Ryan Reynolds
- Acting
- October 23, 1976 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Animal Friends · Pony (Voice), Executive producer
- Christine Sinclair: Kind of a Big Deal · narrator
- Setting the Tempo · Executive producer
- Mayday · Troy Kelly, Executive producer
- I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not · Self
- John Candy: I Like Me · Producer
- Necaxa · Self, Executive producer
- Underdogs · Self, Executive producer
- In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni · Self
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine · Self
- The House from... · Executive producer
- Deadpool & Wolverine · Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool, Producer
- I Am: Celine Dion · Self
- IF · Cal, Producer
- Hate to Love: Nickelback · Self
- All Town Aren't We · Self
- Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 · Self
- Discontinued · Executive producer
- Bedtime Stories with Ryan · Self, Creator
- Ghosted · Jonas
- Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business · Self
- Shotgun Wedding · Executive producer
- Spirited · Clint Briggs
- Welcome to Wrexham · Self, Executive producer
- Bullet Train · Carver (uncredited)
- The Adam Project · Big Adam, Producer
- How Did We Get Here? · Self
- Betty White: A Celebration · Self
- American Auto · Ryan Reynolds
- Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate? · Self
- Red Notice · Nolan Booth
- Free Guy · Guy, Producer
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard · Michael Bryce
- Dear Diary: World's First Pranks · Guy (Voice)
- The Croods: A New Age · Guy (Voice)
- Don't · Executive producer
- Reunited Apart · Self
- Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble · Self
- LA Originals · Self
- Some Good News · Weatherman
- 6 Underground · One
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw · Eteon Director / Victor Locke
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu · Detective Pikachu (Voice)
- Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear · Narrator (Voice)
- Once Upon a Deadpool · Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (Voice), Producer
- Betty White: First Lady of Television · Self
- Deadpool 2 · Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (Voice), Writer
- Corner Gas Animated · Ryan Reynolds (Voice)
- Late Night Berlin · Self
- My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman · Self
- The Hitman's Bodyguard · Michael Bryce
- Life of Kylie · Self
- Life · Rory Adams
- Deadpool: No Good Deed · Wade Wilson / Deadpool, Writer
- Criminal · Bill Pope
- Huntwatch · Narrator (Voice)
- Deadpool · Wade / Deadpool, Producer
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Self/less · Young Damian
- Mississippi Grind · Curtis
- Woman in Gold · Randol Schoenberg
- Hot Ones · Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- Chicken Shop Date · Self
- The Men in Blazers Show · Self
- The Captive · Matthew
- A Million Ways to Die in the West · Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Voices · Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (Voice)
- Have You Been Paying Attention? · Self
- R.I.P.D. · Nick Walker
- Turbo · Turbo (Voice)
- The Croods · Guy (Voice)
- Circus Halligalli · Self
- Ted · Jared (uncredited)
- Safe House · Matt Weston
- The Whale · Narrator, Executive producer