Intense contemplative gaze
Deep husky voice
Known for playing stoic reserved characters

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1995).
                 Ranked #23 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
                 Arrested in Los Angeles, California; charged with drunk driving. [May 1993]
                 Loves ballroom dancing.
                 He owns at least two Norton Commando motorcycles whose engines were available in both 750cc and 850cc capacities, the high-compression version being the Combat Commando.
                 Younger sister, Kim Reeves (born in Australia in 1966). Through his mother, he has a half-sister named Karina Miller (born in 1976 in Toronto). Through his father, he has a half-sister named Emma Reeves (born in 1980 in Hawaii).
                 Named after his uncle Henry Keanu Reeves. "Keanu" is a derivation of Reeves' great-great-uncle Keaweaheulu, whose name means "the soft breeze raising" in Hawaiian.
                 Ex-stepson of film and stage director 鲍尔亚伦.
                 Had job sharpening ice skates.
                 Was nicknamed "the wall" by high school hockey team De La Salle College "Oaklands".
                 Father left the family when Keanu was very young.
                 Was manager of a pasta shop in Toronto, Ontario.
                 His father was a geologist who served time in prison. He was paroled after serving two years of a ten-year sentence for selling heroin at Hilo Airport (1992).
                 His mother, Patricia Taylor, was a costume designer for rock stars such as Alice Cooper.
                 His name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian.
                 Dropped out of high school when he was 17 to become an actor.
                 Hobbies include horseback riding and surfing (both inspired from movie roles).
                 Was MVP on his high school hockey team, where he was a goalie.
                 Keanu got his abdominal scar from a motorcycle wreck in Topanga Canyon. He was on a "demon ride" (no headlights at night) when he crashed into the side of a mountain. He was hospitalized for a week with broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. When the paramedics came to get him, an emergency medical technician trainee picked up one end of the stretcher... then dropped it by mistake! "It made me laugh, but I couldn't breathe!".
                 When trying out for the roles of Bill and Ted in 比尔和泰德历险记 (1989), each actor was paired up with another. 基努·里维斯 and 亚历克斯·温特 were paired up, Reeves trying out for the part of Bill while Winter tried out for the part of Ted. They were cast opposite what they auditioned for.
                 His first name, Keanu, is pronounced "kee-ah-noo".
                 Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#17). [August 1995]
                 In November 1999, the baby girl he was expecting with girlfriend 珍妮弗 was stillborn, just a few weeks shy of the actual delivery date. They had planned to name her Ava Archer Syme-Reeves.
                 (April 2, 2001) His estranged girlfriend 珍妮弗 was killed when her Jeep Cherokee careened onto the wrong side of a Los Angeles road near Highway 101 and smashed into three parked cars. The force of the crash flipped the car over and she was thrown through the windshield. She was killed instantly.
                 Maintains Canadian citizenship and passport.
                 Has appeared in three films whose title contains a US state: 爱上明尼苏达 (1996), 我自己的爱达荷 (1991) and 魔鬼小霸王 (1988) and his character in 惊爆点 (1991) was named John Utah.
                 Was set to reprise his role as Jack Traven in the sequel to 生死时速 (1994) - 生死时速2：海上惊情 (1997) - but dropped out.
                 Took a 90% pay cut on his salary on 十全大补男 (2000) so 吉恩·哈克曼 could be cast. Previously, he had deferred $2 million of his salary so that 阿尔·帕西诺 could be cast on 魔鬼代言人 (1997).
                 Resides in the Hollywood Hills area, Los Angeles, California, and is said to maintain an apartment in Manhattan as well.
                 Learned over 200 martial arts moves for 黑客帝国2：重装上阵 (2003).
                 Played (bass) in the band Becky which also featured 理查德·梅尔豪斯 (drums), Paulie Kosta (guitar) and Rebecca Lord (vocals).
                 Was originally offered the role of Private Chris Taylor in 野战排 (1986), which he turned down. The role went to 查理·辛.
                 Was originally cast as Chris Shiherlis in 盗火线 (1995) but later backed out of the project. The role went to 方·基默.
                 He attended high school at North Toronto, where his drama teacher was Paul Robert.
                 Frequently plays men either strapped or sitting in a chair while some type of procedure is performed on him. All three Matrix films, 捍卫机密 (1995), 爱上明尼苏达 (1996), 惊情四百年 (1992), 康斯坦丁 (2005), 黑暗扫描仪 (2006), 地球停转之日 (2008), 疾速追杀 (2014).
                 He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 31, 2005.
                 Read the script of 康斯坦丁 (2005) while filming 黑客帝国3：矩阵革命 (2003).
                 His first theater work was with Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, Massachusetts in "The Tempest".
                 He learned to surf for his role in 惊爆点 (1991)
                 Very good friends with his Bill & Ted co-star, 亚历克斯·温特 and has remained in contact with him. Keanu has also contributed cameo appearances and helped with a number of Winter's film projects.
                 His best friend is his younger sister Kim Reeves.
                 Has recently left the band Becky with former Dogstar bandmate 理查德·梅尔豪斯, due to scheduling conflicts.
                 Auditioned for the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; but was rejected.
