Hugo Weaving

Hugo Wallace Weaving is a Hollywood actor of English descent, known for his work in The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, and The Hobbit.

Hugo was born on April 4, 1960 in the Nigerian city of Ibadan in the family of a purebred English seismologist Wallace Weaving and teacher Anne Lennard, half Belgian. Hugo became the second son after the eldest boy Simon. In 1961, the Weaving returned to Great Britain. Later, a series of travels followed to Australia, South Africa and back to England. During this time, Hugo's younger sister Anna-Jane was born. All the Weaving children chose creative professions in the future: Hugo became an actor, Anna became a singer, and Simon became a producer.

In Bristol, England, Hugo was assigned to a private boarding school, Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Weaving's first deliberate encounter with cinema took place at the school. On a weekly basis, screenings of film masterpieces were held in one of the classrooms of the educational institution. Hugo tried not to miss his favorite occupation. In addition to cinema, Weaving Jr. was fond of history.

At the age of 13, the boy first experienced a seizure of epilepsy, which he soon learned to cope with thanks to medication. When Weaving Jr. was 16, his father was sent back to Sydney, where Hugo entered the Institute of Dramatic Arts. Australia became the second homeland for the young man. In 1978, the boy's parents divorced, and his father married a second time.

In 1981, Hugo Weaving graduated from the Theater Academy and signed a contract with the Sydney Theater Agency STC. For 22 years, the actor managed to take part in productions of the theater company, the drama branch of the Sydney Opera, the National Drama Theater.

The tall slender actor (Hugo's height - 188 cm, weight - 88 kg) often got the leading roles of the classical repertoire. With Weaving's participation, the performances Macbeth, The Cherry Orchard, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Edmond, and Arcadia have appeared.

Hugo Weaving made his screen debut in 1980 in Maybe Now ..., playing a young student. In 1986, the actor got the main role in the drama "Just for Love". A love affair broke out between a science-enthusiastic teacher (Hugo Weaving), a student in love with him (Helen Bouday) and a young entrepreneur (Sam Neill).

Having starred in 4 films of Australian production, in 1989 Hugo participates in the large-scale project of compatriot Ken Cameron's "Bangkok Hilton", in which the young actress Nicole Kidman made her debut. Weaving reincarnated as a young lawyer, Richard Carlisle, who handles the affairs of the father of a girl in trouble.

In 1991, the comedy "Proof" was released in theaters, in which Weaving managed to reincarnate as a young man who was blind from birth, who decided to become a photographer. Another Australian actor Russell Crowe also appeared in this film. For his work in comedy films, Hugo received an award from the Australian Film Institute in the category "Best Low Budget Actor".

Weaving gained real popularity abroad with the lead role in Stephen Elliott's musical film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which in 1994 grossed $ 11 million worldwide. give others a holiday.

Hugo plays one of the main roles in the thriller Interview, which was released in 1998. In the same year, the actor appears in the English comedy "Bedrooms and Corridors", which again uses a plot about non-traditional relationships. A year later, the cult film "The Matrix" about reality and the virtual world was released. In a fantastic blockbuster that grossed $ 460 million at the international box office, Hugo Weaving portrayed Agent Smith, a representative of the system that subdues all living things.

A year later, filmmaker from New Zealand Peter Jackson starts shooting the trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" based on the novel of the same name by J. Tolkien, in which Hugo Weaving determines the role of Elrond, the leader of the elves. Gathering a unique cast, which included Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, the director managed to conquer Hollywood, having received 17 major awards from the American Film Institute.

The third film, which appeared in the world box office in 2003, brought the creators more than $ 1 billion, than repeated the record for the box office "Titanic". The film changed the creative biography of Weaving and brought the Australian actor to the level of the first Hollywood stars.

In 2003, Hugo continues to work on the thriller "The Matrix", with his participation the second and third parts of the franchise are released: "Reboot" and "Revolution". In 2005, the actor's filmography was replenished with the main role in the film adaptation of the comic strip directed by James McTeag "V for Vendetta". This time, Hugo played the role of a positive character who fights against the totalitarian system. Natalie Portman starred with the actor. In the same year, Hugo Weaving appeared in the crime drama "Little Fish" with Cate Blanchett, Martin Henderson and Sam Neill.

In 2012, the mystical drama Cloud Atlas, directed by Tom Tykwer, was released about the sixfold incarnation of the same soul in different people of different eras. In addition to Hugo Weaving, Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry played in the film. In the same year, Peter Jackson began filming the next trilogy "The Hobbit", in which Weaving reappears as Elrond. In 2015, the drama Revenge Haute Couture premiered, in which Weaving played in a duet with Kate Winslet. In the same year, Weaving starred in the thriller Alien Land opposite Nicole Kidman and Joseph Fiennes.

In 1978, Hugo met 17-year-old Katrina Greenwood, who lived next door. For a long time, young people maintained only friendly relations, but in 1984 they got married.

In 1989, the firstborn, Harry, appeared in the family, and four years later Katrina gave her husband a daughter, Holly. The actor's family lives in the capital of Australia. Hugo Weaving does not advertise his private life, and therefore there are no joint photos of him with his wife and children on the network.

In 2016, Mel Gibson finished the drama Out of Conscience, about the feat of a pacifist during the Allied military campaign against Japanese troops. The film received 2 Oscars and immediately entered the list of 250 best films in the history of cinema. Hugo Weaving was fortunate enough to play the role of Tom Doss, the father of the protagonist Desmond, in the Gibson movie.

Now the actor is working in the new production project of Peter Jackson, an adaptation of Philip Reeve's "Mortal Machines". In addition to Hugo Weaving, the film also stars Ronan Raftery, Hera Hilmarsdottir, Stephen Lang, Patrick Malahide.

Bangkok Hilton - 1989 Proof - 1991 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - 1994 The Matrix - 1999 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 2001 The Little Fish - 2005 V for Vendetta - 2005 The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey "- 2013" Cloud Atlas "- 2012" Revenge from Haute Couture "- 2015" For reasons of conscience "- 2016

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Hugo Weaving Net Worth 2021

Hugo Weaving 's revenue is $1.9M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Hugo Weaving and could vary in the range between $863.7K - $1.3M.

Hugo Weaving Net Worth 2020

Hugo Weaving 's revenue is $1.4M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Hugo Weaving and could vary in the range between $624.7K - $1.1M.

Hugo Weaving Net Worth 2019

Hugo Weaving 's revenue is $1.8M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Hugo Weaving and could vary in the range between $791.3K - $1M.

Hugo Weaving Net Worth 2018

Hugo Weaving 's revenue is $1M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Hugo Weaving and could vary in the range between $737.3K - $1M.

Hugo Weaving Net Worth 2017

Hugo Weaving 's revenue is $1.8M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Hugo Weaving and could vary in the range between $612.1K - $1.1M.

Hugo Weaving Net Worth 2016

Hugo Weaving 's revenue is $1.6M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Hugo Weaving and could vary in the range between $877.1K - $1.9M.

Hugo Weaving Net Worth 2015

Hugo Weaving 's revenue is $1.9M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Hugo Weaving and could vary in the range between $597.3K - $1.2M.

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