Editing Hugo Weaving (section)

==Career==

===1984–1998===

Weaving's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series ''[[Bodyline (miniseries)|Bodyline]]'', as the [[England cricket team|English]] cricket captain [[Douglas Jardine]]. Weaving appeared in the Australian miniseries ''[[The Dirtwater Dynasty]]'' in 1988 and as [[Geoffrey Chambers]] in the drama ''[[Dadah Is Death|Barlow and Chambers: A Long Way From Home]]''. He starred opposite [[Nicole Kidman]] in the 1989 TV mini-series ''[[Bangkok Hilton]]''. In 1991, Weaving received the [[Australian Film Institute]]'s "Best Actor" award for his performance in the low-budget ''[[Proof (1991 film)|Proof]]'' as the blind photographer. He appeared as Sir John in [[Yahoo Serious]]'s 1993 comedy ''[[Reckless Kelly]]'', a lampoon of Australian outlaw [[Ned Kelly]].

In the mid-1990s, Weaving portrayed the [[drag queen]] Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in the 1994 film ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'', and provided the voice of Rex the sheepdog in the 1995 family film ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'' and its 1998 sequel ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]''. In 1998, he received the "Best Actor" award from the [[Montreal World Film Festival]] for his performance as a suspected [[serial killer]] in ''[[The Interview (1998 film)|The Interview]]''.

===1999–2010===

Weaving played the enigmatic and evil-minded [[Agent Smith]] in the 1999 film ''[[The Matrix]]''. He later reprised that role in the film's 2003 sequels, ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' and ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]''. He was a voice actor in the cartoon film ''[[The Magic Pudding (film)|The Magic Pudding]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/232904/The-Magic-Pudding/details |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=The Magic Pudding (2000) |access-date=2016-03-28}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

[[File:Hugo Weaving.jpg|thumb|upright|Weaving at ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]'' premiere in 2003]]

He received additional acclaim in the role of the [[Half-elf|half-elven]] lord [[Elrond]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s three-film adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', released between 2001 and 2003.<ref name="Froggatt 2015">{{cite web |last=Froggatt |first=Emma |title=Hugo Weaving's top 10 on-screen moments – in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2015/jul/31/hugo-weavings-top-10-on-screen-moments-in-pictures |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=31 July 2015 |access-date=31 January 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113174059/https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2015/jul/31/hugo-weavings-top-10-on-screen-moments-in-pictures |url-status=live }}</ref> Weaving was the main actor in Andrew Kotatko's award-winning film ''[[Everything Goes (film)|Everything Goes]]'' (2004). He starred as a heroin-addicted ex-[[rugby league]] player in the 2005 Australian [[indie film]] ''[[Little Fish (2005 film)|Little Fish]]'', opposite [[Cate Blanchett]]. Weaving played the title role as [[V (comics)|V]] in the 2005 film ''[[V for Vendetta (film)|V for Vendetta]]'', in which he was reunited with [[the Wachowskis]], creators of ''The Matrix'' trilogy, who wrote the adapted screenplay. Actor [[James Purefoy]] was originally signed to play the role, but was fired six weeks into filming over creative differences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/2006/03/16/v-for-vendetta-reel-and-real-events-resonate-for-star-natalie-portman/|title=V for Vendetta': Reel and real events resonate for star Natalie Portman|work=tribunedigital-mcall|date=16 March 2006 |access-date=27 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311201923/http://articles.mcall.com/2006-03-16/entertainment/3648531_1_vendetta-natalie-portman-purefoy|archive-date=11 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/six-actors-who-were-fired-from-films/story-e6frfmvr-1226791122829|title=Six actors who were fired from films|work=NewsComAu|date=28 December 2013|access-date=27 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016233248/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/six-actors-who-were-fired-from-films/story-e6frfmvr-1226791122829|archive-date=16 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/06/11/i-was-fired-from-the-amazing-spider-man-2-was-i-awful-1496056?lt_source=external,manual|title=I Was Fired From The Amazing Spider-Man 2... Was I Awful?|author=Karly Rayner|work=moviepilot.com|access-date=27 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016233248/http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/06/11/i-was-fired-from-the-amazing-spider-man-2-was-i-awful-1496056?lt_source=external,manual|archive-date=16 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Weaving reshot most of Purefoy's scenes as V (even though his face is never seen) apart from a couple of minor dialogue-free scenes early in the film while stuntman David Leitch performed all of V's stunts.

