Keanu Reeves

Keanu Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles in movies like the Bill and Ted series, The Matrix series, Speed, and John Wick. He also played John Constantine in the 2005 movie Constantine.

At age 9, he started his acting career by appearing onstage, and at age 14, he appeared in Canadian television series and commercials.  He also appeared in short movies and stage work in early 1980s. Keanu acted his first significant role in River's Edge (1987), and the next year (1988), he appeared in some movies such as Dangerous Liaisons and Permanent Record.  In 1989, he appeared in the successful comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, which was one of the Bill and Ted series.  In 2008 he played the alien in The Day the Earth Stood Still.

In 2014, he began playing John Wick in three movies: John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2 and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. In 2022, he voiced Batman / Bruce Wayne in the animated movie DC League of Super-Pets.

Early life
Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He is the son of Patricia Bond (née Taylor), an English-born costume designer/performer, and Samuel Nowlin Reeves, Jr. His father, who is a Hawaiian-born American, has English, Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Irish, and Portuguese ancestry. Reeves has said: "My grandmother is Chinese and Hawaiian, so I was around Chinese art, furniture and cuisine when I was growing up". He is named after his uncle, and his first name is a Hawaiian word that means 'cool breeze over the mountains'.

Filmography
 Title YearRole(s)Director(s) NotesOne Step Away1985Short filmYoungblood1986HeaverFlyingTommyRiver's EdgeMatt1988Permanent RecordDangerous LiaisonsBill & Ted's Excellent Adventure1989ParenthoodI Love You to Death1990Tune in TomorrowPoint Break1991Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyMy Own Private IdahoBram Stoker's Dracula1992Much Ado About Nothing1993Even Cowgirls Get the BluesFreakedOrtiz the Dog Boy and Uncredited cameoLittle BuddhaSpeed1994Johnny Mnemonic1995Chain Reaction1996Feeling Minnesota1997Harry1999Me and Will Himself and Uncredited cameo2000 Sweet November2001 Hardball 2003Thomas Anderson / NeoVoiceSomething's Gotta GiveConstantine2005ThumbsuckerEllie ParkerHimselfCameo2006NarratorDocumentaryStreet Kings2008Klaatu2009Henry's Crime2010Side by Side2012HimselfAlso producer; documentaryGeneration Um...JohnMan of Tai Chi201347 RoninKaiJohn Wick2014John Wick and  (uncredited) Knock Knock2015Also executive producerDeep WebNarratorDocumentaryMifune: The Last SamuraiExposed2016 Also producerKeanuKeanuVoice cameoHankTo the Bone2017John Wick: Chapter 2BobCameoSPF-18HimselfSiberia2018Also producerDestination WeddingFrankReplicasAlso producerJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum2019Always Be My MaybeHimselfToy Story 4Duke CaboomVoice Already Gone—Executive producerBetween Two Ferns: The Movie Himself  CameoBill & Ted Face the Music 2020FilmingThe Matrix Resurrections2021Thomas Anderson / NeoLana Wachowski

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