Ryan Reynolds

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; 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. Provided by Wikipedia