
Keanu Reeves
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1964-09-02
Place of birth: Beirut, Lebanon
Biography
Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break, and The Matrix franchise as Neo. He has collaborated with major directors such as Stephen Frears (in the 1988 period drama Dangerous Liaisons); Gus Van Sant (in the 1991 independent film My Own Private Idaho); and Bernardo Bertolucci (in the 1993 film Little Buddha). Referring to his 1991 film releases, The New York Times' critic, Janet Maslin, praised Reeves' versatility, saying that he "displays considerable discipline and range. He moves easily between the buttoned-down demeanor that suits a police procedural story and the loose-jointed manner of his comic roles." A repeated theme in roles he has portrayed is that of saving the world, including the characters of Ted Logan, Buddha, Neo, Johnny Mnemonic, John Constantine and Klaatu.
Known for

Dangerous Liaisons
1988Le Chevalier Raphael Danceny
My Own Private Idaho
1991Scott Favor
Point Break
1991Agent Johnny Utah
Constantine
2005John Constantine
Street Kings
2008Detective Tom Ludlow
The Lake House
2006Alex Wyler
The Gift
2000Donnie Barksdale
The Matrix
1999Neo
The Matrix Reloaded
2003Neo
The Matrix Revolutions
2003Neo
Thumbsucker
2005Perry
Parenthood
1989Tod Higgins
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008Klaatu
Speed
1994Jack Traven
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989Ted 'Theodore' Logan
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991Ted
Little Buddha
1993Siddhartha
I Love You to Death
1990Marlon James
The Devil's Advocate
1997Kevin Lomax