Actor of The Week: Keanu Reeves

Keanu Charles Reeves (/ kiˈɑːnuː / kee-AH-noo; lahir 2 September 1964) adalah aktor dan musisi Kanada. Dia mendapatkan ketenaran untuk perannya yang dibintangi dalam beberapa film blockbuster, termasuk komedi dari franchise Bill and Ted (1989-sekarang); action thriller Point Break (1991), Speed ​​(1994), franchise John Wick (2014 – sekarang); thriller psikologis The Devil's Advocate (1997); aksi supernatural horror Constantine (2005); dan seri fiksi ilmiah / aksi The Matrix (1999 – sekarang). Dia juga muncul dalam film dramatis seperti Dangerous Liaisons (1988), My Own Private Idaho (1991), dan Little Buddha (1993), serta horor romantis Bram Stoker Dracula (1992).

Reeves telah mendapatkan pujian kritis untuk aktingnya. Namun, Reeves telah menghabiskan sebagian besar karirnya kemudian menjadi typecast. Menyelamatkan dunia adalah busur karakter berulang dalam banyak peran yang telah ia gambarkan, sebagaimana diwujudkan dalam karakter seperti Ted "Theodore" Logan, Buddha Gautama, Neo, Johnny Mnemonic, John Constantine, dan Klaatu. Waralaba John Wick mewakili kembalinya pujian kritis dan kesuksesan komersial untuk Reeves. Aktingnya telah mengumpulkan beberapa penghargaan, dan ia memiliki bintang di Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Di luar akting film, Reeves telah mengejar bentuk seni lainnya, termasuk akting panggung, pertunjukan musik, dan penyutradaraan. Di atas panggung, ia tampil sebagai Pangeran Hamlet untuk produksi Hamlet di Pusat Teater Manitoba. Dia adalah seorang musisi dan bermain gitar bass untuk band-band Dogstar and Becky. Dia menulis teks untuk buku bergambar, Ode to Happiness, diilustrasikan oleh Alexandra Grant. Ia juga memproduksi film dokumenter, Side by Side, dan menyutradarai film seni bela diri Man of Tai Chi.

