Cast

Ryan Reynolds

Acting

Cast

Ryan Reynolds

Known for

Acting

Born

1976-10-23

From

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Also known as Ryan Rodney Reynolds, Champ Nightengale, Gordon Reynolds

Biography

Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur, and film producer. Known for starring in comedic and superhero films, he was the world's second-highest-paid actor in 2020 and 2024. Reynolds has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His films as a leading actor have grossed $6.6 billion worldwide. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Reynolds began acting at the age of thirteen, taking on small roles in various television series. He had his first lead role in the teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993) then played the lead role in the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (1998–2001). Reynolds later starred in a range of films, including the commercially successful romantic comedies National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The Proposal (2009), the superhero films Blade: Trinity (2004), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), and Green Lantern (2011), and the biographical drama Woman in Gold (2015). Reynolds achieved his greatest commercial success as the titular character in the Deadpool franchise, starring in Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). His performance in the first received a Golden Globe nomination, while the lattermost emerged as his highest-grossing release. He has appeared in the sci-fi horror Life (2017), and action films like 6 Underground (2019), Free Guy (2021), and The Adam Project (2022). Reynolds has also lent his voice to animated films, including The Croods franchise (2013–2020), Turbo (2013), and the animated character Pikachu in Detective Pikachu (2019). In 2017, Time included Reynolds in Time 100—its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2010, and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. A businessman, he holds an ownership stake in Mint Mobile and is a co-owner of Welsh soccer club Wrexham; the latter is documented in the Emmy Award-winning television series Welcome to Wrexham (2022–present). Divorced from actress Scarlett Johansson, Reynolds has been married to Blake Lively since 2012; with whom he has four children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Reynolds, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Biography

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool

Deadpool 2

The Proposal

Bullet Train

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Free Guy

Ted

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

The Croods

Turbo

The Croods: A New Age

The Adam Project

IF

The Hitman's Bodyguard

Life

Red Notice

Ghosted

Mayday

Green Lantern

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

R.I.P.D.

6 Underground

The Change-Up

Blade: Trinity

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Self/less

Safe House

The Amityville Horror

Once Upon a Deadpool

Spirited

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Buried

The Captive

Criminal

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

Smokin' Aces

Waiting...

Definitely, Maybe

Just Friends

Adventureland

The Voices

Woman in Gold

Animal Friends

I Am: Celine Dion

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not

Deadpool: No Good Deed

The Nines

Mississippi Grind

Eloise

Fireflies in the Garden

Hate to Love: Nickelback

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Chaos Theory

Finder's Fee

Calamity Hustle

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Betty White: A Celebration

LA Originals

Foolproof

Dick

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine

The In-Laws

When Friendship Kills

The Whale

Ordinary Magic

Big Monster on Campus

How Did We Get Here?

Paper Man

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity

Weapon X Mutant Files

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Buying the Cow

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

School of Life

The Alarmist

In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni