<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Samara Weaving (niece) </Td> </Tr> <P> Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is an English - Australian film and stage actor . He is best known for playing Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy (1999--2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001--2003) and The Hobbit (2012--2014) film trilogies, V in V for Vendetta (2006), Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger and the father in Hacksaw Ridge . Weaving's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series Bodyline, where he portrayed English cricket captain Douglas Jardine . In film, he first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in the Australian drama Proof (1991). Weaving played Anthony "Tick" Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra in the comedy - drama The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994); and multiple roles in the science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012). His roles as a voice actor include Rex in Babe, Noah in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two, and Megatron in the Transformers film series . </P> <P> Weaving's awards for acting include a Satellite Award, MTV Movie Award and six Australian Film Institute Awards . </P>

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