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Ryan Reynolds

Acting 49 years old Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ★ 5.1
Born: October 23, 1976

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.

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Known For

Running Man
Running Man 2010
Family Guy
Family Guy Ryan Reynolds (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Overweight Guy (voice) 1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Scrubs
Scrubs Spence 2001

Jimmy's Seen (7)

Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine Producer 2024
Bullet Train
Bullet Train Carver (uncredited) 2022
Shotgun Wedding
Shotgun Wedding Executive Producer 2022
Free Guy
Free Guy Producer 2021
Red Notice
Red Notice Nolan Booth 2021
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988
6 Underground
6 Underground One 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (160)

Animal Friends
Animal Friends Pony (voice) 2027
Mayday
Mayday Troy Kelly 2026
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not Self 2025
Necaxa
Necaxa Self 2025
Underdogs
Underdogs Self - Narrator (voice) 2025
In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni
In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni Self (archive footage) 2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Self 2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine Self - Wade Wilson / Deadpool 2024
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool 2024
I Am: Celine Dion
I Am: Celine Dion Self (archive footage) 2024
IF
IF Cal 2024
Hate to Love: Nickelback
Hate to Love: Nickelback Self 2024
All Town Aren't We
All Town Aren't We Self 2024
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 Self 2023
Bedtime Stories with Ryan
Bedtime Stories with Ryan Himself 2023
Ghosted
Ghosted Jonas 2023
Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business
Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business Self (archive footage) 2023
Spirited
Spirited Clint Briggs 2022
Welcome to Wrexham
Welcome to Wrexham Self 2022
Bullet Train
Bullet Train Carver (uncredited) 2022
The Adam Project
The Adam Project Big Adam 2022
How Did We Get Here?
How Did We Get Here? Self (archive footage) 2022
Betty White: A Celebration
Betty White: A Celebration Self 2022
American Auto
American Auto Ryan Reynolds 2021
Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate?
Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate? Self 2021
Red Notice
Red Notice Nolan Booth 2021
Free Guy
Free Guy Guy 2021
Deadpool and Korg React
Deadpool and Korg React Deadpool 2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Michael Bryce 2021
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks Guy (voice) 2021
The Croods: A New Age
The Croods: A New Age Guy (voice) 2020
Reunited Apart
Reunited Apart Self 2020
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble Self 2020
LA Originals
LA Originals Self 2020
Some Good News
Some Good News Weatherman 2020
6 Underground
6 Underground One 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Eteon Director / Victor Locke 2019
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Pokémon Detective Pikachu Detective Pikachu (voice) 2019
Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear
Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear Narrator (voice) 2019
Once Upon a Deadpool
Once Upon a Deadpool Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice) 2018
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Betty White: First Lady of Television Self 2018
Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice) 2018
Corner Gas Animated
Corner Gas Animated Ryan Reynolds (voice) 2018
Late Night Berlin
Late Night Berlin Self 2018
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman Self 2018
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Hitman's Bodyguard Michael Bryce 2017
Life of Kylie
Life of Kylie Self 2017
Life
Life Rory Adams 2017
Deadpool: No Good Deed
Deadpool: No Good Deed Wade Wilson / Deadpool 2017
Criminal
Criminal Bill Pope 2016
Huntwatch
Huntwatch Narrator (voice) 2016
Deadpool
Deadpool Wade Wilson / Deadpool 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Self/less
Self/less Young Damian 2015
Mississippi Grind
Mississippi Grind Curtis 2015
Woman in Gold
Woman in Gold Randol Schoenberg 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Chicken Shop Date
Chicken Shop Date Self - Guest 2014
Chicken Shop Date
Chicken Shop Date Self - Guest (archive footage) 2014
The Men in Blazers Show
The Men in Blazers Show Self 2014
The Captive
The Captive Matthew 2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited) 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
The Voices
The Voices Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice) 2014
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Have You Been Paying Attention? Self - Video Quizmaster 2013
R.I.P.D.
R.I.P.D. Nick Walker 2013
Turbo
Turbo Turbo (voice) 2013
The Croods
The Croods Guy (voice) 2013
Circus Halligalli
Circus Halligalli Self 2013
Ted
Ted Jared (uncredited) 2012
Safe House
Safe House Matt Weston 2012
The Whale
The Whale Narrator 2011
The Change-Up
The Change-Up Mitch Planko 2011
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Hal Jordan / Green Lantern 2011
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics Narrator (voice) 2010
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Buried
Buried Paul Conroy 2010
Running Man
Running Man 2010
Weapon X Mutant Files
Weapon X Mutant Files Self 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Paper Man
Paper Man Captain Excellent 2009
TNT Show
TNT Show Self 2009
The Proposal
The Proposal Andrew Paxton 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Wade Wilson 2009
Adventureland
Adventureland Mike Connell 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Self 2009
Fireflies in the Garden
Fireflies in the Garden Michael Waechter 2008
Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory Frank Allen 2008
Definitely, Maybe
Definitely, Maybe Will Hayes 2008
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self - Guest 2007
The Nines
The Nines Gary / Gavin / Gabriel 2007
Smokin' Aces
Smokin' Aces Richard Messner 2006
Just Friends
Just Friends Chris Brander 2005
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show Self 2005
Waiting...
Waiting... Monty 2005
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity Self 2005
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror George Lutz 2005
School of Life
School of Life Mr. D 2005
Blade: Trinity
Blade: Trinity Hannibal King 2004
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest 2004
Zeroman
Zeroman Ty Cheese (voice) 2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Male Nurse 2004
Foolproof
Foolproof Kevin 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
The In-Laws
The In-Laws Mark Tobias 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest Host 2003
Top Gear
Top Gear Self 2002
Buying the Cow
Buying the Cow Mike Hanson 2002
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
National Lampoon's Van Wilder Van Wilder 2002
Scrubs
Scrubs Spence 2001
Finder's Fee
Finder's Fee Quigley 2001
Click
Click Self 2000
We All Fall Down
We All Fall Down Red Shoes 1999
Dick
Dick Chip 1999
Coming Soon
Coming Soon Henry Lipschitz 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Ryan Reynolds (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Overweight Guy (voice) 1999
The Alarmist
The Alarmist Howard Ancona 1998
Tourist Trap
Tourist Trap Wade Early 1998
Two Guys and a Girl
Two Guys and a Girl Michael 'Berg' Bergen 1998
Big Monster on Campus
Big Monster on Campus Karl O'Reilly 1998
The View
The View Self 1997
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood Bobby Rupp 1996
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sabrina the Teenage Witch Seth 1996
When Friendship Kills
When Friendship Kills Ben Colson 1996
MADtv
MADtv Self 1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Derek Tillman 1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Paul Nodel 1995
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Andy 1995
My Name Is Kate
My Name Is Kate Kevin Bannister 1994
Ordinary Magic
Ordinary Magic Ganesh / Jeffrey 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
The X-Files
The X-Files Jay De Boom 1993
The John Larroquette Show
The John Larroquette Show Tony Hemingway 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Self 1992
The Odyssey
The Odyssey Marco 1992
Hillside
Hillside Billy Simpson 1991
This Morning
This Morning Self - Guest 1988
This Morning
This Morning Self 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Kids' Choice Awards
Kids' Choice Awards Self 1987
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards Self - Winner 1975
Today
Today Self 1952
Boy Band
Boy Band
Calamity Hustle
Calamity Hustle
Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film
Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Eloise
Eloise
Untitled Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Remake
Untitled Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Remake

Writing Credits (7)

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