Ryan Reynolds

Cast · Writer

Born

October 23, 1976 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Birth name

Ryan Rodney Reynolds

“Acting has given me a way to channel my angst. Finding a way to access my insecurities and employ them into something creative is incredibly rewarding.” Ryan Reynolds is a Canadian actor and comedian, known for his charisma and trademark sense of humor. His career began with the series Fifteen (1991-1993), followed by appearances in other television shows, such as The X-Files (1996) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996). In cinema, Reynolds began to stand out in films such as Just Friends (2005) and Smokin’ Aces (2006), where he shared the screen with Ben Affleck. His versatility as an actor led him to play roles in comedies such as Fireflies in the Garden (2008) and Adventureland (2009), as well in successful films such as The Proposal (2009), with Sandra Bullock, and Buried (2010), for which he received a nomination for the Goya Awards as Best Actor. His interpretation of Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) brought him to stardom and introduced him to the superhero universe. In 2011, he starred in Green Lantern, a film that, while not as commercially successful as expected, was where he met his wife, Blake Lively. He is widely recognized for his iconic role in Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This character was pivotal in his career and has taken him to a new level of popularity and success in the film industry.