Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor who has appeared in films, television series and video games. He made his film debut in the short ''One Step Away'' in 1985.
[ The following year, Reeves appeared in the crime film '']River's Edge
''River's Edge'' is a 1986 American crime drama film directed by Tim Hunter, written by Neal Jimenez, and starring Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye Leitch, Daniel Roebuck and Dennis Hopper. It follows a group of teenagers in a Norther ...
'', and the television films '' Babes in Toyland'', '' Act of Vengeance'', and '' Brotherhood of Justice''. His first lead role was as a teenager dealing with his best friend's suicide in the 1988 drama '' Permanent Record''.[ His breakthrough role came when he played time-travelling slacker Ted "Theodore" Logan in the science fiction comedy '']Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film directed by Stephen Herek and written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. The first installment of the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise, it stars Keanu Reeves, Alex Winte ...
'' (1989) with Alex Winter
Alexander Ross Winter (born July 17, 1965) is a British-American actor and filmmaker. He played the slacker Bill in the 1989 film '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' and its sequels ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991) and '' Bill & Ted Face ...
, which was an unexpected commercial success. Reeves followed this with a supporting role in Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...
's comedy '' Parenthood''. In 1991 he starred in the action film ''Point Break
''Point Break'' is a 1991 American action crime film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Gary Busey. The film's title refers to the surfing term " point break", wher ...
'' with Patrick Swayze
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, the science fiction comedy sequel '' Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'', and the independent drama ''My Own Private Idaho
''My Own Private Idaho'' is a 1991 American independent adventure drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare's ''Henry IV, Part 1'', '' Henry IV, Part 2'', and ''Henry V''. The story follows two friends, Mike ...
''.Speed
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Magnitude may refer to:
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*Euclidean vector, a quantity defined by both its magnitude and its direction
*Magnitude (ma ...
'' (1994) with Sandra Bullock, which was a commercial and critical success.[ However he followed this with a series of films that performed poorly at the box office, including '']Johnny Mnemonic
"Johnny Mnemonic" is a science fiction short story by American-Canadian writer William Gibson. It first appeared in '' Omni'' magazine in May 1981, and was subsequently included in ''Burning Chrome'', a 1986 collection of Gibson's short fiction. ...
'' (1995) and ''Chain Reaction
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Chain reactions are one way that sys ...
'' (1996). His career experienced a turnaround when he played computer hacker Neo in the science fiction film ''The Matrix
''The Matrix'' is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is the first installment in ''The Matrix'' film series, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantolia ...
'' (1999). The film was a commercial success and received critical acclaim. He reprised the role in its sequels, ''The Matrix Reloaded
''The Matrix Reloaded'' is a 2003 American science-fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is a sequel to '' The Matrix'' (1999) and the second installment in the ''Matrix'' film series. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Lau ...
'', ''The Matrix Revolutions
''The Matrix Revolutions'' is a 2003 American science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is the third installment in ''The Matrix'' film series, released six months following ''The Matrix Reloaded''. The film stars ...
'' (both 2003), and ''The Matrix Resurrections
''The Matrix Resurrections'' is a 2021 American science fiction action film produced, co-written, and directed by Lana Wachowski, and being the first in ''Matrix'' franchise to be directed solely by Lana, without her sister, Lilly. It is the s ...
'' (2021). Reeves played exorcist John Constantine
John Constantine () is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Constantine first appeared in ''Swamp Thing'' #37 (June 1985), and was created by Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, Rick Veitch, and John Tot ...
in ''Constantine
Constantine most often refers to:
* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
*Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
Constantine may also refer to:
People
* Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...
'' and a dentist in the comedy-drama '' Thumbsucker'' (both 2005). He reunited with Bullock in the 2006 romantic drama '' The Lake House''. In 2008, Reeves played alien Klaatu in ''The Day the Earth Stood Still
''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (a.k.a. ''Farewell to the Master'' and ''Journey to the World'') is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Re ...
''.
Reeves played the titular assassin in the neo-noir action thriller ''John Wick
''John Wick'' is an American action thriller media franchise created by Derek Kolstad and centering around John Wick, a former hitman who is forced back into the criminal underworld he had abandoned.
The franchise began with the release of '' ...
'' (2014), which was a commercial success and had a generally positive reception from critics. He starred in its sequels, '' John Wick: Chapter 2'' (2017) and '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019). In 2016, he played the ghost of a stuntman in the American-Swedish television series '' Swedish Dicks''. Reeves voiced Duke Caboom in the animated film sequel ''Toy Story 4
''Toy Story 4'' is a 2019 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the fourth installment in Pixar's ''Toy Story'' series and the sequel to ''Toy Story 3'' ( ...
'' (2019), which grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.
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