Ryan Reynolds
Birth name	Ryan Rodney Reynolds
Born	October 23, 1976 (1976-10-23) (age 30) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actor

Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian actor. He came to prominence in the television sitcom Two Guys and a Girl(1998-2001), before establishing a career as a Hollywood motion picture actor, starring in both comedic and dramatic roles.

Biography

Early life

Reynolds was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Tammy, a salesperson and career student, and Jim Reynolds, a Vancouver food wholesaler and former semi-professional boxer.[1] He is the youngest of four brothers; one of them currently employed as a police officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. [citation needed] His father was also in the police force for a short time. [citation needed] Reynolds graduated from Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1994. He also attended Kwantlen University College, in Richmond, British Columbia, for a time. [citation needed]

Career

Reynolds starred in the National Lampoon movie Van Wilder and the American television series Two Guys, and a Girl, playing medical student Michael "Berg" Bergen. He also cameoed in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as the male nurse, appeared in The In-Laws with Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks, and in 2003, the Canadian production Foolproof. In 2004, he played a part in Blade: Trinity, a film for which he had to gain 25 pounds. [citation needed] In 2005 he played a waiter named Monty in Waiting..., and as music executive Chris Brander in the romantic comedy Just Friends alongside Amy Smart and Anna Faris. He has also appeared in an episode of the television series Scrubs, where he played Spence, a college friend of J.D. and Turk.

Although he has performed primarily in comedies, Reynolds played the dark character George Lutz in the remake of the horror movie, The Amityville Horror. Reynolds underwent intense physical training to play an action role as the character of Hannibal King in the film Blade: Trinity, which also starred Wesley Snipes and Jessica Biel. He has also played as an FBI agent alongside Ray Liotta in the thriller Smokin' Aces.

In a March 2005 interview, Reynolds spoke of his interest and involvement in a possible film adaptation of Deadpool with screenwriter David S. Goyer.[2]and also the possibilty of playing the incarnation of The Flash known as Wally West in an adaption of the popular DC comics character in the upcoming movie project.

Personal life

From 2002 to 2007, Reynolds had been romantically linked to Alanis Morissette, becoming engaged in 2004.[3] In July 2006, People reported that the two had split, but neither party confirmed this report. Later that month, a source said that they were indeed together, and Contact Music reported that their split was a "rumor". [citation needed] Morissette and Reynolds were pictured holding hands in Los Angeles, sinking the rumors. However, in February 2007, they mutually decided to end their engagement. Reynolds is a Green Bay Packers fan and loves motorcycles, owning three; a customized 2005 Harley-Davidson Springer Softail; 2006 Ducati Sport 1000, and 2005 Confederate. He is currently dating Scarlett Johansson. The couple were seen kissing and holding hands at a concert.[4]

Filmography

Film

• Ordinary Magic (1993) - Ganesh/Jeffrey
• Sabrina The Teenage Witch (Movie) (1996) - Seth
• The Alarmist (1997) - Howard Ancona
• Coming Soon (1999) - Henry Lipschitz
• Dick (1999) - Chip
• Big Monster on Campus (2000) - Karl O'Reilly
• We All Fall Down (2000) - Red Shoes
• Finder's Fee (2001) - Quigley
• National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) - Van Wilder
• Buying the Cow (2002) - Mike Hanson
• The In-Laws (2003) - Mark Tobias
• Foolproof (2003) - Kevin
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) - Nurse
• Blade: Trinity (2004) - Hannibal King
• School of Life (2005) - Mr. D
• Waiting... (2005) - Monty
• Just Friends (2005) - Chris Brander
• The Amityville Horror (2005) - George Lutz
• Chaos Theory (2007) - Frank
• Smokin' Aces (2007) - Richard Messner
• The Nines (2007)
• Definitely, Maybe (2008) - Will Hayes
• Fireflies in the Garden (2008) - Michael Waechter

Television

• Fifteen (1990) - Billy Simpson
• The Odyssey (1992) - Macro
• My Name Is Kate (1994) - Kevin Bannister
• Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995) - Andy
• The Outer Limits... Paul Nodel / ... (3 episodes, 1995-1998)The Origin of Species(1998) TV Episode .... Paul NodelDouble Helix(1997) TV Episode .... Paul NodelIf These Walls Could Talk(1995) TV Episode .... Derek Tillman
• In Cold Blood (1996) - Bobby Rupp
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) - Seth (guest star)
• When Friendship Kills (1996) - Ben Colson
• Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998) - Berg (star)
• Tourist Trap (1998)
• Scrubs (2003) - Spence (guest star)
• Zeroman (2004) - Ty Cheese (voice)
• School of Life (2005) - Michael "Mr. D" D'Angelo (star, tv movie)
• Saturday Night Live - Host

References

External links

• Ryan Reynolds at the Internet Movie Database
• Ryan Reynolds' writings on HuffPost
• Biggest fansite dedicated to Ryan Reynolds
• The Nines Ryan Reynolds Interview