Ryan Reynolds biography
Ryan Reynolds is a Canadian-American actor (born 1976), born on 23 October 1976 in Vancouver.
Ryan Reynolds's screen career began in 1991 with Hillside, playing Billy Simpson.
Ryan Reynolds has appeared in 74 films and 25 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Mayday (2026), Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story (2026), John Candy: I Like Me (2025).
Ryan Reynolds is best known for Deadpool, Deadpool 2.
Honours include MTV Movie Award for Best Fight, Saturn Awards and MTV Movie & TV Awards.
Coming up next: Avengers: Doomsday (2026), Animal Friends (2027), Eloise.
- Also known as
- Ryan Rodney Reynolds, Golfian
- Born
- 23 October 1976 (age 50)
- Birthplace
- Vancouver
- Work
- Actor, Film actor, Film producer, Voice actor, Television actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1991 to present
- Known for
- Deadpool, Deadpool 2
- Awards
- MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
- Saturn Awards
- MTV Movie & TV Awards
- Canada's Walk of Fame
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Ryan Reynolds filmography
77 films and 25 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eloise | Post-production | |||
| 2027 | Animal Friends | Pony (voice) | Post-production | |
| 2026 | Mayday | Troy "Assassin" Kelly | Also producer | |
| 2026 | Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story | , N/a | Producer only; documentary | |
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday | Wade Wilson / Deadpool | Post-production | |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | , N/a | Producer only; documentary | |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Wade Wilson / Deadpool, Nicepool | Also producer and writer | |
| 2024 | IF | Cal | Also producer | |
| 2023 | Ghosted | Jonas | Cameo | |
| 2022 | Spirited | Clint Briggs | ||
| 2022 | Bullet Train | Carver | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2022 | The Adam Project | Adam Reed | Also producer | |
| 2022 | Betty White: A Celebration | English | ||
| 2022 | Shotgun Wedding | , N/a | Executive producer only | |
| 2021 | Red Notice | Nolan Booth | ||
| 2021 | Free Guy | Guy / Dude | ||
| 2021 | Deadpool and Korg React | Wade Wilson / Deadpool | Short film; also producer and director | |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Michael Bryce | ||
| 2021 | Fortnite Battle Royale | Guy, Wade Wilson / Deadpool | ||
| 2020 | The Croods: A New Age | Guy (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Six Underground | English | ||
| 2019 | Hobbs & Shaw | Victor Locke / Eteon Director (voice) | Credited as Champ Nightengale | |
| 2019 | Detective Pikachu | Detective Pikachu (voice) / Harry Goodman (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Great Bear Rainforest | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2019 | 6 Underground | One |
Show all 77 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Once Upon a Deadpool | English | ||
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Wade Wilson / Deadpool, Juggernaut, Himself | Also producer and writer | |
| 2018 | Marvel Strike Force | Wade Wilson / Deadpool | Voice | |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Michael Bryce | ||
| 2017 | Life | Rory Adams | ||
| 2017 | No Good Deed | Wade Wilson / Deadpool | Short film; also writer | |
| 2016 | Criminal | CIA Agent Bill Pope | Cameo | |
| 2016 | Deadpool | Wade Wilson / Deadpool | Also producer | |
| 2015 | Woman in Gold | E. Randol Schoenberg | ||
| 2015 | Self/less | Young Damian / Edward | ||
| 2015 | Mississippi Grind | Curtis | ||
| 2015 | How Deadpool Spent Halloween | English | ||
| 2014 | The Voices | Jerry Hickfang / Bosco, Mr. Whiskers, The Deer, and Bunny Monkey (voices) | ||
| 2014 | The Captive | Matthew | ||
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cowboy | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2013 | R.I.P.D | Nick Walker | ||
| 2013 | Turbo | Turbo (voice) | ||
| 2013 | The Croods | Guy (voice) | ||
| 2012 | Ted | Jared | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2012 | Safe House | Matt Weston | ||
| 2011 | The Change-Up | Mitch Planko | ||
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | ||
| 2011 | The Whale | Narrator | Also executive producer | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | Voice | |
| 2010 | Buried | Paul Conroy | ||
| 2009 | The Proposal | Andrew Paxton | ||
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Wade Wilson / Weapon XI | Additional dialogue | |
| 2009 | Adventureland | Mike Connell | ||
| 2009 | Paper Man | Captain Excellent | ||
| 2008 | Definitely, Maybe | Will Hayes | ||
| 2008 | Fireflies in the Garden | Michael | ||
| 2008 | Chaos Theory | Frank Allen | ||
| 2007 | The Nines | Gary / Gavin / Gabriel | ||
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces | Richard Messner | ||
| 2005 | Just Friends | Chris Brander | ||
| 2005 | Waiting | Monty | ||
| 2005 | The Amityville Horror | George Lutz | ||
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Male nurse | ||
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Hannibal King | ||
| 2003 | The In-Laws | Mark Tobias | ||
| 2003 | Foolproof | Kevin | ||
| 2002 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder | English | ||
| 2002 | Buying the Cow | Mike Hanson | ||
| 2002 | Van Wilder | Van Wilder | ||
| 2001 | Finder's Fee | Quigley | ||
| 2000 | We All Fall Down | English | ||
| 2000 | Big Monster on Campus | English | ||
| 2000 | Boltneck | Karl | Originally known as Big Monster on Campus | |
| 1999 | Dick | Chip | ||
| 1999 | Coming Soon | Henry Lipschitz | ||
| 1997 | The Alarmist | Howard Ancona | ||
| 1993 | Ordinary Magic | Jeffrey "Ganesh" Moore |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | "Chk Chk Boom" | News presenter (wearing both suit and Deadpool costumes) | Cameo | |
| 2022 | Welcome to Wrexham | English | ||
| 2020 | Don't | Commentator | Also executive producer | |
| 2019 | "You Need to Calm Down" | Painter | Cameo | |
| 2018 | "Honest Trailers , Deadpool 2 (Feat. Deadpool)" | Wade Wilson / Deadpool (voice) | ||
| 2018 | "Ashes" | Wade Wilson / Deadpool | Deadpool 2 opening credits theme song | |
| 2017 | "Honest Trailers , Logan (Feat. Deadpool) , 200th Episode!!" | Wade Wilson / Deadpool (voice) | ||
| 2016 | "Honest Trailers , Deadpool (Feat. Deadpool)" | Wade Wilson / Deadpool (voice) | ||
| 2013 | Murder in Manhattan | , N/a | Executive producer; Television film | |
| 2009 | Saturday Night Live | Host / Himself | ||
| 2005 | School of Life | Michael "Mr. D" D'Angelo | Television film | |
| 2004 | Zeroman | Ty Cheese | 13 episodes; Voice | |
| 2003 | Scrubs | Spence | Episode: "My Dream Job" | |
| 1998 | Two Guys and a Girl | Michael "Berg" Bergen | ||
| 1998 | Tourist Trap | Wade Early | Television film | |
| 1996 | When Friendship Kills | Ben | ||
| 1996 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Seth | Television film | |
| 1996 | The X-Files | Jay "Boom" DeBoom | Episode: "Syzygy" | |
| 1996 | The John Larroquette Show | Tony Hemingway | Episode: "Napping to Success" | |
| 1996 | In Cold Blood | Bobby Rupp | Television miniseries | |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Paul Nodel / Derek Tillman | 3 episodes | |
| 1995 | Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Andy | Television film | |
| 1994 | My Name is Kate | Kevin Bannister | Television film | |
| 1993 | The Odyssey | Macro / Lee | 13 episodes | |
| 1991 | Hillside | Billy Simpson | 13 episodes; aka Fifteen |