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Hugo Weaving
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April 4, 1960 in Austin, Nigeria
Biography:A graduate of Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, blond, idiosyncratic leading man "Hugo Weaving" made his feature film debut in the socially conscious low-budget drama "The City's Edge" (1983), purportedly one of the first Australian films to sympathetically portray the adverse conditions suffered by aborigines. In 1991, Weaving received Best Actor kudos from the Australian Film Institute for his portrayal of a blind photographer in "Jocelyn Moorhouse"'s "Proof". In 1994, the actor earned international acclaim playing Tick, a drag queen with a secret, in the cult favorite "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994). The following year, Weaving was involved in another audience pleaser when he lent his voice to play the sheep dog Rex in "Babe". Weaving occasionally appears in U.S. television productions, notably the CBS miniseries "Dadah Is Death", in which he played opposite... Full Biography
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Hugo Weaving, left, and Cate Blanchett in "Hedda Gabler" at BAM on Feb. 27, 2006.
Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith and Keanu Reeves attend the press conference for "The Matrix...
Hugo Weaving and Keanu Reeves
Hugo Weaving
Hugo Weaving and Laurence Fishburne
Hugo Weaving transformed in "The Matrix Revolutions"
Hugo Weaving in "The Matrix Revolutions"
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