Ryan Reynolds - Overview

Date of Birth: Oct 23, 1976

Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Nationality: Canadian

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Hailed by his northern countrymen as “The Canadian Ham,” actor Ryan Reynolds was even better known as the supreme idol to a certain mostly intoxicated, segment of the population, following his starring role in “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder” (2002). The predictably bawdy flick helped him to earn a place in Hollywood as “the frat guys’ Jesus Christ,” according to onetime co-star Justin Long. After suffering through a slow-moving career that, at one time, nearly led him to quit the profession altogether, Reynolds finally established himself as an affable “actor’s actor” by demonstrating his versatility; not just relying on his handsome coverboy looks. Through his comedic beginnings as a loveable keg-standing hero, to an ass-kicking, bulked-up vampire slayer – to, of all things, a possessed step-father out to kill his family, Reynolds finally proved his mettle as a leading man in all types of genre films.

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Oct. 23, 1976, Ryan Rodney Reynolds was the youngest of four brothers to his father, James, a retired Royal Ca... Read More

Filmography (28)

Buried (2010)

Paper Man (2010)

Fireflies in the Garden (2009)

The Proposal (2009)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Adventureland (2009)

Photos (21)

Milestones (23)

2010
Starred in the Spanish horror film "Buried" directed by Rodrigo Cortes

2009
Cast as the mercenary Deadpool in the Marvel Comics film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"

2009
Played the mercenary Deadpool in the Marvel Comics film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"

2009
Co-starred with Sandra Bullock in the comedy "The Proposal"

2009
Played a maintenance man with an eye for young girls in Greg Mottola's "Adventureland"

2008
Cast as the soon-to-be-divorced father of Abigail Breslin in "Definitely, Maybe"

2008
Starred in "Chaos Theory" with Stuart Townsend and Emily Mortimer

Photos From Last Movie (6)