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Hugo Wallace Weaving (born April 4 , 1960 ) is a Nigeria n-born Australia n Film and Stage Actor . BIOGRAPHY Early life Hugo Weaving was born in Nigeria to parents Wallace and Anne. He spent his childhood in South Africa and then moved to the UK in his teens. Whilst 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 NIDA in 1981 . Career Weaving's first major role was in the television series '' Bodyline '' in 1984 , ironically as the English captain, Douglas Jardine . Weaving starred 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'. in Peter Jackson 's '' The Lord Of The Rings Film Trilogy ''.]] It was his role as the enigmatic Agent Smith in the 1999 blockbuster '' The Matrix '' which made Weaving a globally recognized face. Weaving reprised the role of Smith in the 2003 sequels to ''The Matrix'', '' The Matrix Reloaded '' and '' The Matrix Revolutions ''. Weaving has continued his success in the role of the elf-lord Elrond in the three-film adaptation of '' The Lord Of The Rings '' released between 2001 and 2003 . Weaving was the main actor in Andrew Kotatko's '' Everything Goes '' ( 2004 ) and plays the title role in the 2006 film '' V For Vendetta '', in which he was reunited with the Wachowski brothers, creators of The Matrix trilogy and was a last minute replacement for actor James Purefoy who pulled out four weeks into filming. Weaving also provides the main voice over for The Lord of the Rings PC game, The Battle for Middle-Earth II. In addition to his career in film, Weaving has continued working as a stage actor, regularly appearing in productions by the Sydney Theatre Company . In 2006 he is working with Cate Blanchett on '' Hedda Gabbler '' on stage in New York City. He is also in the running for the role of The Joker in the upcoming sequel to Batman Begins . Personal life Weaving lives in Sydney with his partner Katrina Greenwood and their children Harry and Holly. The international press likes to state that they are married to keep up an image of propriety, when in truth Weaving has often brought up his dislike for marriage. In an interview he stated that he "occasionally smokes and seldom drinks." It isn't widely known that Weaving also has Epilepsy , from approximately the age of 15, having talked little about it in his interviews, aside from a story about a Seizure while performing on stage. This also has kept him from ever getting his driver's license. in the 2006 Film Adaptation of Alan Moore 's 1988 graphic novel '' V For Vendetta ''. V's mask and attire are modelled after Guy Fawkes .]] FILMOGRAPHY (PARTIAL)
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