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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

Tor Valum ❌
for Tor Valum ❌ in The Star Wars - Part Nine: The Spark Eternal (2028)
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The Sovereign Flame tightens its grip. Darth Kylo Ren has corrupted the galaxy with despair, wielding the combined powers of the Sith and the ancient Force gods. The galaxy’s last hope lies in the fragmented Resistance—led now by Jaina, Rose, and a reborn Finn. As Force-sensitive people rise from exile and hiding, Finn forms a new path: not Jedi, not Sith, but Guardians of Balance. The Force is alive, and it no longer obeys old dogmas. Jaina, skilled in tactics and strategy, leads an assault on Exegara, Darth Kylo’s throne-world built on the bones of Mortis. Ahsoka sacrifices herself to destroy Talon. Rey (a mysterious child rescued by Jaina in the Outer Rim) begins to manifest rare Force energy, hinting at something ancient and reincarnated. In the final duel, Darth Kylo kills Hux, slays his own generals, and tries to consume the Force itself through a Sith ritual—but the spirits of Luke, Leia, and Anakin intervene, and Finn defeats Kylo not through violence—but by refusing to hate him. Darth Kylo Ren dies—not redeemed, but recognized. The galaxy rises again. The Force awakens in all people. Hope lives.