The Architect (The Matrix)

"I am the Architect. I created The Matrix."

- Describing his role to Neo.

The Architect is the creator of the Matrix in The Matrix trilogy.

History
Once machines have enslaved humanity, a program called the Architect created a peaceful simulation called the Matrix. At first the Architect attempted to make a utopia but ultimately the human mind refused that type reality. After some unannounced amount of time he created a world similar to what we see as modern time. As time went on the Architect an a program all human knew called the Oracle formed a way to keep the Matrix and humans under control by forming a story meant to give hope to the few who knew the truth. It turns out that the chosen one is meant to reboot the matrix about every one hundred years to keep the humans and presumabably the machines from becoming extinct.

Trivia

 * Sean Connery was originally going to play the Architect.