Ryan Reynolds
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.
Filmography (56)
Mayday
Deadpool & Wolverine
IF
Ghosted
Bullet Train
Spirited
The Adam Project
Shotgun Wedding
Red Notice
Free Guy
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
The Croods: A New Age
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
6 Underground
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Deadpool 2
Once Upon a Deadpool
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Life
Deadpool
Criminal
Self/less
Woman in Gold
The Voices
A Million Ways to Die in the West
The Captive
R.I.P.D.
The Croods
Turbo
Ted
Safe House
Green Lantern
The Change-Up
Buried
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Adventureland
The Proposal
Paper Man
Definitely, Maybe
Chaos Theory
Fireflies in the Garden
The Nines
Smokin' Aces
The Amityville Horror
Just Friends
School of Life
Waiting...
Blade: Trinity
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Foolproof
The In-Laws
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Buying the Cow
Finder's Fee
Dick
