The premise of this matches the S1 E5 "The Big Cast" of Dragnet which aired 02/14/1952. The suspect, played by Lee Marvin, confesses to a murder with the same circumstances as Hugo Weaving's story. In the episode, the suspect is arrested in the morning and fought with the police, reminiscent of Weaving's rough arrest. Throughout the episode, meals also played an important part.
Came out one year before The Matrix (1999), which made Hugo Weaving incredibly famous.
Hugo Weaving is actually four years younger than his character claims to be.