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Hugo Wallace Weaving AO (born 4 April 1960) is an English actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) and has also been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. Weaving landed his first major role as English cricket captain Douglas Jardine on the Australian television series Bodyline (1984). Continuing to act in Australia, he rose to prominence with his appearances in the films Proof (1991) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), winning his first AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role with the former. By the turn of the millennium, Weaving achieved international recognition through appearances in mainstream American productions. His most notable film roles include Agent Smith in the first three The Matrix films (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies, the title character in V for Vendetta (2005), and Johann Schmidt / Red Skull in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). In addition to his live action appearances, Weaving has had several voice over roles, including in the films Babe (1995), Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011), and the Transformers series as Megatron (2007–2011). He also reprised his roles of Agent Smith and Elrond in Matrix and Lord of the Rings video game adaptations.
In WW2 the allied forces seek champions to defend against Hitler's sciense division- HYDRA. HYDRA leader Red Skull searches for a weapon of Asgardian lore. Captain America is created by Project Rebirth (the weapons program) and eventually forms a team which includes his second in command Bucky, Human Torch, Toro, Union Jack, Spitfire, Miss America, Blazing Skull and Whizzer. Namor joins the team when the war starts affecting Atlantis. Wolverine cameos in one action sequence (pre-adamantium, with bone claws) Bem Grimm cameos as a WW2 pilot. Max Eisenhardt cameos as a child in a concentration camp, discovering his Magnetism powers and using them to kill his parents' killers. Charles Xavier cameos as a child as well. In the final battle Red Skull uses the Asgardian weapon to summon and control Thor to fight The Invaders. Cap and Bucky both seemingly die. END CREDIT SCENES: Cap discovered frozen under ice. Ben Grimm returns to New York.
