He attended Central West Junior High and Owen Patterson High (named after the film's production designer). His mother was Michelle McGahey (the name of the first film's art director ) and his father was John Anderson. Anderson was born in Lower Downtown, Capital City, USA on Maaccording to his criminal record, or Septemaccording to his passport (both seen in the film). Ī record from Agent Smith's file on Neo and Neo's passport show a difference in the birthday of the character. There are claims that a nightclub in Chicago inspired the name of the character. Neo is also an anagram of "one", a reference to his destiny of being The One who would bring peace.
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In 2008, Neo was selected by Empire as the 68th Greatest Movie Character of All Time. In 2021, Reeves reprised his role in The Matrix Resurrections with what Vulture calls "his signature John Wick look".
Andrew Bowen provided Neo's voice in The Matrix: Path of Neo.
He was portrayed as a cybercriminal and computer programmer by Keanu Reeves in the films, as well as having a cameo in The Animatrix short film Kid's Story. Anderson, also known as The One, an anagram for Neo) is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Matrix franchise, created by the Wachowskis. Anderson ( Agent Smith calls him by his Matrix name)įormer software engineer (in the Matrix simulation) The Anomaly (name for him given by the machines).