Ryan Gosling

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Biography

Canadian actor Ryan Gosling established himself with misfit outsider roles in award-winning independent films like "The Believer" (2001), "Half Nelson" (2006) and "Lars and the Real Girl" (2007), with a believability that could only come from someone who had struggled with unease and dissatisfaction in their own life. Perhaps his awkward professional start in ill-suited endeavors like a stint as a cast member on the "Mickey Mouse Club" (Disney …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music

Born

November 12, 1980

Career Milestones

2013

Cast as Sgt. Jerry Wooters opposite Sean Penn and Josh Brolin in crime drama "Gangster Squad"; film reunited him with "Crazy, Stupid, Love" co-star Emma Stone

2011

Co-starred in "The Ides of March" with George Clooney, who also directed, co-wrote, and produced

2011

Starred as a Hollywood stunt performer in crime drama "Drive"

2011

Delivered first comedic role as a womanizer in "Crazy, Stupid, Love," co-starring Steve Carell and Emma Stone

2010

Co-starred with Michelle Williams as a married couple in "Blue Valentine"

2010

Starred as a heir to a New York real estate fortune whose wife (Kirsten Dunst) disappears in "All Good Things"

2007

Played a man in love with a life-sized sex toy in indie film "Lars and the Real Girl"

2007

Co-starred in drama thriller "Fracture" as a hot-shot prosecutor opposite Anthony Hopkins

2006

Starred in "Half Nelson," the feature adaptation of Ryan Fleck's Sundance-winning short film "Gowanus, Brooklyn"

2005

Portrayed a suicidal client opposite Ewan McGregor, who makes bizarre predictions that begin to come true in Marc Forster's "Stay"

2004

Co-starred opposite fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams in romantic drama "The Notebook," based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks

2004

Starred as Leland P. Fitzgerald in "The United States of Leland," about a young man's experience in a juvenile detention center

2003

Played a small-town high school football player in "The Slaughter Rule"

2002

Cast opposite Sandra Bullock in crime thriller "Murder by Numbers"

2001

Garnered widespread praise for his starring turn as a Jewish neo-Nazi in "The Believer"

2000

Portrayed a football player dealing with team integration in 1970s-set "Remember the Titans"

1998

Essayed title role on Fox series "Young Hercules"

1997

Played regular role of Sean Hanlon on "Breaker High" (UPN)

1996

Played a UFO abductee on an episode of Canadian series "PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal"

1996

Portrayed an English orphan on an episode of "The Road to Avonlea;" received Gemini Award nomination

1996

Landed leading role in "Frankenstein and Me" (Disney Channel)

1993

Cast as one of the Mouseketeers on "Mickey Mouse Club" (Disney Channel); appeared alongside JC Chasez, Keri Russell, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera

1991

Made early TV appearance on Canadian variety series "Homegrown Cafe"

Began performing career as a child, singing with older sister at local talent shows

Awards

2012

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in Drive

2011

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Crazy, Stupid, Love

2011

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in The Ides of March

2010

Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in Blue Valentine

2010

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Blue Valentine

2008

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in Lars and the Real Girl

2007

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in Half Nelson

2007

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in Half Nelson

2007

Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in Lars and the Real Girl

2007

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Lars and the Real Girl

2006

Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Half Nelson

2006

Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in Half Nelson

2006

Seattle International Film Festival for Best Actor Golden Space Needle Award in Half Nelson

2002

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in The Believer