Ryan Reynolds
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Family Guy
Ryan Reynolds (voice)
1999
Series
Family Guy
Overweight Guy (voice)
1999
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Running Man
2010
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The X-Files
Jay De Boom
1993
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Film
Deadpool & Wolverine
Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool
2024
Series
Top Gear
Self
2002
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
2003
Series
Scrubs
Spence
2001
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Film
Blade: Trinity
Hannibal King
2004
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Film
Deadpool
Wade / Deadpool
2016
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Deadpool 2
Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
2018
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Film
Free Guy
Guy
2021
Series
Welcome to Wrexham
Self
2022
Film
Bullet Train
Carver (uncredited)
2022
Series
The Outer Limits
Derek Tillman
1995
Series
The Outer Limits
Paul Nodel
1995
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Winner
1975
Film
Ted
Jared (uncredited)
2012
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Film
The Croods
Guy (voice)
2013
Series
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Self - Video Quizmaster
2013
Film
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Eteon Director / Victor Locke
2019
Film
The Proposal
Andrew Paxton
2009
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
2009
Film
Green Lantern
Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
2011
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Film
The Croods: A New Age
Guy (voice)
2020
Film
Self/less
Young Damian
2015
Series
Two Guys and a Girl
Michael 'Berg' Bergen
1998
Film
Red Notice
Nolan Booth
2021
Film
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Detective Pikachu (voice)
2019
Series
Click
Self
2000
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
The Adam Project
Big Adam
2022
Film
Ghosted
Jonas
2023
Film
Once Upon a Deadpool
Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
2018
Film
IF
Cal
2024
Film
Just Friends
Chris Brander
2005
Film
The Change-Up
Mitch Planko
2011
Series
Kids' Choice Awards
Self
1987
Series
The John Larroquette Show
Tony Hemingway
1993
Film
Turbo
Turbo (voice)
2013
Film
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Michael Bryce
2017
Series
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest (archive footage)
2014
Film
Safe House
Matt Weston
2012
Film
Life
Rory Adams
2017
Film
6 Underground
One
2019
Film
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Michael Bryce
2021
Film
Spirited
Clint Briggs
2022
Film
R.I.P.D.
Nick Walker
2013
Film
Definitely, Maybe
Will Hayes
2008
Film
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited)
2014
Series
The Men in Blazers Show
Self
2014
Series
Late Night Berlin
Self
2018
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Series
Circus Halligalli
Self
2013
Film
Smokin' Aces
Richard Messner
2006
Film
The Captive
Matthew
2014
Series
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self
2018
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
American Auto
Ryan Reynolds
2021
Film
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Male Nurse
2004
Film
The Amityville Horror
George Lutz
2005
Film
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Van Wilder
2002
Film
Woman in Gold
Randol Schoenberg
2015
Series
The Odyssey
Marco
1992
Series
Corner Gas Animated
Ryan Reynolds (voice)
2018
Series
Some Good News
Weatherman
2020
Film
Waiting...
Monty
2005
Film
Mayday
Troy Kelly
2026
Film
Criminal
Bill Pope
2016
Film
Buried
Paul Conroy
2010
Series
Underdogs
Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Film
The Voices
Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice)
2014
Series
Hillside
Billy Simpson
1991
Film
I Am: Celine Dion
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Paper Man
Captain Excellent
2009
Film
Chaos Theory
Frank Allen
2008
Film
Adventureland
Mike Connell
2009
Series
Necaxa
Self
2025
Series
In Cold Blood
Bobby Rupp
1996
Film
The In-Laws
Mark Tobias
2003
Film
The Nines
Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
2007
Series
Zeroman
Ty Cheese (voice)
2004
Film
Dick
Chip
1999
Series
Life of Kylie
Self
2017
Film
Mississippi Grind
Curtis
2015
Film
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self
2025
Film
Foolproof
Kevin
2003
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Self - Wade Wilson / Deadpool
2024
Film
Fireflies in the Garden
Michael Waechter
2008
Film
Deadpool: No Good Deed
Wade Wilson / Deadpool
2017
Film
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Wade Wilson
2009
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Film
Finder's Fee
Quigley
2001
Film
School of Life
Mr. D
2005
Film
Buying the Cow
Mike Hanson
2002
Film
Coming Soon
Henry Lipschitz
1999
Film
Animal Friends
Pony (voice)
2027
Series
This Morning
Self - Guest
1988
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Seth
1996
Film
The Whale
Narrator
2011
Film
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Narrator (voice)
2010
Film
In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
2020
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Film
LA Originals
Self
2020
Film
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self
2018
Eloise
Film
Hate to Love: Nickelback
Self
2024
TNT Show
Self
2009
Series
Bedtime Stories with Ryan
Himself
2023
Film
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Andy
1995
Film
The Alarmist
Howard Ancona
1998
Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film
Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Film
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
2022
Film
Big Monster on Campus
Karl O'Reilly
1998
Calamity Hustle
Film
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2023
Series
All Town Aren't We
Self
2024
Film
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Guy (voice)
2021
Boy Band
Film
When Friendship Kills
Ben Colson
1996
Film
Ordinary Magic
Ganesh / Jeffrey
1993
Film
We All Fall Down
Red Shoes
1999
Film
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
Self
2005
Film
Weapon X Mutant Files
Self
2009
Film
Tourist Trap
Wade Early
1998
Film
How Did We Get Here?
Self (archive footage)
2022
Untitled Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Remake
Film
Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate?
Self
2021
Film
Huntwatch
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
My Name Is Kate
Kevin Bannister
1994
Film
Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear
Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business
Self (archive footage)
2023