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Ryan Reynolds

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

2026
Animal Friends

as Pony (voice)

Movie
2026
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not

as Self

Movie
2024
Deadpool & Wolverine

as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool

Movie
2024
IF

as Cal

Movie
2023
Ghosted

as Jonas

Movie
2022
Spirited

as Clint Briggs

Movie
2021
Red Notice

as Nolan Booth

Movie
2021
Free Guy

as Guy

Movie
2020
The Croods: A New Age

as Guy (voice)

Movie
2019
Pokémon Detective Pikachu

as Detective Pikachu (voice)

Movie
2018
Once Upon a Deadpool

as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)

Movie
2018
Deadpool 2

as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)

Movie
2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard

as Michael Bryce

Movie
2016
Deadpool

as Wade Wilson / Deadpool

Movie
2013
R.I.P.D.

as Nick Walker

Movie
2012
Safe House

as Matt Weston

Movie
2011
Green Lantern

as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern

Movie
2009
Paper Man

as Captain Excellent

Movie
2009
The Proposal

as Andrew Paxton

Movie
2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

as Wade Wilson

Movie
2004
Blade: Trinity

as Hannibal King

Movie
2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

as Male Nurse

Movie