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RYAN
REYNOLDS

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Comedy, action and the making of Deadpool

The Canadian actor and producer known for The Proposal, Deadpool and Free Guy.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

An unconventional hero

Ryan Reynolds is a Canadian actor and producer born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 23 October 1976. His screen career began in television before he became known to film audiences across comedy and action.

As a young actor he appeared in the teen series Hillside, followed by the sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place. Film comedy roles included National Lampoon’s Van Wilder and later The Proposal opposite Sandra Bullock.

Reynolds first appeared as Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). In Deadpool (2016), he returned as the irreverent antihero and also served as a producer. The film’s humour and direct address to the audience became central to its identity.

He continued the role in Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine, while taking on other projects such as Free Guy (2021), a comedy set around a video-game world which he also produced.

Reynolds’s career also includes dramatic roles and voice acting, including Guy in The Croods. The credits linked on FLM.RED come from the site’s own catalogue and do not represent his complete filmography.

Selected performances

1998

Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place

Stars in the television sitcom.

2009

The Proposal

Stars opposite Sandra Bullock.

2016

Deadpool

Stars as Wade Wilson and produces.

2021

Free Guy

Stars in and produces the comedy.

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.