ACTOR

Hugo Weaving

1960 - Today

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Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a British actor. He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) and has been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugo Weaving has received more than 11,809,326 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Hugo Weaving is the 681st most popular actor (down from 476th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Nigerian Actor.

Hugo weaving is most famous for his work on the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hugo Weaving ranks 681 out of 13,578. Before him are Björn Andrésen, Edna Purviance, Inger Nilsson, Anne Hathaway, Takashi Shimura, and Uma Thurman. After him are André Antoine, Ethan Hawke, Cléo de Mérode, Maureen O'Hara, Erik Bruhn, and Ryan Gosling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Hugo Weaving ranks 35. Before him are Roland Ratzenberger, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Stanley Tucci, Rafael Benítez, Ivan Lendl, and Careca. After him are Pierre Littbarski, James Spader, John F. Kennedy Jr., Khaled, Anne Parillaud, and David Duchovny.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Hugo Weaving ranks 5 out of 309. Before him are Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Wole Soyinka (1934), Dr. Alban (1957), and Chinua Achebe (1930). After him are Sade (1959), Fela Kuti (1938), Usman dan Fodio (1754), Jay-Jay Okocha (1973), Bola Tinubu (1952), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), and Hakeem Olajuwon (1963).

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Among ACTORS In Nigeria

Among actors born in Nigeria, Hugo Weaving ranks 1. After him are Hakeem Kae-Kazim (1962), Fiona Fullerton (1956), Chukwudi Iwuji (1975), Toks Olagundoye (1975), Wunmi Mosaku (1986), Tiwa Savage (1980), Genevieve Nnaji (1979), Dayo Okeniyi (1988), Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (1978), Bimbo Akintola (1970), and Rita Dominic (1975).

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Television and Movie Roles

V for Vendetta
V / William Rookwood
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
Feb 23o 20067.897 / 10
The Matrix
Agent Smith
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Mar 31o 19998.2 / 10
Captain America: The First Avenger
Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.
Jul 22o 20117.001 / 10