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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.

A fan casting project born from a lifelong love of DC’s most iconic interpretations across animation, film, and television. This project embraces beloved canon casting from the expanding DCU under James Gunn, while hoping Matt Reeves’ The Batman continuity remains an Elseworlds project — allowing him to continue his acclaimed vision for Gotham and its villains, while leaving room to cast a Bat-Family from scratch within the DCU. Rooted in appreciation for The Dark Knight Trilogy, Justice League / Justice League Unlimited, DCAMU hits (under the Red Hood, Flashpoint Paradox, apokolips war, Teen Titans, Young jystice, The Penguin TV series and the list goes on. this project is not about reinventing DC — but honoring what works and building respectfully and thoughtfully around it and through the rest of the unfolding DCU roadmap.




