Speed

…breakthrough, however, was the thriller Speed (1994), about a policeman (played by Keanu Reeves) who, with the assistance of a plucky passenger (Bullock), must deactivate a bomb on a bus. In 1996 Bullock earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in the romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping…

…turns as the villain in Speed (1994) and a poet in Elegy (2008).

…playing a bomb expert in Speed (1994). The thriller was a blockbuster, and it made him an action star.