The 61-year-old acting legend - who was directed by Rinsch, 50, in 2013 action flick 47 Ronin - wrote a letter on May 1 which was submitted this week by Rinsch's legal team ahead of sentencing.

Keanu Reeves wrote a letter to a judge seeking leniency for Carl Rinsch, who was convicted of swindling Netflix out of $11 million.

Keanu Reeves asked a federal judge to show leniency to Carl Rinsch, saying that the director who defrauded Netflix can sometimes "self-sabotage."