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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Animal Friends as Pony (voice)
- 2025 · I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not as Self
- 2025 · Necaxa as Self
- 2025 · Underdogs as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine as Self - Wade Wilson / Deadpool
- 2024 · I Am: Celine Dion as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Hate to Love: Nickelback as Self
- 2022 · Spirited as Clint Briggs
- 2021 · American Auto as Ryan Reynolds
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · Some Good News as Weatherman
- 2018 · Corner Gas Animated as Ryan Reynolds (voice)
- 2018 · My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman as Self
- 2017 · Life of Kylie as Self
- 2017 · Deadpool: No Good Deed as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
- 2016 · Criminal as Bill Pope
- 2015 · Mississippi Grind as Curtis
- 2015 · Woman in Gold as Randol Schoenberg
- 2014 · The Men in Blazers Show as Self
- 2014 · The Captive as Matthew
- 2014 · The Voices as Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice)
- 2011 · The Whale as Narrator
- 2009 · X-Men Origins: Wolverine as Wade Wilson
- 2009 · Adventureland as Mike Connell
- 2008 · Definitely, Maybe as Will Hayes
- 2007 · The Nines as Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
- 2005 · The Amityville Horror as George Lutz
- 2004 · Zeroman as Ty Cheese (voice)
- 2003 · Foolproof as Kevin
- 2003 · The In-Laws as Mark Tobias
- 2002 · National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Van Wilder
- 2001 · Finder's Fee as Quigley
- 1999 · Dick as Chip
- 1998 · The Alarmist as Howard Ancona
- 1998 · Tourist Trap as Wade Early
- 1996 · In Cold Blood as Bobby Rupp
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1993 · Ordinary Magic as Ganesh / Jeffrey
- 1992 · The Odyssey as Marco
- 1991 · Hillside as Billy Simpson
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- Future · Boy Band as
- 2025 · In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 · SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 2024 · Deadpool & Wolverine as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool
- 2024 · IF as Cal
- 2024 · All Town Aren't We as Self
- 2023 · Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2023 · Bedtime Stories with Ryan as Himself
- 2023 · Ghosted as Jonas
- 2023 · Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- 2022 · Bullet Train as Carver (uncredited)
- 2022 · The Adam Project as Big Adam
- 2022 · How Did We Get Here? as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Betty White: A Celebration as Self
- 2021 · Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate? as Self
- 2021 · Red Notice as Nolan Booth
- 2021 · Free Guy as Guy
- 2021 · Deadpool and Korg React as Deadpool
- 2021 · Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard as Michael Bryce
- 2021 · Dear Diary: World's First Pranks as Guy (voice)
- 2020 · The Croods: A New Age as Guy (voice)
- 2020 · Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
- 2020 · LA Originals as Self
- 2019 · 6 Underground as One
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Eteon Director / Victor Locke
- 2019 · Pokémon Detective Pikachu as Detective Pikachu (voice)
- 2019 · Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Once Upon a Deadpool as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
- 2018 · Betty White: First Lady of Television as Self
- 2018 · Deadpool 2 as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
- 2018 · Late Night Berlin as Self
- 2017 · The Hitman's Bodyguard as Michael Bryce
- 2017 · Life as Rory Adams
- 2016 · Huntwatch as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Deadpool as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Self/less as Young Damian
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- 2014 · A Million Ways to Die in the West as Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Have You Been Paying Attention? as Self - Video Quizmaster
- 2013 · R.I.P.D. as Nick Walker
- 2013 · Turbo as Turbo (voice)
- 2013 · The Croods as Guy (voice)
- 2012 · Ted as Jared (uncredited)
- 2012 · Safe House as Matt Weston
- 2011 · The Change-Up as Mitch Planko
- 2011 · Green Lantern as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
- 2010 · Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Buried as Paul Conroy
- 2010 · Running Man as
- 2009 · Weapon X Mutant Files as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Paper Man as Captain Excellent
- 2009 · TNT Show as Self
- 2009 · The Proposal as Andrew Paxton
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2008 · Fireflies in the Garden as Michael Waechter
- 2007 · Chaos Theory as Frank Allen
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Smokin' Aces as Richard Messner
- 2005 · Just Friends as Chris Brander
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · Waiting... as Monty
- 2005 · Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity' as Self
- 2005 · School of Life as Mr. D
- 2004 · Blade: Trinity as Hannibal King
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Male Nurse
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest Host
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Buying the Cow as Mike Hanson
- 2001 · Scrubs as Spence
- 2000 · Click as Self
- 1999 · We All Fall Down as Red Shoes
- 1999 · Coming Soon as Henry Lipschitz
- 1999 · Family Guy as Ryan Reynolds (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Overweight Guy (voice)
- 1998 · Two Guys and a Girl as Michael 'Berg' Bergen
- 1998 · Big Monster on Campus as Karl O'Reilly
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Seth
- 1996 · When Friendship Kills as Ben Colson
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Derek Tillman
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Paul Nodel
- 1995 · Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story as Andy
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · The X-Files as Jay De Boom
- 1993 · The John Larroquette Show as Tony Hemingway
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- Future · Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
- 1988 · This Morning as Self - Guest
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · People's Choice Awards as Self - Winner
- Future · Calamity Hustle as
- Future · Eloise as
- Future · Mayday as
- 1994 · My Name Is Kate as Kevin Bannister
- 1952 · Today as Self
- Future · Everyday Parenting Tips as
- Future · Clue as
- Future · Untitled Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Remake as