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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.
The beginning of the story takes place about 20 years before the First Crusade, in the Middle East. The main character Malik is 15 years old at this point, coming from a Christian family. She is, as a result of the persecution of Christians, murdered by Muslim warriors, Malik manages to escape, however, thanks to the sacrifice of his older brother who drew the attention of the murderers away from him. Malik manages to escape and after many days, weeks of wandering he reaches Europe where he encounters Christian knights who are distrustful of him when he shows them the cross, and when they see his condition they take pity and take him with them. 20 years later, after being raised by the Crusaders and trained, he sets off with them on the Crusade to avenge his family and confront the man who was the leader of his family's murderers.