Film

Title	Year	Role(s)	Director(s)	Notes
One Step Away	1985	Ron Petrie	Robert Fortier	Short film
Youngblood	1986	Heaver	Peter Markle
Flying		Tommy	Paul Lynch
River's Edge		Matt	Tim Hunter
The Night Before	1988	Winston Connelly	Thom Eberhardt
Permanent Record		Chris Townsend	Marisa Silver
The Prince of Pennsylvania		Rupert Marshetta	Ron Nyswaner
Dangerous Liaisons		Le Chevalier Raphael Danceny	Stephen Frears
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure	1989	Ted "Theodore" Logan	Stephen Herek
Parenthood		Tod Higgins	Ron Howard
I Love You to Death	1990	Marlon James	Lawrence Kasdan
Tune in Tomorrow		Martin Loader	Jon Amiel
Point Break	1991	Johnny Utah	Kathryn Bigelow
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey		Ted "Theodore" Logan	Peter Hewitt
My Own Private Idaho		Scott Favor	Gus Van Sant
Bram Stoker's Dracula	1992	Jonathan Harker	Francis Ford Coppola
Much Ado About Nothing	1993	Don John	Kenneth Branagh
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues		Julian Gitche	Gus Van Sant
Freaked		Ortiz the Dog Boy	Alex Winter and Tom Stern	Uncredited cameo
Little Buddha		Prince Siddhartha	Bernardo Bertolucci
Speed	1994	Jack Traven	Jan de Bont
Johnny Mnemonic	1995	Johnny Mnemonic	Robert Longo
A Walk in the Clouds		Paul Sutton	Alfonso Arau
Chain Reaction	1996	Eddie Kasalivich	Andrew Davis
Feeling Minnesota		Jjaks Clayton	Steven Baigelman
The Last Time I Committed Suicide	1997	Harry	Stephen Kay
The Devil's Advocate		Kevin Lomax	Taylor Hackford
The Matrix	1999	Thomas Anderson / Neo	The Wachowskis
Me and Will		Himself	Melissa Behr and Sherrie Rose	Uncredited cameo
The Replacements	2000	Shane Falco	Howard Deutch
The Watcher		David Allen Griffin	Joe Charbanic
The Gift		Donnie Barksdale	Sam Raimi
Sweet November	2001	Nelson Moss	Pat O'Connor
Hardball		Conor O'Neill	Brian Robbins
The Matrix Reloaded	2003	Thomas Anderson / Neo	The Wachowskis
The Animatrix			Shinichiro Watanabe	Voice
The Matrix Revolutions			The Wachowskis
Something's Gotta Give		Dr. Julian Mercer	Nancy Meyers
Constantine	2005	John Constantine	Francis Lawrence
Thumbsucker		Dr. Perry Lyman	Mike Mills
Ellie Parker		Himself	Scott Coffey	Cameo
A Scanner Darkly	2006	Bob Arctor	Richard Linklater
The Lake House		Alex Wyler	Alejandro Agresti
The Great Warming		Narrator	Michael Taylor	Documentary
Street Kings	2008	Detective Tom Ludlow	David Ayer
The Day the Earth Stood Still		Klaatu	Scott Derrickson
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee	2009	Chris Nadeau	Rebecca Miller
Henry's Crime	2010	Henry Torne	Malcolm Venville
Side by Side	2012	Himself	Christopher Kenneally	Also producer; documentary
Generation Um...		John	Mark L. Mann
Man of Tai Chi	2013	Donaka Mark	Himself
47 Ronin		Kai	Carl Rinsch
John Wick	2014	John Wick	Chad Stahelski and David Leitch (uncredited)
Knock Knock	2015	Evan Webber	Eli Roth	Also executive producer
Deep Web		Narrator	Alex Winter	Documentary
Mifune: The Last Samurai			Steven Okazaki
Exposed	2016	Detective Scott Galban	Declan Dale	Also producer
Keanu		Keanu	Peter Atencio	Voice cameo
The Neon Demon		Hank	Nicolas Winding Refn
The Bad Batch		The Dream	Ana Lily Amirpour
The Whole Truth		Richard Ramsay	Courtney Hunt
To the Bone	2017	Dr. William Beckham	Marti Noxon
John Wick: Chapter 2		John Wick	Chad Stahelski
A Happening of Monumental Proportions		Bob	Judy Greer	Cameo
SPF-18		Himself	Alex Israel
Siberia	2018	Lucas Hill	Matthew Ross	Also producer
Destination Wedding		Frank	Victor Levin
Replicas		Will Foster	Jeffrey Nachmanoff	Also producer
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	2019	John Wick	Chad Stahelski
Always Be My Maybe		Himself	Nahnatchka Khan
Toy Story 4		Duke Caboom	Josh Cooley	Voice
Already Gone		—	Christopher Kenneally	Executive producer
Between Two Ferns: The Movie		Himself	Scott Aukerman	Cameo
Bill & Ted Face the Music	2020	Ted "Theodore" Logan	Dean Parisot	Filming
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run		TBA	Tim Hill	In production

Television

Title	Year	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
Hangin' In	1984	Teen Client	Episode: "Happiness is a Warm Grover"
Letting Go	1985	Stereo Teen	Television film
Night Heat		Mugger Thug #1	2 episodes
Fast Food		Crackers
The Disney Sunday Movie	1986	Michael Riley (at age 17)	Episode: "Young Again"
Babes in Toyland		Jack Nimble	Television film
Act of Vengeance		Buddy Martin
Brotherhood of Justice		Derek
Under the Influence		Eddie Talbot
Trying Times	1987	Joey	Episode: "Moving Day"
Life Under Water	1989	Kip	Television film
The Tracey Ullman Show		Jesse Walker	Season 3: Episode 11 Segment: "Two Lost Souls"
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures	1990	Ted "Theodore" Logan	Animated television series Voice only 13 episodes
Bollywood Hero	2009	Himself	Cameo Television miniseries
Swedish Dicks	2016–2018	Tex	13 episodes
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction	2018	Himself	Documentary series