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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 Gir…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Ryan Reynolds's Filmography
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Animal Friends
as Pony (voice)
No Poster
O Incrível Mundo do DVD Pirata Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage)
Christine Sinclair: Kind of a Big Deal
as narrator
Mayday
as Troy Kelly
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
as Self
In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni
as Self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
as Self - Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool
I Am: Celine Dion
as Self (archive footage)
IF
as Cal
Hate to Love: Nickelback
as Self
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
Ghosted
as Jonas
Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business
as Self (archive footage)
Spirited
as Clint Briggs
Bullet Train
as Carver (uncredited)
The Adam Project
as Big Adam
How Did We Get Here?
as Self (archive footage)
Betty White: A Celebration
as Self
Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate?
as Self
Red Notice
as Nolan Booth
Free Guy
as Guy
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Michael Bryce
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
as Guy (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
as Guy (voice)
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
as Self
LA Originals
as Self
6 Underground
as One
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
as Eteon Director / Victor Locke
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
as Detective Pikachu (voice)
Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear
as Narrator (voice)
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self
Deadpool 2
as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Michael Bryce
Life
as Rory Adams
Deadpool: No Good Deed
as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Criminal
as Bill Pope
Huntwatch
as Narrator (voice)
Deadpool
as Wade / Deadpool
Self/less
as Young Damian
Mississippi Grind
as Curtis
Woman in Gold
as Randol Schoenberg
The Captive
as Matthew
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited)
The Voices
as Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice)
R.I.P.D.
as Nick Walker
Turbo
as Turbo (voice)
The Croods
as Guy (voice)
Ted
as Jared (uncredited)
Safe House
as Matt Weston
The Whale
as Narrator
The Change-Up
as Mitch Planko
Green Lantern
as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Narrator (voice)
Buried
as Paul Conroy
Weapon X Mutant Files
as Self
Paper Man
as Captain Excellent
The Proposal
as Andrew Paxton
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
as Wade Wilson
Adventureland
as Mike Connell
Fireflies in the Garden
as Michael Waechter
Chaos Theory
as Frank Allen
Definitely, Maybe
as Will Hayes
The Nines
as Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
Smokin' Aces
as Richard Messner
Just Friends
as Chris Brander
Waiting...
as Monty
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
as Self
The Amityville Horror
as George Lutz
School of Life
as Mr. D
Blade: Trinity
as Hannibal King
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
as Male Nurse
Foolproof
as Kevin
The In-Laws
as Mark Tobias
Buying the Cow
as Mike Hanson
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
as Van Wilder
Finder's Fee
as Quigley
We All Fall Down
as Red Shoes
Dick
as Chip
Coming Soon
as Henry Lipschitz
The Alarmist
as Howard Ancona
Tourist Trap
as Wade Early
Big Monster on Campus
as Karl O'Reilly
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
as Seth
When Friendship Kills
as Ben Colson
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
as Andy
My Name Is Kate
as Kevin Bannister
Ordinary Magic
as Ganesh / Jeffrey
No Poster
Eloise
Deadpool and Korg React
as Deadpool
No Poster
Boy Band
No Poster
Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film
as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
No Poster