Keanu Reeves most recent work includes the romantic
comedy Something’s Gotta Givestarring opposite
Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton and the Warner Bros.
epic Constantine. He is expected to star as William
Eaton in Tripoli and Dr. Perry Lyman in Thumbsucker.
His long list of credits include the Matrix trilogy;
The Gift, opposite Cate Blanchett; Hardball; Sweet
November; The Replacements; A Walk in the Clouds;
The Devil’s Advocate, opposite Al Pacino and
Charlize Theron; Little Buddha; and Much Ado About
Nothing, in which Reeves starred with Denzel Washington,
Emma Thompson and Michael Keaton. Reeves was also
seen in Bram Stoker’s Dracula; My Own Private
Idaho; Point Break; Bill & Ted’s Excellent
Adventure and its sequel Bill & Ted’s
Bogus Journey.
Reeves, originally from Toronto, began his acting
career in various local theatre productions and
on television before relocating to Los Angeles.
His first largely known 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. Reeves was cast as
the innocent Danceny in Stephen Frears’ Dangerous
Liaisons alongside Glenn Close, John Malkovich and
Michelle Pfeiffer. Also that year, he acted in Ron
Howard’s comedy Parenthood and in Lawrence
Kasdan’s I Love You to Death.
Reeves’ first lead role was 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.