Keanu Reeves is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after leading men with a worldwide box office total of over $4.5 billion. As a remarkably eclectic actor, Reeves has made an indelible mark on the world of entertainment through the diverse roles he has played. This December, he will make a highly anticipated return to his iconic action role as ‘Neo’ in the fourth instalment of “The Matrix” trilogy and will next appear in “John Wick: Chapter Four,” a follow-up to the highly successful “John Wick” film series, set to be released in theatres in May 2022. He most recently appeared alongside Alex Winter in “Bill and Ted Face the Music,” and made his comic book-writing debut with “BRZRKR,” a twelve-issue and graphic novel limited series distributed through BOOM! Studios earlier this year, which quickly became the highest-funded comic book Kickstarter of all time and the highest-selling original comic book series debut in over 25 years. His other recent projects include the video game “Cyberpunk 2077,” “John Wick 3: Parabellum,” “Always Be My Maybe” and lent his voice to the animated character, Duke Caboom, in Disney’s “Toy Story 4.”
In 2013, Reeves made his directorial debut and starred in the Tai Chi action film, “Man of Tai Chi.” Reeves also starred that year in “47 Ronin,” an 18th-century story centred on a band of samurai who set out to avenge the death of their master. In 2012, the Reeves-produced documentary “Side By Side” made its debut to critical acclaim. The documentary, which explores the history of filmmaking and the impact of new digital technology, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. In the film, directed by Chris Kenneally, Reeves interviewed some of Hollywood’s major directors including James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, George Lucas, Danny Boyle, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Steven Soderbergh, Lars Von Trier and the Wachowski’s.
His list of credits includes: “The Bad Batch,” “To the Bone,” the blockbuster “The Matrix” trilogy, “Speed,” “Generation Um,” “Henry’s Crime,” which he both starred and produced; “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” written and directed by Rebecca Miller in a supporting role opposite Robin Wright; “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” a remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film, starring opposite Jennifer Connelly; the cop thriller “Street Kings” opposite Forest Whitaker; “The Lake House,” a romantic drama starring opposite Sandra Bullock, and “A Scanner Darkly,” a highly stylized blend of live-action and animation. Reeves also starred in the comic adaptation “Constantine,” opposite Rachel Weisz, the independent film “Thumbsucker” and “Something’s Gotta Give,” a romantic comedy in which he starred opposite Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton.
Other film credits include: “Destination Wedding,” “To The Bone,” “Knock, Knock,” “Siberia,” “Replicas,” “Exposed,” “The Neon Demon,” “The Whole Truth,” “Hardball,” “The Gift” opposite Cate Blanchette for which he received critical acclaim; “Sweet November,” “The Replacements,” “A Walk in the Clouds;” the hit thriller, “Devil’s Advocate,” opposite Al Pacino and Charlize Theron; “Little Buddha,” and “Much Ado About Nothing,” opposite Denzel Washington, Emma Thompson and Michael Keaton. Reeves also starred in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” “My Own Private Idaho,” “Point Break,” “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and its sequel, “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey.”
Raised in Toronto, Reeves performed in various local theatre productions and on television before relocating to Los Angeles. His first widely acclaimed role was in Tim Hunter’s “River’s Edge.” He then starred in Marisa Silver’s “Permanent Record,” and with Amy Madigan and Fred Ward in “The Prince of Pennsylvania.” Yet another turn came when the actor was cast as the innocent Danceny in Stephen Frears’ highly praised “Dangerous Liaisons,” alongside Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer. He joined other outstanding casts that year in Ron Howard’s comedy, “Parenthood,” and Lawrence Kasdan’s “I Love You to Death.” Audiences saw Reeves for the first time as the romantic lead opposite Barbara Hershey in Jon Amiel’s “Tune in Tomorrow,” also starring Peter Falk. His additional credits include Tri-Star’s sci-fi thriller, “Johnny Mnemonic;” Andrew Davis’ action film, “Chain Reaction;” and the dark comedy “Feeling Minnesota,” directed by Steve Baigelman for New Line Cinema.
