Ryan Reynolds
Born: 1976-10-23 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known For: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Reynolds, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2027
- Animal Friends as Pony (voice)
2026
- Mayday as Troy Kelly
2025
- Underdogs as Self - Narrator (voice)
- John Candy: I Like Me ... (Producer)
- Necaxa as Self
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not as Self
- In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni as Self (archive footage)
2024
- Deadpool & Wolverine as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool
- IF as Cal
- I Am: Celine Dion as Self (archive footage)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine as Self - Wade Wilson / Deadpool
- All Town Aren't We as Self
- Hate to Love: Nickelback as Self
- The House from... ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Ghosted as Jonas
- Discontinued ... (Executive Producer)
- Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- Bedtime Stories with Ryan as Himself
- Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business as Self (archive footage)
2022
- Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- Bullet Train as Carver (uncredited)
- The Adam Project as Big Adam
- Spirited as Clint Briggs
- Shotgun Wedding ... (Executive Producer)
- Betty White: A Celebration as Self
- How Did We Get Here? as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Free Guy as Guy
- Red Notice as Nolan Booth
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Michael Bryce
- American Auto as Ryan Reynolds
- Dear Diary: World's First Pranks as Guy (voice)
- Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate? as Self
- Deadpool and Korg React as Deadpool
2020
- The Croods: A New Age as Guy (voice)
- Reunited Apart as Self
- Some Good News as Weatherman
- Don't ... (Executive Producer)
- Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
- LA Originals as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Eteon Director / Victor Locke
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu as Detective Pikachu (voice)
- 6 Underground as One
- Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear as Narrator (voice)
2018
- Deadpool 2 as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
- Late Night Berlin as Self
- Once Upon a Deadpool as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
- Corner Gas Animated as Ryan Reynolds (voice)
- My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman as Self
- Betty White: First Lady of Television as Self
2017
- The Hitman's Bodyguard as Michael Bryce
- Life as Rory Adams
- Life of Kylie as Self
- Deadpool: No Good Deed as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- Self/less as Young Damian
- Woman in Gold as Randol Schoenberg
- Mississippi Grind as Curtis
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- The Men in Blazers Show as Self
- A Million Ways to Die in the West as Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited)
- The Captive as Matthew
- The Voices as Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice)
2013
- The Croods as Guy (voice)
- Have You Been Paying Attention? as Self - Video Quizmaster
- Turbo as Turbo (voice)
- R.I.P.D. as Nick Walker
- Circus Halligalli as Self
2012
- Ted as Jared (uncredited)
- Safe House as Matt Weston
2011
- Green Lantern as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
- The Change-Up as Mitch Planko
- The Whale as Narrator
2010
- Running Man
- Conan as Self
- Buried as Paul Conroy
- Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics as Narrator (voice)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- The Proposal as Andrew Paxton
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Adventureland as Mike Connell
- Paper Man as Captain Excellent
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine as Wade Wilson
- TNT Show as Self
- Weapon X Mutant Files as Self
2008
- Definitely, Maybe as Will Hayes
- Fireflies in the Garden as Michael Waechter
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Chaos Theory as Frank Allen
- The Nines as Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
2006
- Smokin' Aces as Richard Messner
2005
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Just Friends as Chris Brander
- Waiting... as Monty
- The Amityville Horror as George Lutz
- School of Life as Mr. D
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- Blade: Trinity as Hannibal King
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Male Nurse
- Zeroman as Ty Cheese (voice)
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- The In-Laws as Mark Tobias
- Foolproof as Kevin
2002
- Top Gear as Self
- National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Van Wilder
- Buying the Cow as Mike Hanson
2001
- Scrubs as Spence
- Finder's Fee as Quigley
2000
- Click as Self
1999
- Family Guy as Ryan Reynolds (voice)
- Dick as Chip
- Coming Soon as Henry Lipschitz
- We All Fall Down as Red Shoes
1998
- Two Guys and a Girl as Michael 'Berg' Bergen
- The Alarmist as Howard Ancona
- Big Monster on Campus as Karl O'Reilly
- Tourist Trap as Wade Early
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- In Cold Blood as Bobby Rupp
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Seth
- When Friendship Kills as Ben Colson
1995
- The Outer Limits as Derek Tillman
- MADtv as Self
- Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story as Andy
1994
- My Name Is Kate as Kevin Bannister
1993
- The X-Files as Jay De Boom
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- The John Larroquette Show as Tony Hemingway
- Ordinary Magic as Ganesh / Jeffrey
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- The Odyssey as Marco
1991
- Hillside as Billy Simpson
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
- This Morning as Self - Guest
1987
- Kids' Choice Awards as Self
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- People's Choice Awards as Self - Winner
1952
- Today as Self