Weaving reprised his role as Elrond for the video game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II]]''. He regularly appears in productions by the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] (STC). In 2006, he worked with Cate Blanchett on a reprise of the STC production of ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' in New York City. 

[[File:Hugo w (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Weaving at ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' premiere in 2003]]

In a controversial move by director [[Michael Bay]], Weaving was chosen as the [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megatron (Transformers)#Transformers|Megatron]] vocally in the 2007 live-action film ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', rather than using the [[Megatron (Transformers)|original version of the character]]'s voice created by the voice actor [[Frank Welker]]. Weaving himself was unaware of the controversy, having accepted the role based on Michael Bay's personal request; in a November 2008 ''Sun Herald'' interview, he said he had never seen ''Transformers''. Though Weaving reprised his role in two sequels, he does not have much personal investment in the ''Transformers'' films. In February 2010, Weaving revealed to ''[[The Age]]'': "Director Michael Bay talks to me on the phone. I've never met him. We were doing the voice for the second one and I still hadn't seen the first one. I still didn't really know who the characters were and I didn't know what anything was. It's a voice job, for sure, and people assume I've spent my life working on it, but I really know so little about it."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/depth-among-the-shallows/2010/02/11/1265477641321.html?page=2 |title=Depth among the shallows |work=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Digital |date=12 February 2010 |location=Melbourne, Australia |access-date=13 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430203107/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/depth-among-the-shallows/2010/02/11/1265477641321.html?page=2 |archive-date=30 April 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Weaving said to ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'': "It was one of the only things I've ever done where I had no knowledge of it, I didn't care about it, I didn't think about it. They wanted me to do it. In one way, I regret that bit. I don't regret doing it, but I very rarely do something if it's meaningless. It was meaningless to me, honestly. I don't mean that in any nasty way."

Weaving played a supporting role in [[Joe Johnston]]'s 2010 remake of the 1941 film ''[[The Wolfman (2010 film)|The Wolfman]]'', starring [[Benicio del Toro]]. Immediately after ''Wolfman'' wrapped in spring 2008, he returned home to Australia to film a lead role in the film ''[[Last Ride (2009 film)|Last Ride]]'', directed by Glendyn Ivin. In early 2009, [[Guillermo del Toro]], then director of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' films]], prequels to ''The Lord of the Rings'', confirmed his intent to again cast Weaving as [[Elrond]] of [[Rivendell]] in a BBC interview.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/...mon_Mayo_09_06_2009/|title=BBC}}</ref> When asked about reprising the role, Weaving replied that he was game, but had not officially been approached. Del Toro eventually left the project; Peter Jackson decided to direct the films himself but Weaving was not officially confirmed in the cast until May 2011.

Weaving spent the summer of 2009 starring in the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]]'s production of ''[[God of Carnage]]'', portraying the caustic lawyer Alain Reille. He returned to the stage in November 2010 in Sydney Theatre Company's ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', co-starring Cate Blanchett and [[Richard Roxburgh]].<ref>[http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2010/uncle-vanya ''Uncle Vanya''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024105523/http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2010/uncle-vanya |date=24 October 2010 }} at the [[Sydney Theatre Company]]</ref> Weaving filmed a guest role on Roxburgh's Australian TV series ''[[Rake (2010 TV series)|Rake]]'' in May 2010.

