Ryan Reynolds
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 23, 1976 (age 50)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Boy Band
Movie
Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film
Movie · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Eloise
Movie
Untitled Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Remake
Movie
Sprunki: The Movie
Movie · as Fun Bot
Animal Friends
Movie · as Pony (voice)
Mayday
Movie · as Troy Kelly
Christine Sinclair: Kind of a Big Deal
Movie · as narrator
Stories That Made Us with George Stroumboulopoulos
Movie · as Self
Avengers: Doomsday
Movie · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Movie · as Self
Underdogs
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
Necaxa
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Hate to Love: Nickelback
Movie · as Self
I Am: Celine Dion
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Deadpool & Wolverine
Movie · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool
IF
Movie · as Cal
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Movie · as Self - Wade Wilson / Deadpool
All Town Aren't We
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Ghosted
Movie · as Jonas
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self
Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bedtime Stories with Ryan
TV · as Himself · 15 eps
Betty White: A Celebration
Movie · as Self
How Did We Get Here?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bullet Train
Movie · as Carver (uncredited)
Spirited
Movie · as Clint Briggs
The Adam Project
Movie · as Big Adam
Welcome to Wrexham
TV · as Self · 57 eps
Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate?
Movie · as Self
Free Guy
Movie · as Guy
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Movie · as Michael Bryce
Red Notice
Movie · as Nolan Booth
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Movie · as Guy (voice)
American Auto
TV · as Ryan Reynolds · 1 ep
The Croods: A New Age
Movie · as Guy (voice)
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Movie · as Self
LA Originals
Movie · as Self
Reunited Apart
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Some Good News
TV · as Weatherman · 1 ep
6 Underground
Movie · as One
Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Movie · as Eteon Director / Victor Locke
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Movie · as Detective Pikachu (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Deadpool 2
Movie · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
Once Upon a Deadpool
Movie · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Movie · as Self
Corner Gas Animated
TV · as Ryan Reynolds (voice) · 1 ep
Late Night Berlin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Movie · as Michael Bryce
Life
Movie · as Rory Adams
Deadpool: No Good Deed
Movie · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Life of Kylie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Criminal
Movie · as Bill Pope
Deadpool
Movie · as Wade / Deadpool
Huntwatch
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Self/less
Movie · as Young Damian
Woman in Gold
Movie · as Randol Schoenberg
Mississippi Grind
Movie · as Curtis
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Voices
Movie · as Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice)
The Captive
Movie · as Matthew
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Movie · as Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest, Self - Guest · 3 eps
Chicken Shop Date
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Men in Blazers Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Croods
Movie · as Guy (voice)
R.I.P.D.
Movie · as Nick Walker
Turbo
Movie · as Turbo (voice)
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TV · as Self - Video Quizmaster · 1 ep
Circus Halligalli
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ted
Movie · as Jared (uncredited)
Safe House
Movie · as Matt Weston
Green Lantern
Movie · as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
The Change-Up
Movie · as Mitch Planko
The Whale
Movie · as Narrator
Buried
Movie · as Paul Conroy
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Running Man
TV · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Movie · as Wade Wilson
Adventureland
Movie · as Mike Connell
Paper Man
Movie · as Captain Excellent
The Proposal
Movie · as Andrew Paxton
Weapon X Mutant Files
Movie · as Self
TNT Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fireflies in the Garden
Movie · as Michael Waechter
Definitely, Maybe
Movie · as Will Hayes
Chaos Theory
Movie · as Frank Allen
The Nines
Movie · as Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Smokin' Aces
Movie · as Richard Messner
Just Friends
Movie · as Chris Brander
The Amityville Horror
Movie · as George Lutz
Waiting...
Movie · as Monty
School of Life
Movie · as Mr. D
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
Movie · as Self
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blade: Trinity
Movie · as Hannibal King
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Movie · as Male Nurse
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Zeroman
TV · as Ty Cheese (voice) · 13 eps
The In-Laws
Movie · as Mark Tobias
Foolproof
Movie · as Kevin
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host · 3 eps
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Movie · as Van Wilder
Buying the Cow
Movie · as Mike Hanson
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Finder's Fee
Movie · as Quigley
Scrubs
TV · as Spence · 1 ep
Big Monster on Campus
Movie · as Karl O'Reilly
Click
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Coming Soon
Movie · as Henry Lipschitz
Dick
Movie · as Chip
We All Fall Down
Movie · as Red Shoes
Family Guy
TV · as Ryan Reynolds (voice), Overweight Guy (voice) · 2 eps
The Alarmist
Movie · as Howard Ancona
Tourist Trap
Movie · as Wade Early
Two Guys and a Girl
TV · as Michael 'Berg' Bergen · 81 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Movie · as Seth
When Friendship Kills
Movie · as Ben Colson
In Cold Blood
TV · as Bobby Rupp · 2 eps
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Movie · as Andy
MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Derek Tillman, Paul Nodel · 1 ep
My Name Is Kate
Movie · as Kevin Bannister
Ordinary Magic
Movie · as Ganesh / Jeffrey
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The X-Files
TV · as Jay De Boom · 1 ep
The John Larroquette Show
TV · as Tony Hemingway · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Odyssey
TV · as Marco · 8 eps
Hillside
TV · as Billy Simpson · 65 eps
This Morning
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest
Kids' Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
Sesame Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep