Age: 61
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Keanu Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Lebanese-born Canadian actor and voice actor. Reeves is known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break, and The Matrix franchise as Neo. He has collaborated with major directors such as Stephen Frears (in the 1988 period drama Dangerous Liaisons); Gus Van Sant (in the 1991 independent film My Own Private Idaho); and Bernardo Bertolucci (in the 1993 film Little Buddha). Referring to his 1991 film releases, The New York Times' critic, Janet Maslin, praised Reeves' versatility, saying that he "displays considerable discipline and range. He moves easily between the buttoned-down demeanor that suits a police procedural story and the loose-jointed manner of his comic roles." A repeated theme in roles he has portrayed is that of saving the world, including the characters of Ted Logan, Buddha, Neo, Johnny Mnemonic, John Constantine and Klaatu.
In the far future, humanity has spread across the galaxy through a network of farcaster portals, creating a vast empire ruled by the mysterious Hegemony. Seven pilgrims embark on a journey to the Time Tomb on the planet Hyperion, where a terrifying entity known as the Shrike—a killing machine of unknown origin—waits. Each pilgrim carries their own desperate hope: a priest questioning his faith, a scholar seeking truth, a soldier bound by duty, a poet chasing immortality, a detective hunting a criminal, a consul protecting his world, and a woman searching for her lost love. As they travel together, their interconnected stories unfold across centuries, revealing how their fates are bound to the Shrike and the mysterious Time Tomb. The narrative weaves together multiple timelines, philosophical questions about consciousness and mortality, and epic space opera spectacle. Hyperion explores themes of love, sacrifice, faith, and the nature of time itself, building toward a climactic confrontation that will reshape human civilization. The story balances intimate character drama with universe-spanning stakes, creating a richly layered science fiction epic that challenges readers to contemplate existence itself.
