The Real Reason Agent Smith Was So Obsessed With Neo In The Matrix

Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) and his obsession with Keanu Reeves' Thomas "Neo" Anderson was at the heart of The Matrix and at least the first two sequels, and there's a very good reason for this dynamic. As the first and best of all the actors to play Agent Smith, Weaving's character immediately became a hit when The Matrix was released in 1999. Despite his arc apparently concluding at the end of the original Matrix trilogy, the saga found a way for him to return in 2021's The Matrix Resurrections - although this time, he was played by Jonathon Groff.