Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor, born September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

He acted in several Canadian television plays, and had a small part in Youngblood (1986) before gaining attention for his performance in The River's Edge (1986). Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), and its sequel Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), brought him international recognition.

He managed to fight his way into mainstream roles, breaking through as a leading man by playing a cop in the blockbuster Speed (1994) starred with Sandra Bullock. He fortified his reputation as a hunky hero in movies like The Matrix series (1999-2003) starred with Laurence Fishburne and the football comedy The Replacements (2000).

His other films include Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Devil's Advocate (1997) starred opposite Al Pacino, The Gift (2000), Constantine (2005 ), romance The Lake House (2006) starred alongside with Sandra Bullock, and the sci-fi tale A Scanner Darkly (2006).

In December 1999, Reeves' girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, gave birth to a stillborn daughter who was named Ava Archer Syme-Reeves. In April 2001, Syme was killed in a car accident. She was buried next to their daughter in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Reeves was a pallbearer at Syme's funeral.

Filmography

• Street Kings (2008)
• Night Watch (2008)
• The Lake House (2006)
• A Scanner Darkly (2006)
• Constantine (2005)
• Thumbsucker (2005)
• Video Hits: Paula Abdul (2005)
• Ellie Parker (2005)
• Something's Gotta Give (2003)
• The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
• Kid's Story (2003)
• Enter the Matrix (2003)
• The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
• The Animatrix (2003)
• Hard Ball (2001)
• Sweet November (2001)
• The Gift (2000)
• The Watcher (2000)
• The Replacements (2000)
• Me and Will (1999)
• The Matrix (1999)
• The Devil's Advocate (1997)
• The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997)
• Feeling Minnesota (1996)
• Chain Reaction (1996)
• A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
• Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
• Speed (1994)
• Little Buddha (1993)
• Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
• Freaked (1993)
• Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
• Dracula (1992)
• My Own Private Idaho (1991)
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
• Point Break (1991)
• Providence (1991)
• Captivated '92: The Video Collection (1991)
• Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)
• "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures" (1990)
• I Love You to Death (1990)
• "The Tracey Ullman Show" (1 episode, 1989)
• Parenthood (1989)
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
• Life Under Water (1989)
• Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
• The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
• Permanent Record (1988)
• The Night Before (1988)
• "Trying Times" (1 episode, 1987)
• Babes in Toyland (1986)
• Under the Influence (1986)
• River's Edge (1986)
• Young Again (1986)
• Act of Vengeance (1986)
• Youngblood (1986)
• Brotherhood of Justice (1986)
• Flying (1986)
• One Step Away (1985)
• "Comedy Factory" (1 episode, 1985)
• Letting Go (1985)
• "Night Heat" (2 episodes, 1985)

Awards

• MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance "The Matrix" 2000
• MTV Movie Award Best Fight "The Matrix" 2000
• MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Duo "Speed" 1995
• MTV Movie Award Most Desirable Male "Point Break" 1992