Ryan Gosling

Biography

Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. His work includes both independent films and major studio features, and his accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two British Academy Film Awards. Gosling began his acting career when he was 13 on Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1995), and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs, including Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995) and Goosebumps (1996). His film breakthrough came as a high school football player in Remember the Titans (2000) followed by critical praise for his performance as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer (2001). In 2004, he achieved mainstream popularity for starring in the romantic drama The Notebook. Gosling earned Academy Award nominations for his performances in the independent drama Half Nelson (2006), the romantic musical La La Land (2016), and the fantasy comedy Barbie (2023); the latter became his highest-grossing release. He also starred in acclaimed films such as Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Blue Valentine (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Ides of March (2011), Drive (2011), The Big Short (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), First Man (2018), and Project Hail Mary (2026). Gosling made his directorial debut with the film Lost River in 2014. Gosling's band, Dead Man's Bones, released their self-titled debut album and toured North America in 2009. He is a co-owner of Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. Gosling is a supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Invisible Children, and the Enough Project and has traveled to Chad, Uganda and eastern Congo to raise awareness about conflicts in the regions. He has been involved in peace promotion efforts in Africa for over a decade. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Gosling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Project Hail Mary

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Graham Norton Show

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (46)

• Star Wars: Starfighter2027
• Lorne2026 · as Self
• Project Hail Mary2026 · as Ryland Grace
• Megadoc2025 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Matarile2025 · as Literalmente tu
• The Fall Guy2024 · as Colt Seavers
• Barbie2023 · as Ken
• The Gray Man2022 · as Six
• The Blade Runner Phenomenon2021 · as Self - Actor (K) (archive footage)
• My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres2019 · as Blue Penguin (voice)
• First Man2018 · as Neil Armstrong
• Ryan Gosling: Hollywood's Demigod2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Blade Runner 20492017 · as 'K'
• Papyrus - SNL2017 · as Steven
• Song to Song2017 · as BV
• La La Land2016 · as Sebastian
• The Nice Guys2016 · as Holland March
• The Big Short2015 · as Jared Vennett
• My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn2015 · as Self
• Only God Forgives2013 · as Julian
• Seduced and Abandoned2013 · as Self
• The Place Beyond the Pines2013 · as Luke Glanton
• Gangster Squad2013 · as Sgt. Jerry Wooters
• NWR2012 · as Self
• Quiet Ryan2011
• The Ides of March2011 · as Stephen Meyers
• Drive2011 · as Driver
• Crazy, Stupid, Love.2011 · as Jacob
• Blue Valentine2010 · as Dean
• All Good Things2010 · as David Marks
• ReGeneration2010 · as Narration (voice)
• Lars and the Real Girl2007 · as Lars Lindstrom
• Fracture2007 · as William Beachum
• Half Nelson2006 · as Dan Dunne
• Stay2005 · as Henry Letham
• I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust2005 · as Ilya Gerber (voice)
• The Notebook2004 · as Noah Calhoun
• The United States of Leland2003 · as Leland P. Fitzgerald
• Murder by Numbers2002 · as Richard Haywood
• The Slaughter Rule2002 · as Roy Chutney
• The Believer2001 · as Danny Balint
• Remember the Titans2000 · as Alan Bosley
• Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy1998 · as Tommy
• Frankenstein and Me1996 · as Kenny
• Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die1996 · as Greg Banks
• Tough Guys—

All TV Shows (28)

• Movies with Ali Plumb2016 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Drunk History2007 · as Dad
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Young Hercules1998 · as Hercules
• Breaker High1997 · as Sean Hanlon
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Adventures of Shirley Holmes1997 · as Sean
• Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal1996 · as Adam
• Flash Forward1995 · as Scott Stuckey
• Goosebumps1995 · as Greg Banks
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys1995 · as Zylus
• Ready or Not1993 · as Matt Kalinsky
• Kung Fu: The Legend Continues1993 · as Kevin
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?1992 · as Jamie Leary
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self
• Road to Avonlea1990 · as Bret McNulty
• MMC1989 · as Mouseketeer
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee