Editing Hugo Weaving (section)

===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]]''.