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Mary Alice

Cast · Known for The Matrix Revolutions

Mary Alice was born on December 3, 1936 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA to parents Ozelar Jurnakin (Smith) and Sam Smith. She was an actress, known for The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Awakenings (1990) and Malcolm X (1992). She taught in Elementary School before her acting career took off. When she was still a struggling actress doing stage plays, she made a living doing her castmate's laundry for a salary of $200 a week. She was a lifelong liberal Democrat, feminist, and civil rights activist. Was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2000. She retired from acting in 2005. She died of natural causes on July 27, 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Upon her death, she was buried with her siblings at Oak Wood Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, in regard for her last wishes.

Anthony Brandon Wong

Cast · Known for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Anthony Brandon Wong (born 12 May 1965), often credited simply as Anthony Wong, is an Australian actor. His most notable role is as Ghost in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. His role of Ghost was greatly expanded in the video game Enter the Matrix, in which he starred alongside Jada Pinkett Smith as the lead. Prior to landing the role, he originally auditioned for Tank in the first film. Wong's other roles include the leader of modern-day pirates in Jumping Ship, Little Fish, two stints on Home and Away, Mek – a scientist in Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord, the lead smuggler in the 2004 film Flight of the Phoenix, and as Tasuke Kogo in the 2008 six-part miniseries, Samurai Girl. He played the role of Danny Law in the 2016 comedy TV series The Family Law.

Collin Chou

Cast · Known for The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Reloaded

Collin Chou (Chinese: 鄒兆龍) is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist. Chou is best known in the United States for his portrayal of Seraph in the films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. In Asian cinema, Chou has co-starred with Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung in martial arts films such as Fearless (2006), and Flash Point (2007). He is also known for playing the antagonist Shang Wei in Hail the Judge (1994), which starred Stephen Chow, and playing Jade Warlord in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), which starred Jet Li and Jackie Chan. Chou attended Pierce Community College in Los Angeles, United States.

Tharini Mudaliar

Tharini Mudaliar is a South African born Australian actress, singer, and violinist of Tamil descent. She is best known for her role portraying the fictional character Kamala in The Matrix Revolutions. She is also recognised by fans of Xena: Warrior Princess where she played the role of Naiyima in the episode Between the Lines. She is a cousin o, journalist, and television and radio presenter Indira Naidoo.

Lambert Wilson

Cast · Known for The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Resurrections, The Matrix Revolutions

Lambert Wilson (born August 3, 1958) is a French actor, singer, and activist. He is best known internationally for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Matrix Resurrections.

Essie Davis

Essie Davis is an Australian actress. Born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, she is the daughter of locally famed artist George Davis. She emerged from the Old Nick Company at the University of Tasmania in the late 1980s and has gone on to appear in Hollywood movies. She is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. Her career started after her role in the all Australian movie Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995), also starring other prestigious actors such as Geoffrey Rush, Leo McKern, and Joan Sutherland. Her most famous movie roles are in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Richard Flanagan's 1998 Tasmanian film The Sound of One Hand Clapping, and Girl with a Pearl Earring. In 2003 she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her UK performance in the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. In 2004 she starred in a Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's Jumpers, for which she earned a Tony nomination. In 2005 she appeared as Mrs. Nellie Lovett in the BBC production of Sweeney Todd with Ray Winstone. In the 2008 film Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger she plays Esther's controlling mother.

Jada Pinkett Smith

Cast · Producer · Known for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Resurrections

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. She starred in A Different World, produced by Bill Cosby, and she featured opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996). She starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society (1993) and Set It Off (1996). She has appeared in more than 20 films in a variety of genres, including Scream 2, Ali, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. Pinkett Smith launched her music career in 2002, when she helped create the metal band Wicked Wisdom, for which she is a singer and songwriter. Smith also created a production company, in addition to authoring a book, published in 2004. In 1997, she married rapper and actor Will Smith. They have two children, Jaden and Willow, and Pinkett Smith is stepmother to Willard "Trey" Smith III, Will's son from a previous marriage. The couple founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, a charity organization which focuses on inner-city youth and family support and has worked with non-profit organizations like YouthBuild and the Lupus Foundation of America.

Nona Gaye

Cast · Known for The Polar Express, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions

Nona Aisha Gaye (born September 4, 1974) is an American singer, former fashion model, and retired actress. The daughter of singer Marvin Gaye and maternal granddaughter of jazz musician Slim Gaillard, Gaye began her career as a vocalist in the early 1990s. As an actress, Gaye is best known for her portrayal of Zee in the 2003 science-fiction films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.

