Ryan Reynolds Canadian Actor Known for Deadpool

Ryan Reynolds (23 October 1976, Vancouver) is a Canadian actor. He is known for Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018).

Early life

He went on to study at Kitsilano Secondary School, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Prince of Wales Secondary School.

Career

He appears in Hillside (1991), the earliest title among his listed credits. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) and Dick (1999) are among his 1990s credits. In the 2000s, he appeared in Scrubs (2001) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009, as Wade Wilson). The 2010s brought Ted (2012) and Hobbs & Shaw (2019, as ETEON's director). His 2020s credits include Bullet Train (2022, as Carver) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024, as Wade Wilson).

He has 63 films and 5 TV series on record from 1991 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (15), followed by comedy (13) and science fiction (8). Mayday (2026) is the newest entry in his credits. Of his ten titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Deadpool 2 (2018) has the highest, at $786 million. The records also name him as director on Deadpool and Korg React, and writer on 4 titles, including Once Upon a Deadpool.

Morena Baccarin appears in four of his listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Hugh Jackman (three titles) and Rob Delaney (three titles). David Leitch directed three of his titles on record. Shawn Levy is credited as director on three of them, including Free Guy (2021) and The Adam Project (2022). He has 4.7M subscribers on YouTube, as counted in May 2025.

Recognition

His awards include the Canada's Walk of Fame (2014). His other honours include an award at the Saturn Awards and the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. In total, he has received 7 awards.

Personal life

He has been married to Blake Lively since 2012. Earlier marriages on record are to Scarlett Johansson (2008 to 2011, divorced). He has 4 children on record.