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Hugo Weaving

1960 - Today

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Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a British and Australian 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. Born in Colonial Nigeria to British parents, Weaving has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. He landed his first major role as English cricket captain Douglas Jardine on the Australian television series Bodyline (1984). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugo Weaving is the 827th most popular actor (down from 681st in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 5th 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.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hugo Weaving ranks 827 out of 13,578. Before him are Lee Jung-jae, Loie Fuller, Eva Marie Saint, Mark Harmon, Tony Shalhoub, and Kathleen Turner. After him are Ferdi Tayfur, Marthe Keller, Roberts Blossom, Danny Aiello, Pedro Pascal, and Harry Carey Jr..

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Among people born in 1960, Hugo Weaving ranks 51. Before him are David Duchovny, Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, Bono, Yves Leterme, Careca, and Lepa Brena. After him are J. Christopher Stevens, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Jorge Sampaoli, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Anne Parillaud, and Nena.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Hugo Weaving ranks 8 out of 309. Before him are Wole Soyinka (1934), C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), Dr. Alban (1957), Murtala Mohammed (1938), Chinua Achebe (1930), and Francis Arinze (1932). After him are Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Nana Asmaʼu (1793), Fela Kuti (1938), Usman dan Fodio (1754), Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809), and Olusegun Obasanjo (1937).

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Among ACTORS In Nigeria

Among actors born in Nigeria, Hugo Weaving ranks 1. After him are Chukwudi Iwuji (1975), Fiona Fullerton (1956), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (1962), Tiwa Savage (1980), Toks Olagundoye (1975), Wunmi Mosaku (1986), Genevieve Nnaji (1979), Dayo Okeniyi (1988), Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (1978), Rita Dominic (1975), and Monalisa Chinda (1974).

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