Keanu Reeves was born Sept. 2, 1964, in Beirut, Lebanon, to a showgirl mother and a Hawaiian father (Keanu roughly translates as "cool breeze over the mountain"). Raised in Canada, Reeves was a high school hockey champ but dropped out to pursue acting, making his debut in 1985's Youngblood.The River's Edge was Reeves's Hollywood debut, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure started the Keanu cult. His British accent in Bram Stoker's Dracula and Much Ado About Nothing won few critics, and My Own Private Idaho was too offbeat for many.
But 1994's surprise hit Speed provided a lead that perfectly fit his on-screen persona. He surprised all by passing on the sequel, but what a rebound: As Neo in 1999's The Matrix (and two sequels), Reeves became a pop-culture icon. The Devil's Advocate, The Gift and Something's Gotta Give (2003) proved that Reeves can act without special effects.
Henry's CrimeKeanu Reeves stars in this dark comedy as Henry, an affable tollbooth worker in Buffalo, N.Y., who finds himself on the wrong end of justice when he's accused and convicted of a bank robbery that he didn't commit. After getting some advice from an old convict (James Caan) while spending time in the... Read More
The Day the Earth Stood StillIn this updated version of the 1951 classic sci-fi thriller, Keanu Reeves stars as an alien named Klaatu who's sent to Earth to warn the leaders of the world about the consequences of their dangerous ways. Joined by a heavily armed robot companion, Klaatu informs the people of Earth that the... Read More
The Lake HouseSpeed co-stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves reteam for romance in director Alejandro Agresti's remake of the Korean film Il Mare, exploring a mysterious mailbox that somehow bridges time. After moving away from her peaceful lakeside home, a lonely physician (Bullock) begins writing letters to the... Read More
The MatrixIn this complex story that aspires to mythology, a computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) searches for the truth behind the mysterious force known as the Matrix. He finds his answer with a group of strangers led by the charismatic Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne). What they encounter in confronting that truth... Read More
Street KingsStill reeling from the death of his wife, Los Angeles detective Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) is devastated when he's named as a suspect in the murder of his partner (Terry Crews). With the help of a young homicide detective (Chris Evans), Ludlow struggles to clear his name. In the meantime, his boss... Read More
