He is portrayed by Keanu Reeves. John Wick is a legendary hitman who retired until a gang invades his house, steals his car, and kills the puppy his late wife Helen had given him. This sets him on a path of revenge, setting off a series of events that lead him to be hunted by a huge section of the criminal underworld whereas the name of the group leading the section of the criminal underworld that tried to kill John was the High Table.[1]