Claim: There are actors in The Matrix.
Evidence: The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction film written and directed by The Wachowskis , starring Keanu Reeves , Laurence Fishburne , Carrie-Anne Moss , Hugo Weaving , and Joe Pantoliano.
Carrie-Anne Moss -LRB- born August 21 , 1967 -RRB- is a Canadian actress.
Hugo Wallace Weaving -LRB- born 4 April 1960 -RRB- is a Nigerian-born English-Australian film and stage actor.
Joseph Peter `` Joe '' Pantoliano -LRB- born September 12 , 1951 -RRB- , is an American character actor , who often plays shady characters , frequently criminals or corrupt police officers.
Keanu Charles Reeves -LRB- -LSB- kiːˈɑːnuː -RSB- ; born September 2 , 1964 -RRB- is a Canadian actor , director , producer , and musician.
Laurence John Fishburne III -LRB- born July 30 , 1961 -RRB- is an American actor , playwright , director and producer , best known for playing Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy , Jason `` Furious '' Styles in the 1991 drama film Boyz n the Hood and Tyrone `` Mr. Clean '' Miller in the 1979 war film Apocalypse Now.