KEANU REEVES
Bushwick Starr Board Member - Philanthropist - Actor

Keanu Reeves is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after leading men with a worldwide box office total of over $4.5 billion. As a remarkably eclectic actor, Reeves has made an indelible mark on the world of entertainment through the diverse roles he has played. In 2023, he returned to the big screen in “John Wick: Chapter 4,” which became the highest-grossing film in the franchise, earning $440 million worldwide which resulted in the franchise grossing over a billion dollars.  He was last seen in the third installment of the hit series “Sonic the Hedgehog” as  the character “Shadow.” He will next be seen on the big screen in the fall in “ Good Fortune” starting opposite Seth Rogan and Aziz Ansari, who also directed the film.  

In addition, Reeves will make his Broadway debut in Waiting for Godot. The play, directed by Jamie Lloyd, will come to Broadway this September. Reeves will play Estragon and Alex Winter, an actor and co-star with Reeves in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, will play Vladimir in the revival of Samuel Beckett’s play. 

He made his comic book-writing debut in 2021 with “BRZRKR,” a twelve-issue and graphic novel limited series distributed through BOOM! Studios, which quickly became the highest-selling original comic book series debut in over 25 years and the highest-funded comic book Kickstarter of all time. 

“THE BOOK OF ELSEWHERE” is the first novel by Reeves, written in collaboration with acclaimed, award-winning author China Miéville. Set in the world of the “BRZRKR” comic series, “THE BOOK OF ELSEWHERE” follows an immortal warrior on a millennias-long quest to discover the key to his immortality. The book is published by Del Rey, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, on July 23, 2024.  The book received huge critical acclaim and debuted number 3 on the New York Times best seller list.as well as The Sunday Times bestseller list in the UK.  

His other recent projects include “Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story,” the video game “Cyberpunk 2077,” “John Wick 3: Parabellum,” “Always Be My Maybe” and lending his voice to the animated character, Duke Caboom, in Disney’s “Toy Story 4.” Additional projects include reprising his iconic action role as ‘Neo’ in “The Matrix Resurrections” in December 2021 and appearing alongside Alex Winter in the long-awaited film “Bill and Ted Face the Music.”  In 2013, Reeves made his directorial debut and starred in the Tai Chi action film, “Man of Tai Chi.” Reeves also starred that year in “47 Ronin.” In 2012, the Reeves-produced documentary “Side By Side” made its debut to critical acclaim and premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. In the film, directed by Chris Kenneally, Reeves interviewed some of Hollywood’s major directors including James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, George Lucas, Danny Boyle, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Steven Soderbergh, Lars Von Trier and the Wachowski’s.  

His list of credits include: “The Bad Batch,” the blockbuster “The Matrix” trilogy, “Speed,” “Generation Um,” “Henry’s Crime,” which he both starred and produced; “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” written and directed by Rebecca Miller in a supporting role opposite Robin Wright; “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” starring opposite Jennifer Connelly; the cop thriller “Street Kings” opposite Forest Whitaker; “The Lake House,” starring opposite Sandra Bullock, and “A Scanner Darkly.” Reeves also starred in “Constantine,” opposite Rachel Weisz, “Thumbsucker,” and “Something’s Gotta Give,” opposite Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. 

Other film credits include: “Destination Wedding,” “To The Bone,” “Knock, Knock,” “Siberia,” “Replicas,” “Exposed,” “The Neon Demon,” “The Whole Truth,” “Hardball,” “The Gift” opposite Cate Blanchette 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 also starred in “Bram Stoker's Dracula,” “My Own Private Idaho,” “Point Break,” “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.” He was cast as 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 Tri-Star’s sci-fi thriller, “Johnny Mnemonic;” Andrew Davis’ action film, “Chain Reaction;” and the dark comedy “Feeling Minnesota,” directed by Steve Baigelmanfor New Line Cinema.