Ryan Gosling
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 12, 1980 (age 46)
- Birthplace
- London, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Ryan Thomas Gosling (/ˈɡɒslɪŋ/ GOSS-ling; born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor, singer, and musician. Known for his work in both independent films and major studio features, his films as a leading actor have grossed over US$4 billion worldwide. He has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, plus nominations for three Academy Awards, nine Critics' Choice Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He began his acting career at a young age, starring in Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1995) and teen dramas such as Breaker High (1997–1998) and Young Hercules(1998–1999). He transitioned to film with his feature-length debut in Frankenstein and Me(1996) and a supporting role in the sports drama Remember the Titans (2000). He received praise for his performance in The Believer (2001), before emerging as a leading man for his role as Noah Calhoun in the romantic drama The Notebook (2004); he also received praise for the psychological thriller Fracture and the comedy-drama Lars and the Real Girl (2007). For the latter, he received several Best Actor nominations at major award ceremonies. Gosling earned Academy Award nominations for his performances in the independent drama Half Nelson (2006), the romantic musical La La Land (2016), and the fantasy comedy Barbie (2023); the latter became his highest-grossing release. He also starred in acclaimed films including the romantic drama Blue Valentine (2010), the comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love, the political drama The Ides of March (2011), the action drama Drive (2011), the biographical comedy dramas The Big Short (2015) and First Man (2018) and the action comedy The Nice Guys (2016). His highest-grossing films came with the science fiction films Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and Project Hail Mary (2026). Gosling made his directorial debut with the fantasy film Lost River in 2014. Off-screen, he is a prominent supporter of several charities. Gosling's band Dead Man's Bones released their self-titled debut album and toured North America in 2009. He is a co-owner of Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. Gosling is in a relationship with his longtime co-star actress Eva Mendes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Gosling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Tough Guys
Movie
Ghost Rider
Movie · as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Star Wars: Starfighter
Movie · as Kade Auberon
Project Hail Mary
Movie · as Ryland Grace
Lorne
Movie · as Self
Megadoc
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fall Guy
Movie · as Colt Seavers
Barbie
Movie · as Ken
The Gray Man
Movie · as Six
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Movie · as Self - Actor (K) (archive footage)
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
Movie · as Blue Penguin (voice)
First Man
Movie · as Neil Armstrong
Ryan Gosling: Hollywood's Demigod
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Blade Runner 2049
Movie · as 'K'
Song to Song
Movie · as BV
Papyrus - SNL
Movie · as Steven
The Nice Guys
Movie · as Holland March
La La Land
Movie · as Sebastian
Movies with Ali Plumb
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Big Short
Movie · as Jared Vennett
My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Movie · as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Gangster Squad
Movie · as Sgt. Jerry Wooters
Only God Forgives
Movie · as Julian
The Place Beyond the Pines
Movie · as Luke Glanton
Seduced and Abandoned
Movie · as Self
NWR
Movie · as Self
The Ides of March
Movie · as Stephen Meyers
Drive
Movie · as Driver
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Movie · as Jacob
Quiet Ryan
Movie
All Good Things
Movie · as David Marks
Blue Valentine
Movie · as Dean
ReGeneration
Movie · as Narration (voice)
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lars and the Real Girl
Movie · as Lars Lindstrom
Fracture
Movie · as Willy Beachum
Drunk History
TV · as Dad · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Half Nelson
Movie · as Dan Dunne
Stay
Movie · as Henry Letham
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Movie · as Ilya Gerber (voice)
The Notebook
Movie · as Noah Calhoun
The United States of Leland
Movie · as Leland P. Fitzgerald
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Slaughter Rule
Movie · as Roy Chutney
Murder by Numbers
Movie · as Richard Haywood
The Believer
Movie · as Danny Balint
Remember the Titans
Movie · as Alan Bosley
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
Movie · as Tommy
Young Hercules
TV · as Hercules · 50 eps
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
TV · as Sean · 1 ep
Breaker High
TV · as Sean Hanlon · 44 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Frankenstein and Me
Movie · as Kenny
Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die
Movie · as Greg Banks
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
TV · as Adam · 1 ep
Goosebumps
TV · as Greg Banks · 1 ep
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
TV · as Zylus · 1 ep
Flash Forward
TV · as Scott Stuckey · 2 eps
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TV · as Kevin · 1 ep
Ready or Not
TV · as Matt Kalinsky · 1 ep
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
TV · as Jamie Leary · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Road to Avonlea
TV · as Bret McNulty · 1 ep
MMC
TV · as Mouseketeer · 81 eps
This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 4 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep