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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 Shmidt
for Johann Shmidt in Captain America: The First Avenger (2008)
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During World War II, frail but determined Steve Rogers volunteers for a top-secret military experiment overseen by scientist Howard Stark. Transformed into the peak of human potential, Steve becomes Captain America, a symbol of hope in a world at war. Fighting alongside his best friend Bucky Barnes and strategic agent Peggy Carter, Steve leads daring missions against Hydra, a ruthless organization led by the fanatical Red Skull, whose advanced weaponry threatens to tip the balance of the war. As Captain America’s bond with Peggy deepens into a quiet romance, the conflict turns personal when Bucky is killed during a mission behind enemy lines. Driven by loss, Steve confronts Red Skull in a final battle that ends with the villain’s apparent disappearance, his fate unknown. To stop a catastrophic Hydra weapon from reaching civilian targets, Steve sacrifices himself by crashing the aircraft into the Arctic, seemingly lost forever. Decades later, Captain America is recovered from the ice in the modern day, where he awakens to a world he no longer recognizes—only to be approached by Nick Fury, who offers him a new mission with SHIELD
