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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 23, 1976
Place of Birth:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Ryan Reynolds
Biography
Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur and film producer. Known for starring in comedicand 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, as well as 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 critically unsuccessful 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 latter emerged as his highest-grossing release. He has since 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 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; he has four children with the latter.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Animal Friends | Pony (voice) |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert | Self |
| 2025 | In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni | Self (archive footage) |
| 2025 | I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not | Self |
| 2024 | Hate to Love: Nickelback | Self |
| 2024 | I Am: Celine Dion | Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool |
| 2024 | IF | Cal |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine | Self - Wade Wilson / Deadpool |
| 2023 | Ghosted | Jonas |
| 2023 | Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self |
| 2023 | Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Betty White: A Celebration | Self |
| 2022 | How Did We Get Here? | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Bullet Train | Carver (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Spirited | Clint Briggs |
| 2022 | The Adam Project | Big Adam |
| 2021 | Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate? | Self |
| 2021 | Free Guy | Guy |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Michael Bryce |
| 2021 | Red Notice | Nolan Booth |
| 2021 | Dear Diary: World's First Pranks | Guy (voice) |
| 2021 | Deadpool and Korg React | Deadpool |
| 2020 | The Croods: A New Age | Guy (voice) |
| 2020 | Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble | Self |
| 2020 | LA Originals | Self |
| 2019 | 6 Underground | One |
| 2019 | Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear | Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Eteon Director / Victor Locke |
| 2019 | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Detective Pikachu (voice) |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice) |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Deadpool | Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice) |
| 2018 | Betty White: First Lady of Television | Self |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Michael Bryce |
| 2017 | Life | Rory Adams |
| 2017 | Deadpool: No Good Deed | Wade Wilson / Deadpool |
| 2016 | Criminal | Bill Pope |
| 2016 | Deadpool | Wade Wilson / Deadpool |
| 2016 | Huntwatch | Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Self/less | Young Damian |
| 2015 | Woman in Gold | Randol Schoenberg |
| 2015 | Mississippi Grind | Curtis |
| 2014 | The Voices | Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice) |
| 2014 | The Captive | Matthew |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited) |
| 2013 | The Croods | Guy (voice) |
| 2013 | R.I.P.D. | Nick Walker |
| 2013 | Turbo | Turbo (voice) |
| 2012 | Ted | Jared (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Safe House | Matt Weston |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern |
| 2011 | The Change-Up | Mitch Planko |
| 2011 | The Whale | Narrator |
| 2010 | Buried | Paul Conroy |
| 2010 | Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics | Narrator (voice) |
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Wade Wilson |
| 2009 | Adventureland | Mike Connell |
| 2009 | Paper Man | Captain Excellent |
| 2009 | The Proposal | Andrew Paxton |
| 2009 | Weapon X Mutant Files | Self |
| 2008 | Fireflies in the Garden | Michael Waechter |
| 2008 | Definitely, Maybe | Will Hayes |
| 2007 | Chaos Theory | Frank Allen |
| 2007 | The Nines | Gary / Gavin / Gabriel |
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces | Richard Messner |
| 2005 | Just Friends | Chris Brander |
| 2005 | The Amityville Horror | George Lutz |
| 2005 | Waiting... | Monty |
| 2005 | School of Life | Mr. D |
| 2005 | Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity' | Self |
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Hannibal King |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Male Nurse |
| 2003 | The In-Laws | Mark Tobias |
| 2003 | Foolproof | Kevin |
| 2002 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Van Wilder |
| 2002 | Buying the Cow | Mike Hanson |
| 2001 | Finder's Fee | Quigley |
| 1999 | Dick | Chip |
| 1999 | Coming Soon | Henry Lipschitz |
| 1999 | We All Fall Down | Red Shoes |
| 1998 | Big Monster on Campus | Karl O'Reilly |
| 1998 | The Alarmist | Howard Ancona |
| 1998 | Tourist Trap | Wade Early |
| 1996 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Seth |
| 1996 | When Friendship Kills | Ben Colson |
| 1995 | Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Andy |
| 1994 | My Name Is Kate | Kevin Bannister |
| 1993 | Ordinary Magic | Ganesh / Jeffrey |
| Boy Band | ||
| Mayday | ||
| Calamity Hustle | ||
| Everyday Parenting Tips | ||
| Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film | Wade Wilson / Deadpool | |
| Eloise | ||
| Untitled Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Remake | ||
| Clue |