Either you think he can act or you believe he has as much talent as Chantelle Houghton's left foot. If it's the latter, than Reeves has managed to blag one heck of an acting career. Starting out as a comedy actor in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure but later switched lanes (pun intended) for his heroic role in Speed. His role in The Matrix gave him the fame he had been chasing for a decade. He was voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People magazine. Each to their own. June 15 is unofficially 'Cheer up Keanu' day.