Ryan Reynolds is an actor, producer and businessman born on October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, Canada. He is widely known for the cynical fourth-wall-breaking antihero he portrays in the Deadpool series.
Acting career
He appeared in front of the camera in his teenage years with the Canadian youth TV series Hillside (1991โ1993). He gained his first wide recognition in America with the comedy series Two Guys and a Girl, which aired between 1998 and 2001. He rose to prominence as a comedic actor in the cinema with National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002); He has worked across genres with Blade: Trinity (2004), The Proposal (2009) and Buried (2010), which takes place almost entirely inside a coffin. Green Lantern, in which he starred in 2011, fell short of expectations.
The turning point of his career was Deadpool (2016), which he worked on for years. This adult superhero movie was a huge box office success; The series continued with Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). The last one became the actor's highest-earning film, grossing over one billion dollars worldwide.
During this period, he also played the leading role in productions such as Detective Pikachu (2019), Free Guy (2021) and The Adam Project (2022). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016.
Business and other activities
Reynolds founded the production and marketing company Maximum Effort in 2018. The Aviation American Gin brand, of which it is a partner, was sold to Diageo in 2020, and Mint Mobile was sold to T-Mobile in 2023. In November 2020, he launched an attempt to buy Welsh club Wrexham AFC alongside Rob McElhenney; The documentary series Welcome to Wrexham, which chronicles the club's resurgence, won Emmy awards in 2024.
In December 2024, he was awarded the rank of Officer of the Order of Canada for his achievements in cinema and his support of various charities.