Keanu Charles Reeves whose first name means “cool breeze over the mountains” in Hawaiian, was born September 2, 1964. Keanu is a Canadian actor, author, comic book writer, director and musician. Reeves grew up in Toronto.
Reeves began acting in theatre productions, and in television films before making his mainstream film debut. Some of his work includes: the action thriller Speed (1994), his performance in the supernatural horror The Devil’s Advocate (1997), his lead role as computer hacker Neo in the science fiction thriller The Matrix (1999).
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In 2005, Reeves played exorcist John Constantine in Constantine. He also starred in the animated film A Scanner Darkly (2006), the romantic drama The Lake House (2006), the science fiction thriller The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), the crime thriller Street Kings (2008).
In 2013, he made his directorial debut with Man of Tai Chi. Reeves played the titular assassin in the neo-noir action thriller John Wick. In 2019, Reeves voiced Duke Caboom in Toy Story 4.