In May 2009, Weaving accepted a co-starring role in the docudrama ''[[Oranges and Sunshine]]'',<ref name="jaafar1">{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2009/biz/news/emily-watson-joins-oranges-1118011741/ | work=Variety | title=Emily Watson joins 'Oranges' | first=Ali | last=Jaafar | date=23 November 2009}}</ref> about the forced migration of thousands of British children to Australia in the 1950s. Filming began in autumn 2009 in [[Nottingham]], England, and [[Adelaide]], South Australia, and continued through January 2010. The film premiered at the [[Rome International Film Festival]] on 28 October 2010 and garnered positive reviews. 2010 saw the release of ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole|Legend of the Guardians]]'' (formerly ''The Guardians of Ga'Hoole''), in which Weaving has another high-profile voice role,<ref>[http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/5106/zack-snyders-guardians-of-gahoole-cast-coming-together Zack Snyder's Guardians of Ga'Hoole Cast Coming Together] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706221723/http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/5106/zack-snyders-guardians-of-gahoole-cast-coming-together |date=6 July 2010 }} 20 November 2009</ref> portraying two different owls named Noctus and Grimble in [[Zack Snyder]]'s film adaptation of [[Kathryn Lasky]]'s popular series of children's books.

On 4 May 2010, it was officially confirmed by [[Marvel Studios]] that Weaving would play the fictional [[Nazi]] [[Red Skull]] in the superhero film ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogdykker.com/hugo-weaving-confirmed-as-red-skull-in-captain-america |title=Hugo Weaving confirmed as Red Skull in Captain America |access-date=4 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123525/http://www.rogdykker.com/hugo-weaving-confirmed-as-red-skull-in-captain-america |archive-date=10 March 2012 }}</ref> Weaving completed filming his role on the project in September 2010 and returned to Sydney to prepare for ''Uncle Vanya''. It is unlikely he will sign on for any further installments in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]; in an August 2011 ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'' interview, the actor confided he is weary of typecasting and of "blockbuster" films in general: "I think I've about had enough... I'm not sure how many more of them I'll make. It doesn't feel to me as though they've been the majority of my work, though that's probably the way it seems to most other people."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-ae-vanya-weaving-20110805,0,1333908,full.story | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117122545/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-ae-vanya-weaving-20110805,0,1333908,full.story | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 January 2013 | work=The Baltimore Sun | title=From 'Captain America' to 'Uncle Vanya,' Hugo Weaving stretches his acting chops | date=5 August 2011 }}</ref>

===2011–present===

[[File:Hugo Weaving (8957650533).jpg|thumb|Weaving at [[Sydney Film Festival]] in 2013]]

On 13 March 2011, ''The Key Man'', which Weaving filmed in 2006, finally debuted at the [[South By Southwest]] Festival in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>[https://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/sxsw-exclusive-first-look-the-key-man-poster.php SXSW Exclusive First Look: 'The Key Man' Poster] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306084316/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/sxsw-exclusive-first-look-the-key-man-poster.php |date=6 March 2016 }}. Film School Rejects (10 March 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-04.</ref> The child migrant saga ''[[Oranges and Sunshine]]'' opened in the UK on 1 April, the culmination of months of success on the festival circuit in late 2010-early 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/oranges-and-sunshine/oranges-sunshine-emily-watson-hugo-weaving | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Oranges and Sunshine: an illuminating true-life drama | date=14 March 2011 | access-date=14 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414053914/http://www.theguardian.com//oranges-and-sunshine/oranges-sunshine-emily-watson-hugo-weaving | archive-date=14 April 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> In March, the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] and [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] announced that STC's 2010 production of Chekhov's [[Uncle Vanya]] would be reprised in Washington, D.C., during the month of August.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/arts-post/2011/03/kennedy_center_offers.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | title=Kennedy Center offers Cate Blanchett, hip-hop, 'The Addams Family' | access-date=12 March 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624094433/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/arts-post/2011/03/kennedy_center_offers.html | archive-date=24 June 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In April, months of speculation finally ended when Weaving appeared on [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'']]'s New Zealand set, shortly before a production spokesman officially confirmed the actor's return as Elrond in Peter Jackson's prequel trilogy to ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/4948801/Kiwi-actor-steps-into-the-Hobbit-breach | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911234057/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/4948801/Kiwi-actor-steps-into-the-Hobbit-breach | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 September 2012 | work=The Dominion Post | title=Kiwi actor steps into Hobbit breach | date=2 May 2011 }}</ref> He was part of the cast of the Wachowskis' adaptation of [[David Mitchell (author)|David Mitchell]]'s novel ''[[Cloud Atlas (novel)|Cloud Atlas]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugo-weaving-ben-whishaw-join-187412| work=The Hollywood Reporter| title=Hugo Weaving, Ben Whishaw Join 'Cloud Atlas' (Cannes Exclusive)| date=11 May 2011| first=Scott| last=Roxborough| access-date=18 May 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712214750/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugo-weaving-ben-whishaw-join-187412| archive-date=12 July 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> The project, co-starring [[Tom Hanks]], [[Ben Whishaw]], [[Halle Berry]], [[Jim Broadbent]], and [[Susan Sarandon]], began filming in September 2011 and was released in October 2012.

