In V for Vendetta the actor of an anarchist freedom fighter is best known for playing who in The Matrix?
V for Vendetta (film) V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political thriller film directed by James McTeigue and written by The Wachowskis, based on the 1988 DC/Vertigo Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The film is set in an alternative future where a neo-fascist regime has subjugated the United Kingdom. Hugo Weaving portrays V, an anarchist freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts and Natalie Portman plays Evey, a young, working-class woman caught up in V's mission, while Stephen Rea portrays the detective leading a desperate quest to stop V.
Stephen Rea Stephen Rea ( ; born 31 October 1946) is an Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in films such as "V for Vendetta", "Michael Collins", "Interview with the Vampire" and "Breakfast on Pluto". Rea was nominated for an Academy Award for his lead performance as Fergus in the 1992 film "The Crying Game". He has during later years had important roles in the Hugo Blick TV series "The Shadow Line" and "The Honourable Woman", for which he won a BAFTA Award.