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His television credits include Bodyline, Dadah Is Death, The Dirtwater Dynasty, Bangkok Hilton, Halifax f.p, After the Deluge and several documentaries narrations like Who Killed Dr Bogle and Ms Chandler, Tackling Peace and Inside the Firestorm.
He resides in Australia with his partner, Katrina Greenwood and their two children, Harry and Holly. Fact Sheet / TriviaNationality: Australian Born: Nigeria - April 4, 1960 Lived in: Nigeria (60-61), Australia (61-65), South Africa (66-70), Britain (70-76), Australia (76-present) Height: 6' 2'' (1.88 m) Hair: Brown/Blond Eyes: Blue Family: partner - Katrina Greenwood (since 1983), children - Harry (b. 1989) and Holly (b. 1993) Hugo is a graduate of the NIDA.His parents and baby Hugo left Nigeria before he was one year old. His father worked in the computer industry and moved around a lot. Hugo spent his childhood in South Africa and England before finally settling in Australia. Sister Anna-Jane Weaving had a brief singing career in Paris in the mid-80s. Nominated for the 2005 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for his performance in "Hedda Gabler." Attended the same high school as Australian actors Adam Garcia, Hugh Jackman, Andrew Johnston, Reg Livermore, writer Stuart Beattie and radio host John Laws. Attended the private junior school The Downs School, Wraxall, outside Bristol, whilst living in the UK, which was also briefly attended by Orlando Bloom. Suffers from epilepsy. Was once carried off stage during a performance at the Sydney Opera House, after he collapsed and started going into convulsions. His reaction was later attributed to the use of strobe lights in the production. Weaving fractured his hip doing a stunt while shooting the "Matrix" sequels. He recovered, but since the injury he has more often been doubled by stunt-men. He doesn't own a wristwatch or a cell phone (although he has been photographed with a cell phone in some candids) He has suffered from epileptic seizures since he was 13. Because of this, he made the decision early on not to drive and he has never had a driver's license. He is a pesco Vegetarians - Pesco vegetarians eat fish but no other meat. Partner of Katrina Greenwood (1984-present). He got the idea of how to play character Agent Smith in the Matrix after watching Red Dwarf, a popular British sitcom. In the episode Holoship, Hugo decided that the character Captain Hercule Platini is how he was going to play the famous role in the Matrix. He opened Belgrade Film Festival - FEST in 1997. Has helped select the films that have been shown during the first Dungog Film Festival (May-June 2007) He recently joined the fight against the proposed controversial Tillegra Dam, to be sited on the Williams River near Dungog to help secure water for the Hunter and Central Coast. Source: HW@RS, IMDB
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Hugo Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria. The middle sibling of three, Hugo has an older brother Simon and a younger sister Anna. During his early childhood, the Weaving family spent most of their time travelling between Nigeria, Great Britain, and Australia. In the seventies he spent three years in England, attending Queen Elizabeth's Hospital school in Bristol. He showed early promise in theatre productions there and also excelled at history, achieving an A in his O-level examination. He arrived permanently in Australia in 1976, and finished his education at Knox Grammar school, Sydney. He graduated from NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) in 1981 and has since worked extensively in film, television and theatre.
More recently, roles in big-budget movies such as 
His theatre credits include the Sydney Theatre Company's Macbeth, The Cherry Orchard, The Perfectionist and Arcadia. He has also starred in The Taming Of The Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing for the Melbourne Theatre Company and Julius Caesar, Ring Around The Moon and Private Lives for the State Theatre Company of South Australia. More recently he starred as Judge Brack in | Next > |
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