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Ryan Gosling

Acting
45 years oldLondon, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. His work includes both independent films and major studio features, and his accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two British Academy Film Awards. Gosling began his acting career when he was 13 on Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1995), and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs, including Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995) and Goosebumps (1996). His film breakthrough came as a high school football player in Remember the Titans (2000) followed by critical praise for his performance as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer (2001). In 2004, he achieved mainstream popularity for starring in the romantic drama The Notebook. Gosling earned Academy Award nominations for his performances in the independent drama Half Nelson (2006), the romantic musical La La Land (2016), and the fantasy comedy Barbie (2023); the latter became his highest-grossing release. He also starred in acclaimed films such as Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Blue Valentine (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Ides of March (2011), Drive (2011), The Big Short (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), First Man (2018), and Project Hail Mary (2026). Gosling made his directorial debut with the film Lost River in 2014. Gosling's band, Dead Man's Bones, released their self-titled debut album and toured North America in 2009. He is a co-owner of Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. Gosling is a supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Invisible Children, and the Enough Project and has traveled to Chad, Uganda and eastern Congo to raise awareness about conflicts in the regions. He has been involved in peace promotion efforts in Africa for over a decade. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Gosling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
November 12, 1980
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Ryan Thomas Gosling

Movies (43)

Star Wars: Starfighter

Star Wars: Starfighter

2027

Project Hail Mary
8.2

Project Hail Mary

as Ryland Grace

2026

Megadoc
6.9

Megadoc

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025

Matarile
8.0

Matarile

as Literalmente tu

2025

Hell of a Summer
5.6

Hell of a Summer

Thanks (Crew)

2025

The Actor
6.4

The Actor

Executive Producer (Production)

2025

The Fall Guy
7.0

The Fall Guy

as Colt Seavers

2024

Barbie
6.9

Barbie

as Ken

2023

The Gray Man
6.9

The Gray Man

as Six

2022

The Blade Runner Phenomenon
6.9

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

as Self - Actor (K) (archive footage)

2021

My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
7.1

My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres

as Blue Penguin (voice)

2019

First Man
7.0

First Man

as Neil Armstrong

2018

Ryan Gosling: Hollywood's Demigod
7.0

Ryan Gosling: Hollywood's Demigod

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Blade Runner 2049
7.6

Blade Runner 2049

as 'K'

2017

Papyrus - SNL

Papyrus - SNL

as Steven

2017

Song to Song
5.5

Song to Song

as BV

2017

La La Land
7.9

La La Land

as Sebastian

2016

The Nice Guys
7.1

The Nice Guys

as Holland March

2016

The Big Short
7.4

The Big Short

as Jared Vennett

2015

Lost River
5.7

Lost River

Director (Directing)

2015

My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
6.4

My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

as Self

2015

White Shadow
5.7

White Shadow

Executive Producer (Production)

2013

Only God Forgives
5.8

Only God Forgives

as Julian

2013

Seduced and Abandoned
6.2

Seduced and Abandoned

as Self

2013

The Place Beyond the Pines
7.0

The Place Beyond the Pines

as Luke Glanton

2013

Gangster Squad
6.4

Gangster Squad

as Sgt. Jerry Wooters

2013

NWR
7.2

NWR

as Self

2012

Quiet Ryan
5.5

Quiet Ryan

2011

The Ides of March
6.7

The Ides of March

as Stephen Meyers

2011

Drive
7.6

Drive

as Driver

2011

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
7.3

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

as Jacob

2011

Blue Valentine
7.0

Blue Valentine

as Dean

2010

All Good Things
6.1

All Good Things

as David Marks

2010

ReGeneration
7.1

ReGeneration

as Narration (voice)

2010

Lars and the Real Girl
7.2

Lars and the Real Girl

as Lars Lindstrom

2007

Fracture
7.3

Fracture

as William Beachum

2007

Half Nelson
6.6

Half Nelson

as Dan Dunne

2006

Stay
6.6

Stay

as Henry Letham

2005

I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
4.0

I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust

as Ilya Gerber (voice)

2005

The Notebook
7.9

The Notebook

as Noah Calhoun

2004

The United States of Leland
6.5

The United States of Leland

as Leland P. Fitzgerald

2003

Murder by Numbers
6.2

Murder by Numbers

as Richard Haywood

2002

The Slaughter Rule
5.6

The Slaughter Rule

as Roy Chutney

2002

TV Shows (7)