Ryan Reynolds

Birthday: 23 October 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Birth Name: Ryan Rodney Reynolds

Height: 188 cm

Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the youngest of four children. His father, James Chester Reynolds, was a food wholesaler, and his mother, Tamm ...Show More

(2007) I used to backpack when I was younger. I think I can actually say that I can't do the hostel Show more (2007) I used to backpack when I was younger. I think I can actually say that I can't do the hostel thing anymore - I'm a little too spoiled. Hide

Acting has given me a way to channel my angst. I feel like an overweight, pimply faced kid a lot of Show more Acting has given me a way to channel my angst. I feel like an overweight, pimply faced kid a lot of the time - and finding a way to access that insecurity, and put it toward something creative is incredibly rewarding. I feel very lucky. Hide

(on getting into acting) I started when I was 13 years old. I did a really horrible soap opera calle Show more (on getting into acting) I started when I was 13 years old. I did a really horrible soap opera called Fifteen for Nickelodeon that stoned college kids kept on the air for three years. And then the first movie I did was in Sri Lanka when I was 14. I spent three months there. I was there without my parents working on a movie in a country that was in the midst of a civil war. It was pretty wild. Hide

I'm always terrified at the beginning. Then I start working and get past my fear, which is the real Show more I'm always terrified at the beginning. Then I start working and get past my fear, which is the real win for me. Just like Hal [Jordan in Green Lantern (2011)] I'm used to stepping forward in the face of whatever fears I've created for myself. The stunts on the ground I can do, but I've never been good with heights. Hide

I have a discipline that has served me very well in my career and in my personal life... and that's Show more I have a discipline that has served me very well in my career and in my personal life... and that's gotten stronger as I've gotten older. I've always felt if I don't just have a natural knack for it, I will just out-discipline the competition if I have to -- work harder than anybody else. Hide

When I was a little kid - maybe nine or ten - I was a complete asshole. I would run around the neigh Show more When I was a little kid - maybe nine or ten - I was a complete asshole. I would run around the neighborhood on Halloween throwing firecrackers in people's mailboxes, at their houses, and things like that. We were just these little hell raisers. I'm sure I have a lot to atone for, if there is a judgment day. It's gonna be a long list for me. It goes right up until I was about 18 and then I sort of straightened out. Hide

As an actor, you're always kind of cognizant that you'll never work again. You always have this liza Show more As an actor, you're always kind of cognizant that you'll never work again. You always have this lizard-brain fear, always, just under the surface, that this is it. Because you see it. I've been fortunate enough to have a 23-year career so far. I've watched people come and go and vanish. I've watched really talented people never get that invaluable foothold into the industry. So you're always walking that tightrope of being very grateful that you're in this position. Hide

I did two trips in 2006. I did one through New Zealand on a motorcycle, and I tried to cross Austral Show more I did two trips in 2006. I did one through New Zealand on a motorcycle, and I tried to cross Australia on a motorcycle from one end of the continent to the other. My friend and I did not make it, unfortunately - he crashed, and we had to find a hospital. Hide

I used to say to [Blake], 'I would take a bullet for you. I could never love anything as much as I l Show more I used to say to [Blake], 'I would take a bullet for you. I could never love anything as much as I love you.' I would say that to my wife. And the second I looked in that baby's eyes, I knew in that exact moment that if we were ever under attack, I would use my wife as a human shield to protect that baby. Hide

For every character I play, there's ten others I've read that went to another actor because he's bet Show more For every character I play, there's ten others I've read that went to another actor because he's better qualified for the role, or for whatever reason, who knows - it's always a very mercurial process. Hide

(on kissing the older woman in Van Wilder (2002)) On that note, that being said, it was damn hard ki Show more (on kissing the older woman in Van Wilder (2002)) On that note, that being said, it was damn hard kissing her. You've never experienced anything until you've had a mature, darting tongue in your mouth. Hide

On his relationship with Alanis Morissette: Our relationship couldn't be better. There's no truth to Show more On his relationship with Alanis Morissette: Our relationship couldn't be better. There's no truth to the rumours we'd temporarily broken up. Hide

(on if he gets recognized while traveling) I get noticed depending on where I am. I have no problem Show more (on if he gets recognized while traveling) I get noticed depending on where I am. I have no problem wandering all around Spain. But the Germans - ah, the Germans - they are like "Oh! Van Wilder's a party animal!". Hide

(on filming Buried (2010)) I'll never, ever in my life complain on a set again after being on that s Show more (on filming Buried (2010)) I'll never, ever in my life complain on a set again after being on that set. Sixteen, seventeen days of doing that... It was such a state of emotional distress. Hide

[on Buried (2010)] It's one of those rare movies that you experience more than you watch it. The sel Show more [on Buried (2010)] It's one of those rare movies that you experience more than you watch it. The selling point to me was that script had both a narrative challenge and a technical challenge. It's rare to find a script that has both. People like Hitchcock, that's all he looked for. Films like Rope (1948) and Lifeboat (1944) and Rear Window (1954), that was what they were all about. I had a lot of confidence in Rodrigo, though. He sent me a comprehensive, 15-page treatise on why he wanted to make the film. That hooked me. It's not the most glamorous role. You get in the box and as an actor you have to do these things that are embarrassing, frightening and raw. It was an adventure. Hide

I'm not a hockey fan, which is probably why I had to leave Canada in the first place. I'm not a hockey fan, which is probably why I had to leave Canada in the first place.

(2010, on Van Wilder (2002)) It made me the party guy. I would walk into a bar and people would star Show more (2010, on Van Wilder (2002)) It made me the party guy. I would walk into a bar and people would start lining up the shots. You could sum up my career at that point as a free shot at a bar. I know it affected me more than I'm revealing, because I know that I went years without even saying the words "Van Wilder". Even now, when I say it, it's a bit of a big moment for me. Hide

[on the effect the title of "Sexiest Man Alive" would have on his wife, Scarlett Johansson] Now it's Show more [on the effect the title of "Sexiest Man Alive" would have on his wife, Scarlett Johansson] Now it's going to be, 'Sexiest man, take out the garbage'. That does sound better. Hide

I never took acting classes, but I knew I could do it based on the skill with which I lied to my par Show more I never took acting classes, but I knew I could do it based on the skill with which I lied to my parents on a regular basis! Hide

[on The Nines (2007)] That was such a wake-up call for me. The movie was made on less than a million Show more [on The Nines (2007)] That was such a wake-up call for me. The movie was made on less than a million dollars. I loved the process. I loved the character I was given to play. I learned a lot about filmmaking from John August, who was directing. That was the birth of my own ambition. There were particular films after that that I went after. I had a new view. Hide

Ryan Reynolds's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (266)

MADtv - Season 11

Family Guy - Season 2

The Jonathan Ross Show - Season 21

The Graham Norton Show - Season 29

Criminal 2016

The Jonathan Ross Show - Season 20

The X-Files - Season 11

Top Gear (UK) - Season 17

Corner Gas Animated - Season 3

X-men Origins: Wolverine