Hugo Weaving

Hugo weaving was born in colonial Nigeria and is an English actor. For most of his career, he has stayed in Australia. The Australian Academy of cinema and television arts awarded him six times. Hugo weaving has also been awarded as an honorary officer of the order of Australia.

In 1984 Hugo debuted his first major role, “Douglas Jardine,” on the Australian television series Bodyline. His first movie was ‘ Maybe this time. People started liking him since he worked in the films “The Proof,” The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. He won his first AACTA Award for best leading role actor.

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Biography and Early Life

Hugo weaving was born to Anne Leonard, his mother who worked as a tour guide and was a former teacher by profession. Hugo‘s father worked as a seismologist; he was born at the University of Ibadan Teaching hospital, which is located in Nigeria. A year after his birth, his parents decided to shift to England for better growth of their kid.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Hugo Weaving in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Hugo Weaving’s age is 61 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 4 April 1960. Though, he is 6′ 2″ in feet and inches and 188 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 165 lbs in Pound and 75kg in Kilograms.

Education

Since his family kept moving from one country to another, Hugo had to change his school a few times. Hence he went to The Downs School, Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital, and Knox Grammar school. He pursued his education at Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Arts. He graduated from there in 1981.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Hugo has a brother and a sister, Simon and Anna Jane. Samara Weaving, who is a popular actress of Hollywood, is his own niece. As early as the age of 13, he struggled with epilepsy but was completely out of it at the age of 18. He has been in a relationship with his girlfriend since 1984. They haven’t gotten married yet, but they have two children together; Harry and Holly.

Is Hugo Weaving Gay?

No, Hugo weaving is in a romantic relationship with his girlfriend Katrina Greenwood since 1984. There has been no news of him being romantically involved with males.

Professional Career

In 1984 Hugo had his first television role in the Australian television series Bodyline; his role was English cricket captain Douglas Jardine. In 1988, Weaving came in the Australian miniseries The Dirty water Dynasty. In the drama Barlow and Chambers, he appeared as Geoffrey chambers. His performance in the low-budget movie ‘The proof’ as a blind photographer was awarded as the best actor title in the Australian film Institute.

He played an evil-minded role agent smith in the 1999 film The Matrix. In the remake of Joe Johnston’s 1941 film The Wolfman, Weaving played an excellent supporting role. For the film the Last ride, he returned to Australia for a film lead role directed by Glendyn Alvin. Hugo accepted a co-starring role in the film docudrama oranges and sunshine.

Marvel Studios officially announced that Hugo would be cast as the fictional Red skull in the superhero film Captain America. In 1991 he acted in the movie ‘Proof’ as Martin and was nominated for AACTA Award for best actor in a leading role. The Interview movie launched in 1988.

The blockbuster movie “The Matrix” acted as agent smith and was also nominated for the blockbuster entertainment award for the favorite villain and Saturn award for the best supporting actor. He was also starred in movies like ‘The City’s Edge,’ ‘For love alone, ‘Road to Alice,’ ‘Exile’ etc. in the early ’90s and ‘The turning,’ The Old Man who read love stories, ‘The Matrix Reloaded,’ “Happy Feet’ etc. in the early 2000s. ‘Hearts and bones,’ ‘Loveland’ and ‘Lone Wolf’ are his most recent movies.

Awards

• 1991: Best Actor Lead role for ‘Proof’ at Australian Film Institute
• 1998: Best Actor Lead role for ‘The Interview’ at Australian Film Institute
• 2005: Best Actor Lead role for ‘Little Fish’ at Australian Film Institute
• 2007: Bets Male Performance in a Sci-Fi Movie for ‘V for Vendetta’ at The Constellation Awards
• In 2018, he won the award for best Supporting Actor for his work in the movie “ The Resistible Rise of Arturo UI.’
• In 2020,he was honored with Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Hugo Weaving in 2021

Weaving has played major leadership roles in many movies since he started his career. He has also worked in blockbuster superhero films like Captain America. Apart from movies, Hugo has also worked in many TV series and web series, which helped him grow his wealth. As of 2021, All this has contributed to his net worth of $30 Million which is exceptional for any actor of this generation.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Hugo struggled with epilepsy in his early days.
• Hugo is originally from England but settled in Australia.
• His son is also an actor in the same industry, whose name is Harry Weaving.

Hugo Weaving is a hardworking and talented actor. He has brilliantly worked in such versatile roles. Not only acting, but he has also given voices to many characters in movies. He is committed to his girlfriend for more than 15 years now.