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Keanu Reeves is one of Hollywood's most sought after and busiest leading men. He was most recently seen in the comic book adaptation, Constantine, opposite Rachel Weisz and Tilda Swinton, in which he played the title role, John Constantine. In the film based on the DC-Vertigo comic book, Hellblazer, Reeves' character teams up with a police officer to combat evil forces in the occult world. He also played Perry in the independent feature, Thumbsucker, opposite Tilda Swinton and Vince Vaughn.

His long list of credits include Something's Gotta Give, a romantic comedy in which he starred opposite Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, the highly anticipated The Matrix Revolutions, the final chapter in The Matrix trilogy and the follow-up to The Matrix Reloaded, Hardball, The Gift, opposite Cate Blanchett, 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 was also seen in Bram Stoker's Dracula, My Own Private Idaho, the action-adventure film Point Break, and the very popular Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and its sequel, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.

Raised in Toronto, Reeves performed in various local theater 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 TriStar'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.

This summer, Reeve's stars alongside his Speed co-star Sandra Bullock in the romantic drama, The Lake House, directed by Alejandro Agresti; and in the Richard Linklater adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel, A Scanner Darkly.


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Keanu Reeves Facts

Birth NameKeanu Charles Reeves
OccupationActor
BirthdaySeptember 2, 1964 (43)
SignVirgo
BirthplaceBeirut, Lebanon
Height6' 1" (1m85)
Awards2000 MTV Movie Awards: Best Fight (for The Matrix)
2000 MTV Movie Awards: Best Male Performance (for The Matrix)
1995 MTV Movie Awards: Best On-Screen Duo (for Speed)
1992 MTV Movie Awards: Most Desirable Male (for Point Break)

Selected Filmography

The Complete Matrix Trilogy
The Ultimate Matrix Collection
The Matrix
Much Ado About Nothing
Something's Gotta Give
Constantine
The Replacements
Devil's Advocate
Point Break
Dangerous Liaisons
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