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, producer, and businessman. He began his career starring in the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993) and had minor roles before landing the lead role on the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl between 1998 and 2001. Reynolds then starred in a range of films, including the comedies National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The Proposal (2009), and the superhero films Blade: Trinity (2004) and Green Lantern (2011). Reynolds's biggest commercial success came with the superhero films Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), in which he played the title character. His performance in the first earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. He has since starred in the drama Woman in Gold (2015), the horror film Life (2017), and the action films 6 Underground (2019), Free Guy (2021), and The Adam Project (2022). Reynolds also provided voice acting in The Croods franchise (2013–2020), Turbo (2013) and Detective Pikachu(2019), in which he voiced the title character. Reynolds was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2010 and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. As a businessman, he holds an ownership stake in Mint Mobile and is a co-owner of Welsh football club Wrexham A.F.C.; the latter is documented in the Emmy Award-winning television series Welcome to Wrexham. In 2020, Reynolds sold his ownership stake of Aviation Gin to Diageo as part of a $610 million deal. He also sits on the board of the Match Group.
Filmography
2026
2025
- John Candy: I Like Me ... (Producer)
- In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni as Self (archive footage)
- Underdogs as Self - Narrator (voice)
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- Necaxa as Self
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
- Hate to Love: Nickelback as Self
- All Town Aren't We as Self
- The House from... ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Ghosted as Jonas
- Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- Discontinued ... (Executive Producer)
- Bedtime Stories with Ryan as Himself
- Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business as Self (archive footage)
2022
- Bullet Train as Carver (uncredited)
- Spirited as Clint Briggs
- The Adam Project as Adam Reed
- Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- Shotgun Wedding ... (Executive Producer)
- How Did We Get Here? as Self (archive footage)
- Betty White: A Celebration as Self
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
2020
- The Croods: A New Age as Guy (voice)
- LA Originals as Self
- Reunited Apart as Self
- Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
- Some Good News as Weatherman
- Don't ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Eteon Director / Victor Locke
- 6 Underground as One
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu as Detective Pikachu (voice)
- Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear as Narrator (voice)
2018
- Deadpool 2 as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
- Lie Detector as Self
- Once Upon a Deadpool as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
- My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman as Self
- Late Night Berlin as Self
- Corner Gas Animated as Ryan Reynolds (voice)
- Betty White: First Lady of Television as Self
2017
- The Hitman's Bodyguard as Michael Bryce
- Life as Rory Adams
- Deadpool: No Good Deed as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
- Life of Kylie as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Woman in Gold as Randol Schoenberg
- Self/less as Young Damian
- 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
- A Million Ways to Die in the West as Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited)
- Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- The Voices as Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice)
- The Captive as Matthew
2013
- The Croods as Guy (voice)
- Turbo as Turbo (voice)
- R.I.P.D. as Nick Walker
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
- Conan as Self
- Running Man
- 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
- Paper Man as Captain Excellent
- Adventureland as Mike Connell
- 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
- The Nines as Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
- Chaos Theory as Frank Allen
2006
- Smokin' Aces as Richard Messner
2005
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Just Friends as Chris Brander
- Waiting... as Monty
- School of Life as Mr. D
- The Amityville Horror as George Lutz
- Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity' as Self
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
- Foolproof as Kevin
- The In-Laws as Mark Tobias
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)
- Coming Soon as Henry Lipschitz
- Dick as Chip
- We All Fall Down as Red Shoes
1998
- Two Guys and a Girl as Michael 'Berg' Bergen
- Tourist Trap as Wade Early
- The Alarmist as Howard Ancona
- Big Monster on Campus as Karl O'Reilly
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Seth
- In Cold Blood as Bobby Rupp
- 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
1952
- Today as Self