He’s developed something of a reputation on the internet for the recurring images of him pictured cutting a downcast, lonely figure. Another such brooding photograph emerged of Keanu Reeves, sat outside a film prop warehouse on his 46th birthday alongside a cupcake with a solitary candle, Daily Mail reports.

The Matrix star was seen talking on his phone as he hung around the loading dock, dressed in the sweltering New York weather in jeans, flannel shirt and grey blazer.

From pictures of him eating a sandwich on a park bench, to shots of him walking the street, bearded and looking miserable, it is such images that have turned him into something of an internet meme, with bloggers and chat forums playing up the ‘sad Keanu’.

Today, however, the actor was soon joined by some workers from the warehouse, who he was seen chatting to and having coffee with. A passerby also appeared to take interest, and stopped to talk to the star, apparently using his phone to take a picture.