                 Replaced 方·基默 as the title role in 捍卫机密 (1995) when Kilmer left the project upon being offered the role of Bruce Wayne in 永远的蝙蝠侠 (1995). Ironically, Kilmer later replaced Reeves as Chris Siherlis in 盗火线 (1995).
                 His best friend was actor 瑞凡·菲尼克斯. He is also friends with River's brother 华金·菲尼克斯.
                 His parents married in Hawaii and divorced in 1966. His mother later remarried 鲍尔亚伦 (divorced in 1971) and Robert Miller (between 1976 and 1980).
                 The character of Jimbo Jones on The Simpsons (1989) is based on his character from 比尔和泰德历险记 (1989).
                 Lent one of his basses (a yellow Fender) to be used in the music video, "100%", by Sonic Youth, to bassist 金·戈顿.
                 Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#28) (2007).
                 Has played a former quarterback from the Ohio State University in two films: 惊爆点 (1991) and 十全大补男 (2000).
                 Turned down the role of Racer X in 极速赛车手 (2008), which eventually went to 马修·福克斯.
                 乔·舒马赫 considered him for the role of The Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane) in the fifth Batman movie had Schumacher gone on to direct Batman 5. The failure of 蝙蝠侠与罗宾 (1997) prevented that from happening.
                 Is an avid fan of Formula 1 and IndyCar racing.
                 Was good friends with the late 安东尼·奎恩. They starred together in 云中漫步 (1995).
                 Currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
                 Close friends with 生死时速 (1994) co-star 桑德拉·布洛克. He also was among the guests at her wedding to Jesse James (2005).
                 Keanu's father, who is an American from Hawaii, has English, Native Hawaiian, Portuguese, Scottish, and Chinese ancestry, with distant Dutch roots. Keanu's mother is English.
                 Has named 彼得·奥图尔 as the actor who has influenced him the most.
                 Is dyslexic.
                 (August 4, 2001) Played baseball in the Dodgers Stadium, for the 43rd Hollywood Stars Celebrity Baseball Game. His team won 5 to 4. This was the first time Keanu played baseball.
                 Played ice hockey for the California Senior Hockey League (1995).
                 When Reeves first arrived in Hollywood, his agent thought his first name was too exotic, so during the early days of his film career he is sometimes credited as K.C. Reeves, Norman Kreeves or Chuck Spadina.
                 Was raised in Beirut (since birth until six months), Sydney (until age 3), Upper West Side (Manhattan, New York, until age 6) and in Toronto (until age 21).
                 Could have been a professional ice hockey player for the Canadian League, could have tried out for the Windsor Spitfires Ontario Hockey League, but set his heart on acting, leaving hockey as a hobby.
                 Decided to become an actor at age 15 when he was doing Romeo and Juliet in 10th grade.
                 Was trained for four months in martial arts (kung-fu) for 黑客帝国 (1999) (1998).
                 Speaks French fluently.
                 Attended the premiere of 地球停转之日 (2008) in Tokyo, Japan. [December 2008]
                 Attended the 2008 Bambi Awards in Offenburg, Germany. [November 2008]
                 Attending the IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix as a guest of honor. [April 2009]
                 Attended a press conference for 地球停转之日 (2008) in Mexico City, Mexico. [December 2008]
                 Attended the 59th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany. [February 2009]
                 Announced that he is teaming up with friend Gard Hollinger of L.A. County Choprods to launch the Arch Motorcycle Company. [October 2012]
                 Attended press conferences for 地球停转之日 (2008) in Paris, France and Madrid, Spain. [November 2008]
                 He starred in three films with actor 乌多·基尔: 我自己的爱达荷 (1991), 蓝调牛仔妹 (1993) and 捍卫机密 (1995).
                 斯坦利·库布里克, 大卫·里恩, 弗兰克·卡普拉 and 马丁·斯科塞斯 are some of his favorite filmmakers.
                 Is jokingly considered to be immortal due to striking resemblances to Vlad the Impaler and Paul Manet.
                 Had a bathtub scene in two films with 蕾切尔·薇兹, where she sits in the tub with clothes on and he is outside the tub: 康斯坦丁 (2005) and 连锁反应 (1996).
                 Writes left-handed, but shoots a gun or performs other actions with his right hand. In 黑客帝国 (1999), he signs for the package with his left hand, but opens the package and holds the phone with his right hand.
                 He is a popular subject of jokes on the internet due to not having aged very visibly over the course of his career with many joking that he is immortal.
                 He was among the actors considered for the role of Wolverine in X战警 (2000), before 休·杰克曼 was cast.
                 For a Halloween party as a teenager, Keanu once wore the bunny costume his mother Patricia Taylor had designed for 多莉·帕顿's 1978 Playboy magazine cover.
                 Considered for the role of Johnny Rico in 星河战队 (1997).
                 In 1991, he coincidentally co-starred in two movies that featured members of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers in minor roles. 弗利 starred in 我自己的爱达荷 (1991) and 安东尼·凯迪斯 starred in 惊爆点 (1991).
                 Has a fear of the dark.
                 He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: 黑客帝国 (1999).
                 He is left-handed.
                 According to The Playlist, Reeves was set to star in a cooking film with 大卫·芬奇 set to direct, though there hasn't been any update since.
                 Even though Reeves has starred in Shakespearean films and plays, he does believe that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford wrote the works of Shakespeare.