Monica Bellucci

Cast · Known for Malena, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (Italian: [ˈmɔːnika belˈluttʃi]; born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress who began her career as a fashion model before working in Italian, American, British, and French films. She has filmography in a range of genres and languages, and her accolades include the David di Donatello, Globo d'oro, Nastro d'Argento and nominations at Saturn Awards and César Awards. In 2018, Forbes Italy included her in their list of the 100 most successful Italian women. Bellucci was represented by Elite Model Management and modelled for Dolce & Gabbana campaigns. She made her acting debut in the Italian television miniseries Vita coi figli (1991); she went on to play one of Dracula's brides in the horror film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and then enrolled in acting classes. After appearing in Italian productions, she had her breakthrough role in The Apartment (1996), for which she received a César Award nomination for Most Promising Actress. Bellucci came to the attention of American audiences in Under Suspicion (2000) and gained greater international recognition as Malèna Scordia in Malèna (2000). Bellucci starred in the period horror Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and the comedy Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002). She portrayed a rape victim in the controversial thriller Irréversible (2002), and Persephone in the 2003 science-fiction films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. Bellucci was praised for her portrayal of Mary Magdalene in the drama The Passion of the Christ (2004). She played a prostitute in How Much Do You Love Me? (2005) and Shoot 'Em Up (2007), and acted in diverse roles in other films, including The Whistleblower (2010), The Ages of Love (2011), and The Wonders (2014). Her role in Ville-Marie (2015) earned her the Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress. At the age of 50, Bellucci appeared in the James Bond film Spectre (2015), becoming the oldest Bond girl in the history of the franchise. She later appeared in films such as On the Milky Road (2016), The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). On television, she has acted in Mozart in the Jungle (2016) and Call My Agent! (2018). She made her stage debut in 2019 as Maria Callas in Letters and Memoirs. Bellucci starred alongside her second husband Vincent Cassel in on-screen partnerships that spanned ten years. She has remained involved in modelling, and worked as a brand ambassador for luxury brands such as Cartier and Dior. Some media outlets have labelled Bellucci a sex symbol. Bellucci received the knight insignias of the French Order of Arts and Letters in 2006 and of the French Legion of Honour in 2016. She represents Italy as a permanent member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Monica Bellucci, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Celestina Aladekoba

Celestina Aladekoba is a recording artist, dancer and actress. She is perhaps best known for appearing in Prince's "Black Sweat" music video, and in MTV's original dance-themed reality show program DanceLife. Aladekoba grew up in Nigeria and Maryland. She is also well known for playing basketball and for winning the Miss California Jr. She was a background dancer in Missy Elliott, Will Smith and Usher music videos. The DanceLife cast appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Aladekoba's fancy footwork has garnered her comparisons to prominent choreographers such as Fatima Robinson, Debbie Allen and Judith Jamison. Her signature dance move is the "Matrix Move". The "Matrix Move" is done by firmly planting one's feet on the ground and leaning the body backward. Celestina has demonstrated the move on DanceLife. She has the ability to lean and balance with her body almost parallel to the ground, and throw her arms behind her. Aladekoba has appeared on TV shows including That's So Raven, The Game and "90210". She was[when?] in Robin Thicke's video "Magic" and is also in the Step Up sequels, Step Up Revolution (2012) and Step Up: All In (2014). In 2014, she was a dancer in Jason Derulo's music video for "Talk Dirty". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ross Emery

Cinematographer · Known for The Art of Racing in the Rain

Ross Emery is known for The Matrix (1999), Knowing (2009) and Dark City (1998).

Cale Schultz

Cast · Known for Drive Through Fire

Cale Schultz is known for Logan (2017), The Matrix Resurrections (2021) and Atomic Blonde (2017).

Owen Paterson

Production Design · Known for Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Kong, The Matrix Reloaded

Owen Paterson is an Australian production designer who was chiefly responsible for the design and look of The Matrix series of movies. He grew up in Western Australia and now resides in Sydney. Following The Matrix, his collaboration with Lana and Lilly Wachowski continued with the films V for Vendetta and Speed Racer. Prior to working on The Matrix, Paterson had worked on Australian films such as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with director Stephan Elliott (for which he won an AFI Award) and returned to work with Elliott on Welcome to Woop Woop. Paterson worked on the 2014 version of Godzilla with director Gareth Edwards. He returned to the franchise on Godzilla vs. Kong in 2021. In 2015, Paterson was the production designer for Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War and worked for eleven months on the film in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Berlin. After that film's premiere, he called for the Australian government to institute a formal system of film production incentives to attract more big-budget international productions to film in Australia. Paterson was interviewed in 2008 about his work on creating digital worlds for The Matrix and Speed Racer as part of a short film project that was part of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image's long-running Virtual Worlds exhibition. In 2014, he was one of five film designers interviewed for the documentary series Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction, which aired on BBC Two. Description above from the Wikipedia article Owen Paterson (production designer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Marcus Chong

