Trivia

Has suffered from epileptic seizures since he was age 13. Because of this, he made the decision early on not to drive and he has never had a driver's license. In a 2006 interview, Weaving noted he hasn't suffered a seizure in years, but is still reluctant to get a driver's license because "I'm so used to not driving, I'm scared of what I'd do.".

Weaving fractured his hip doing a stunt while in training for The Matrix (1999). He recovered and the fight scenes in the production were shifted to the end of the filming. Since Keanu Reeves had suffered a neck injury at around the same time, the delay worked well for both actors. While both actors required stunt doubles on The Matrix and its two sequels, they both trained for months in advance of each production and did a lot of the fight choreography themselves.

He was a final contender for the role of Pennywise in It (2017) before Bill Skarsgård was ultimately cast.

Partners with Katrina Greenwood (1984-present).

Attended the same high school as Australian actors Adam Garcia, Hugh Jackman, Andrew Johnston, Reg Livermore, writer Stuart Beattie and radio host John Laws.

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.

His parents and baby Hugo left Nigeria before he was one year old.

Is nine years older than Cate Blanchett but plays her son-in-law in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. However, in the film, Hugo's character Elrond, was at least 500 years younger than Cate Blanchett's character, Galadriel.

Children with Katrina Greenwood: Harry Weaving (b. 1989) and Holly Weaving (b. 1993).

He has appeared in five films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Babe (1995), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and Hacksaw Ridge (2016). The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won in the category.

Sister Anna-Jane Weaving had a brief singing career in Paris, France in the mid-1980s.

Attended the Downs School, Wraxall, outside Bristol, whilst living in the United Kingdom, which was also briefly attended by Orlando Bloom.

Currently resides in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

He opened Belgrade Film Festival - FEST in 1997.

Uncle of nieces Morgan Weaving and Samara Weaving.

Graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

He has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Matrix (1999) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

Won an Australian Film Critics Association Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role as Johnno in Mystery Road (2013).

Nominated for the 2005 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for his performance in "Hedda Gabler".

Younger brother of Simon Weaving and older brother of Anna Weaving.

His maternal grandmother's mother, Élise Emilie Leone Briart, was Belgian (Walloon).

Nominated for the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role as Johnno in Mystery Road (2013).