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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.

Hugo Weaving

Red Skull
for Red Skull in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
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In "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty," the Avengers face their most formidable adversary yet—Kang the Conqueror, a time-traveling despot with a grand scheme to rewrite history and reshape the multiverse to his will. As Kang's conquest begins to unravel the fabric of time itself, Earth’s mightiest heroes must rally together to prevent a catastrophic timeline collapse. With their own pasts and futures at stake, the Avengers must navigate fractured alliances, confront personal demons, and devise a strategy to outwit Kang’s intricate plots. The fate of reality hinges on their ability to stand united against a villain whose power transcends time and space.