Cast · Known for The Matrix

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marcus Scott Chong (born July 8, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for playing Miguel Mendez in the short-lived crime drama, Street Justice (1991–1993), real-life activist Huey P. Newton in Panther (1995), directed by Mario Van Peebles, and most notably, Tank in The Matrix (1999), directed by The Wachowskis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marcus Chong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Paul Goddard

Cast · Known for Farscape, The Matrix

Paul Goddard is an Australian character actor. Goddard has played Agent Brown in the film The Matrix and Stark in the science fiction television series Farscape, after having auditioned for the role of Scorpius. He has appeared in such other films as The Everlasting Secret Family, Babe, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, as well as the television series Sons and Daughters, The Lost World and All Saints.

Steve Richards

Executive Producer · Known for House of Wax, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Unknown

Steve Richards is an American film producer known for more than 40 feature films, including The Matrix Reloaded, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Book of Eli, RocknRolla, Unknown, and Non-Stop. A former executive at Silver Pictures, where he oversaw hits like the Matrix trilogy and Sherlock Holmes films, Richards went on to found Endurance Media in 2014 to produce and finance mid-budget projects through international partnerships.

Harold Perrineau

Cast · Known for FROM, Oz, The Matrix Reloaded

Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor known for the roles of Michael Dawson in  the U.S. television series Lost, Link in The Matrix films and games, Augustus Hill in the American  television series Oz, and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. He recently starred in ABC's  comedy-drama television series The Unusuals, playing NYPD homicide detective Leo Banks.

Lana Wachowski

Director · Writer · Known for Jupiter Ascending, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Resurrections

Lana Wachowski (born June 21, 1965) is known as one of the Wachowski sisters — a directing, writing and producing duo most famous for creating The Matrix series.

Lilly Wachowski

Director · Writer · Known for Jupiter Ascending, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded

Lilly Wachowski (born December 29, 1967) is known as one of the Wachowski sisters — a directing, writing and producing duo most famous for creating The Matrix series and V for Vendetta.

Christopher Kirby

Cast · Known for War Machine

Christopher Kirby is an Australian-American actor. He is known for his performance in the 2012 film Iron Sky. Other films he has appeared in include The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). He is best known for his role as Mitch Hanson on "The Saddle Club". Having permanently relocated to Australia in late 1999, Kirby frequently portrays American characters in Australian film and television productions. He is perhaps best-known to international audiences as Mauser from The Matrix trilogy of films.

Guy Fernandez

Guy Fernandez Jr. is a Stunt Coordinator, Stuntman, Actor, and DGA 2nd Unit Director known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Mulan (2020) and The Matrix Resurrections (2021).

Keanu Reeves

Cast · Known for John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, The Matrix Revolutions

Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break, and The Matrix franchise as Neo. He has collaborated with major directors such as Stephen Frears (in the 1988 period drama Dangerous Liaisons); Gus Van Sant (in the 1991 independent film My Own Private Idaho); and Bernardo Bertolucci (in the 1993 film Little Buddha). Referring to his 1991 film releases, The New York Times' critic, Janet Maslin, praised Reeves' versatility, saying that he "displays considerable discipline and range. He moves easily between the buttoned-down demeanor that suits a police procedural story and the loose-jointed manner of his comic roles." A repeated theme in roles he has portrayed is that of saving the world, including the characters of Ted Logan, Buddha, Neo, Johnny Mnemonic, John Constantine and Klaatu.

Zach Staenberg

Editor · Known for In Time, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded

Zach S. Staenberg, A.C.E. (born August 1951) is an American film editor best known for his work on action films and the Matrix Trilogy. Staenberg won an Academy Award and two ACE Eddie Award for the editing of The Matrix (1999) and for HBO's Gotti (1996) for which he was also nominated for an Emmy. The Matrix films were written and directed by the Wachowskis, with whom Staenberg has had an extended collaboration dating from 1996. He is a frequent collaborator of director Andrew Niccol.

Carrie-Anne Moss

Cast · Known for YAGA, Memento, The Matrix Resurrections

Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress. After early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in The Matrix franchise. She has starred in Memento (2000) for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, Red Planet (2000), Chocolat (2000), Fido (2006), Snow Cake (2006) for which she won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Disturbia (2007), Unthinkable (2010), Silent Hill: Revelation (2012), and Pompeii (2014). She also portrayed Jeri Hogarth in several television series produced by Marvel Television for Netflix, most notably Jessica Jones (2015–2019).