2012 found Weaving re-focusing on his theatrical career, with a return to the Sydney Theatre Company to star in a new adaptation of [[Christopher Hampton]]'s play ''[[Les Liaisons Dangereuses]]'' in March.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/curtains-up-on-liaison-with-wicked-wit-20110923-1kp9z.html#ixzz1Yphd6xnB| work=The Sydney Morning Herald| title=Curtain's up on Liaison with wicked wit| date=24 September 2011| access-date=10 October 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925192454/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/curtains-up-on-liaison-with-wicked-wit-20110923-1kp9z.html#ixzz1Yphd6xnB| archive-date=25 September 2011| url-status=live}}</ref> He portrayed the notorious Vicomte de Valmont, a character he first played onstage in 1987. His frequent stage foil [[Pamela Rabe]] costarred. Weaving and [[Cate Blanchett]] reprised their roles in STC's internationally lauded production of ''Uncle Vanya'' for a ten-day run at [[New York City|New York's]] [[Lincoln Center]] in July.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/a-new-york-stop-for-cate-blanchett-hugo-weaving-and-uncle-vanya/| work=The New York Times| title=A New York Stop for Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and 'Uncle Vanya'| first=James C. Jr.| last=Mckinley| date=18 December 2011| access-date=18 December 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219093019/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/a-new-york-stop-for-cate-blanchett-hugo-weaving-and-uncle-vanya/| archive-date=19 December 2011| url-status=live}}</ref>

The busy actor joined the cast of three forthcoming Australian films in summer 2012. The Western-tinged police thriller ''[[Mystery Road (film)|Mystery Road]]'', written and directed by [[Ivan Sen]], began filming in June 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://if.com.au/2012/06/26/article/Ivan-Sens-Mystery-Road-begins-filming-in-Qld/BJMFNKJYPW.html|work=Inside Film|title=Ivan Sen's Mystery Road begins filming in Qld|date=26 June 2012|access-date=26 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629082948/http://if.com.au/2012/06/26/article/Ivan-Sens-Mystery-Road-begins-filming-in-Qld/BJMFNKJYPW.html|archive-date=29 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Weaving appeared in the prison drama ''[[Healing (2014 film)|Healing]]'' for director Craig Monahan, with whom he previously made ''The Interview'' (1998) and ''Peaches'' (2005).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://deadline.com/2012/07/screen-australia-the-rover-healing-felony-gallipoli-films-tv-projects-307187/| work=Deadline| title=Screen Australia Backs 4 Films, 8 TV Projects| date=25 June 2012| access-date=27 July 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729232351/http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/screen-australia-the-rover-healing-felony-gallipoli-films-tv-projects/| archive-date=29 July 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in a segment of the Australian anthology film ''[[The Turning (2013 film)|The Turning]]'', based on [[Tim Winton]]'s collection of linked stories, entitled "The Commission", directed by [[David Wenham]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/blog-articles/127063/a-dane-takes-aussie-film-sales-to-a-new-level| work=SBS| title=A Dane takes Aussie film sales to a new level| date=12 November 2012| access-date=14 November 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311224310/http://www.sbs.com.au/films/blog-articles/127063/a-dane-takes-aussie-film-sales-to-a-new-level| archive-date=11 March 2013| url-status=live}}</ref> He ended 2013 co-starring with [[Richard Roxburgh]] and [[Philip Quast]] in [[Samuel Beckett]]'s ''[[Waiting For Godot]]'', for the Sydney Theatre Company.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/cate-blanchett-lights-up-the-lincoln-center-festival?page=2| work=Gotham Magazine| title=Cate Blanchett Lights Up Lincoln Center| date=June 2012| access-date=13 June 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618235926/http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/cate-blanchett-lights-up-the-lincoln-center-festival?page=2| archive-date=18 June 2012| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/theatre/features/11259/sydney-theatre-company-season-2013 | work=Time Out Sydney | title=Sydney Theatre Company 2013 Season | date=6 September 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913222159/http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/theatre/features/11259/sydney-theatre-company-season-2013 | archive-date=13 September 2012}}</ref>

