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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
Johann Schmidt
for Johann Schmidt in Captain America
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Steve Rogers, a scrawny but determined young man, is desperate to serve in World War II despite repeated rejections due to his frail health. His perseverance catches the eye of Dr. Abraham Erskine, who recruits him for a secret military experiment. Steve is transformed into the super-soldier Captain America through the Super-Soldier Serum, but Dr. Erskine is killed by a Hydra agent, leaving Steve as the only successful subject. Initially relegated to performing as a propaganda mascot, Steve takes matters into his own hands, rescuing a captured Allied unit, including his best friend, Bucky Barnes, from Hydra’s clutches. His heroism earns him a frontline role in the fight against Hydra, led by the ruthless Johann Schmidt, aka the Red Skull, who wields the power of the Tesseract, a mystical energy source. Steve leads daring missions to dismantle Hydra’s operations. In a climactic battle aboard Hydra's aircraft, the Red Skull is consumed by the Tesseract’s power, and Steve sacrifices himself to crash the plane into the Arctic, saving millions. Presumed dead, he awakens decades later in the modern world, setting the stage for his next adventure as Captain America.
