There are actors in The Matrix.
Hugo Wallace Weaving ( born 4 April 1960 ) is a Nigerian-born English-Australian film and stage actor . Joseph Peter `` Joe '' Pantoliano ( born September 12 , 1951 ) , is an American character actor , who often plays shady characters , frequently criminals or corrupt police officers . Keanu Charles Reeves ( [ kiːˈɑːnuː ] ; born September 2 , 1964 ) is a Canadian actor , director , producer , and musician . Neo (The Matrix) . He was portrayed by Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Trilogy , as well as having a cameo in The Animatrix short film ` Kid 's Story ' . The Matrix . Computer programmer `` Neo '' learns this truth and is drawn into a rebellion against the machines , which involves other people who have been freed from the `` dream world . ''