Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a Nigerian-born English film, stage and voice actor, best known for films such as The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, V for Vendetta and Transformers.

Weaving was born in Nigeria to English pa...

Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a Nigerian-born English film, stage and voice actor, best known for films such as The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, V for Vendetta and Transformers.

Weaving was born in Nigeria to English parents Anne, a tour guide, and Wallace Weaving, a seismologist.[1] He spent his childhood in South Africa and then moved to the United Kingdom in his teens. While in England he attended the prestigious boarding school Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, commonly known in Bristol as QEH. He moved to Australia in 1976, where he attended Sydney's Knox Grammar School. Weaving later graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1981.

When he was 13 years old, Weaving was diagnosed with epilepsy. Due to the prospect of seizures, Weaving does not drive cars. He lives with his wife Katrina Greenwood[1] and two children, Harry and Holly.

A notable pescatarian, Weaving is also the primary ambassador for Australian animal rights organization Voiceless. Hugo attends events and promotes Voiceless in interviews. He also assists Voiceless in their judging of annual grant's recipients.