film/TheMatrix Agent Smith]] was to get action figures made out of his characters so he could [[AwesomeDearBoy make them fight each other.]] Nonetheless he has also expressed [[MoneyDearBoy particular indifference]] to his roles as Megatron and the Red Skull, his contempt for the former character earning him hostility from Creator/MichaelBay who suggested he donate all his "Megatron" paychecks to an elephant charity. |
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11 | His paternal niece, Creator/SamaraWeaving, is an actress. |
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13 | !!Roles of Note: |
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15 | * ''Series/BangkokHilton'' (1989) -- Richard Carlisle (Miniseries) |
16 | * ''Film/{{Proof|1991}}'' (1991) -- Martin (won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role) |
17 | * ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert'' (1994) -- Anthony "Tick" Belrose |
18 | * ''Film/{{Babe}}'' (1995) -- Rex |
19 | * ''The Interview'' (1998) -- Eddie Rodney Fleming (won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role) |
20 | * ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' Trilogy (1999-2003) -- Agent Smith |
21 | * ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' Trilogy (2001-2003) and ''Film/TheHobbit'' (2012-2014) -- Elrond |
22 | * ''Little Fish'' (2005) -- Lionel Dawson (won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role) |
23 | * ''Film/VForVendetta'' (2005) -- V |
24 | * ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeet'' (2006) -- Noah |
25 | * ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'' (2007) -- [[Characters/TransformersFilmSeriesMegatron Megatron]] |
26 | * ''Last Ride'' (2009) -- Kev |
27 | * ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' (2009) -- Megatron |
28 | * ''Film/TheWolfman2010'' (2010) -- Abberline |
29 | * ''Oranges and Sunshine'' (2010) -- Jack |
30 | * ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheGuardiansTheOwlsOfGaHoole'' (2010) -- Noctus and Grimble |
31 | * ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' (2011) -- [[Characters/MCURedSkull Johann Schmidt / The Red Skull]] |
32 | * ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' (2011) -- Megatron |
33 | * ''Literature/CloudAtlas'' (2012) -- [[ActingForTwo Half]] [[PsychoForHire the]] [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain bad]] [[KnightTemplar guys]], [[BattleaxeNurse one bad ''woman'']], and a couple other characters. |
34 | * ''Film/MysteryRoad'' (2013) -- Johnno |
35 | * ''The Turning'' (2013) -- Bob Lang |
36 | * ''Film/HacksawRidge'' (2016) -- Tom Doss (won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role) |
37 | * ''Series/PatrickMelrose'' (2018) -- David Melrose. |
38 | * ''Film/MortalEngines'' (2018) -- Thaddeus Valentine. |
39 | * ''Film/TheRoyalHotel'' (2023) -- Billy |
40 | * ''WesternAnimation/KoalaMan'' (2023) -- King Emudeus |
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