In the spring of 2013, Weaving reprised the [[Agent Smith]] role for a [[General Electric]] television commercial for their "Brilliant Machines" innovations in healthcare management technology, which was slated to air during a break from 13 April's edition of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', and subsequently continued to receive multiple airings on major cable networks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/04/13/a-general-electric-commercial-set-in-the-world-of-the-matrix/|title=Agent Smith Returns – A General Electric Commercial Set in the World of the Matrix|work=bleedingcool.com|last=Connelly|first=Brendon|date=13 April 2013|access-date=13 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416021810/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/04/13/a-general-electric-commercial-set-in-the-world-of-the-matrix|archive-date=16 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 26 July to 27 September 2014, Weaving played the titular role of [[Sydney Theatre Company]]'s production of ''[[Macbeth]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2014/macbeth|title=Sydney Theatre Company - Macbeth|work=Sydney Theatre Company|access-date=25 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225220307/https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2014/macbeth|archive-date=25 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In an unusual treatment of the Shakespearian tragedy by young Sydney director [[Kip Williams]], Weaving's performance was described by Peter Gotting of ''The Guardian'' as "the role of his career".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/stage/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/28/macbeth-review-hugo-weaving-finds-the-role-of-his-career | work = The Guardian| title = Macbeth review – Hugo Weaving finds the role of his career | author = Peter Gotting | date = 28 July 2014 | access-date = 25 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151226062859/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/28/macbeth-review-hugo-weaving-finds-the-role-of-his-career | archive-date = 26 December 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2015, Weaving joined the cast of the film adaption of [[Craig Silvey]]'s novel ''[[Jasper Jones]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmink.com.au/notices/11652/|title=Incredible cast brought together for the film adaption of the iconic Australian novel, Jasper Jones|work=Film Ink (Australia)|access-date=15 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015133538/http://www.filmink.com.au/notices/11652/|archive-date=15 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/hugo-weaving-toni-collette-join-allstar-cast-of-jasper-jones-20151018-gkau44.html| work=The Sydney Morning Herald| title=Hugo Weaving, Toni Collette join all-star cast of Jasper Jones| first=Linda| last=Morris| date=18 October 2015| access-date=24 October 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024081401/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/hugo-weaving-toni-collette-join-allstar-cast-of-jasper-jones-20151018-gkau44.html| archive-date=24 October 2015| url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, Weaving starred as Thaddeus Valentine in ''[[Mortal Engines (film)|Mortal Engines]]''. In the same year, he appeared alongside [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] in the miniseries [[Patrick Melrose (miniseries)|''Patrick Melrose'']].

In 2020, Weaving starred as Alfred in [[Tony Kushner]]'s adaptation of ''[[The Visit (play)|The Visit]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lesley Manville and Hugo Weaving in The Visit at the National Theatre: first look photos {{!}} WhatsOnStage|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/lesley-manville-hugo-weaving-visit-olivier_50899.html|access-date=2021-09-12|website=www.whatsonstage.com|date=10 February 2020|language=en-GB|archive-date=12 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912111228/https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/lesley-manville-hugo-weaving-visit-olivier_50899.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2021, Weaving has starred as Glen Mathieson<ref>{{Citation |title=Love Me (TV Mini Series 2021– ) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15233564/fullcredits |access-date=2023-06-17 |language=en |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617131319/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15233564/fullcredits |url-status=live }}</ref> in the Australian intergenerational drama series [[Love Me (Australian TV series)|''Love Me'']].

In 2024, Weaving played character Frank Harkness in season 4 of [[Slow Horses]].<!-- https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/hugo-weaving-rarely-does-tv-he-made-an-exception-for-slow-horses-20240910-p5k9f2.html -->