1976-10-23 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, producer, and businessman. He began his career starring in the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993) and had minor roles before landing the lead role on the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl between 1998 and 2001. Reynolds then starred in a range of films, including the comedies National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The Proposal (2009), and the superhero films Blade: Trinity (2004) and Green Lantern (2011). Reynolds's biggest commercial success came with the superhero films Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), in which he played the title character. His performance in the first earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. He has since starred in the drama Woman in Gold (2015), the horror film Life (2017), and the action films 6 Underground (2019), Free Guy (2021), and The Adam Project (2022). Reynolds also provided voice acting in The Croods franchise (2013–2020), Turbo (2013) and Detective Pikachu(2019), in which he voiced the title character. Reynolds was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2010 and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. As a businessman, he holds an ownership stake in Mint Mobile and is a co-owner of Welsh football club Wrexham A.F.C.; the latter is documented in the Emmy Award-winning television series Welcome to Wrexham. In 2020, Reynolds sold his ownership stake of Aviation Gin to Diageo as part of a $610 million deal. He also sits on the board of the Match Group.
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I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not | Self | 2026-01-01 |
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Animal Friends | Pony | 2026-05-01 |
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert | Self | 2025-02-14 |
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In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni | Self (archive footage) | 2025-03-30 |
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IF | Cal | 2024-05-08 |
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I Am: Celine Dion | Self (archive footage) | 2024-06-18 |
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Deadpool & Wolverine | Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool | 2024-07-24 |
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Hate to Love: Nickelback | Self | 2024-03-27 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine | Self - Wade Wilson / Deadpool | 2024-11-11 |
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Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | 2023-12-14 |
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Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business | Self (archive footage) | 2023-01-08 |
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Ghosted | Jonas | 2023-04-18 |
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How Did We Get Here? | Self (archive footage) | 2022-02-28 |
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The Adam Project | Adam Reed | 2022-03-11 |
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Spirited | Clint Briggs | 2022-11-10 |
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Betty White: A Celebration | Self | 2022-01-17 |
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Bullet Train | Carver (uncredited) | 2022-08-03 |
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Deadpool and Korg React | Deadpool | 2021-07-13 |
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Free Guy | Guy | 2021-08-11 |
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Red Notice | Nolan Booth | 2021-11-04 |
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Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate? | Self | 2021-11-29 |
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Dear Diary: World's First Pranks | Guy (voice) | 2021-02-09 |
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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Michael Bryce | 2021-06-14 |
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The Croods: A New Age | Guy (voice) | 2020-11-25 |
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Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble | Self | 2020-04-26 |
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LA Originals | Self | 2020-04-10 |
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Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear | Narrator (voice) | 2019-02-15 |
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6 Underground | One | 2019-12-10 |
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Detective Pikachu (voice) | 2019-05-03 |
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Eteon Director / Victor Locke | 2019-07-31 |
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Betty White: First Lady of Television | Self | 2018-08-18 |
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Once Upon a Deadpool | Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice) | 2018-12-11 |
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Deadpool 2 | Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice) | 2018-05-15 |
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Deadpool: No Good Deed | Wade Wilson / Deadpool | 2017-03-03 |
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The Hitman's Bodyguard | Michael Bryce | 2017-08-16 |
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Life | Rory Adams | 2017-03-22 |
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Deadpool | Wade Wilson / Deadpool | 2016-02-09 |
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Criminal | Bill Pope | 2016-04-07 |
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Huntwatch | Narrator (voice) | 2016-03-05 |
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Self/less | Young Damian | 2015-07-10 |
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Mississippi Grind | Curtis | 2015-07-04 |
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Woman in Gold | Randol Schoenberg | 2015-03-20 |
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A Million Ways to Die in the West | Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited) | 2014-05-22 |
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The Voices | Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice) | 2014-01-19 |
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The Captive | Matthew | 2014-09-05 |
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R.I.P.D. | Nick Walker | 2013-07-18 |
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The Croods | Guy (voice) | 2013-03-15 |
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Turbo | Turbo (voice) | 2013-07-11 |
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Safe House | Matt Weston | 2012-02-08 |
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Ted | Jared (uncredited) | 2012-06-29 |
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Green Lantern | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | 2011-06-14 |
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The Whale | Narrator | 2011-09-09 |
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The Change-Up | Mitch Planko | 2011-08-05 |
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Buried | Paul Conroy | 2010-09-24 |
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics | Narrator (voice) | 2010-11-09 |
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The Proposal | Andrew Paxton | 2009-06-02 |
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Wade Wilson | 2009-04-28 |
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Adventureland | Mike Connell | 2009-04-03 |
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Paper Man | Captain Excellent | 2009-06-15 |
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Weapon X Mutant Files | Self | 2009-09-15 |
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Definitely, Maybe | Will Hayes | 2008-02-08 |
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Fireflies in the Garden | Michael Waechter | 2008-08-07 |
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The Nines | Gary / Gavin / Gabriel | 2007-01-21 |
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Chaos Theory | Frank Allen | 2007-10-26 |
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Smokin' Aces | Richard Messner | 2006-12-09 |
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Just Friends | Chris Brander | 2005-11-23 |
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The Amityville Horror | George Lutz | 2005-04-14 |
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Waiting... | Monty | 2005-10-07 |
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School of Life | Mr. D | 2005-02-19 |
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Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity' | Self | 2005-07-13 |
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Blade: Trinity | Hannibal King | 2004-12-08 |
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Male Nurse | 2004-07-02 |
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The In-Laws | Mark Tobias | 2003-05-23 |
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Foolproof | Kevin | 2003-10-03 |
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Van Wilder | 2002-03-29 |
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Buying the Cow | Mike Hanson | 2002-06-08 |
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Finder's Fee | Quigley | 2001-06-19 |
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Coming Soon | Henry Lipschitz | 1999-06-08 |
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We All Fall Down | Red Shoes | 1999-09-24 |
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Dick | Chip | 1999-08-04 |
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The Alarmist | Howard Ancona | 1998-10-23 |
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Tourist Trap | Wade Early | 1998-04-05 |
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Big Monster on Campus | Karl O'Reilly | 1998-01-01 |
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When Friendship Kills | Ben Colson | 1996-02-19 |
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Seth | 1996-04-07 |
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Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Andy | 1995-01-23 |
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My Name Is Kate | Kevin Bannister | 1994-01-24 |
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Ordinary Magic | Ganesh / Jeffrey | 1993-10-20 |
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Calamity Hustle | ||
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Mayday | ||
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Untitled Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Remake | ||
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Eloise | ||
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Untitled Ryan Reynolds Heist Comedy | ||
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Everyday Parenting Tips | ||
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Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film | Wade Wilson / Deadpool | |
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Boy Band |