Biography
Hailed by his northern countrymen as "The Canadian Ham," actor Ryan Reynolds was even better known as the supreme idol to a mostly intoxicated, segment of the population, following his starring role in "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" (2002). The predictably bawdy flick helped him gain notice, but he suffered through a slow-moving portion of his career that nearly prompted him to quit. The reinvigorated actor went on to star in notable remakes …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Played a CIA agent on the run with a fugitive (Denzel Washington) in "Safe House" |
2011 | Co-starred with Jason Bateman in "The Change-Up" |
2011 | Played the title role in "Green Lantern," the film adaptation of the DC Comics superhero |
2010 | Starred in the Spanish horror film directed by Rodrigo Cortes, "Buried" |
2009 | Co-starred with Sandra Bullock in the hit romantic comedy "The Proposal" |
2009 | Cast as the mercenary Deadpool in the Marvel Comics film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" |
2009 | Played a maintenance man with an eye for young girls in Greg Mottola's "Adventureland" |
2008 | Starred in "Chaos Theory" with Stuart Townsend and Emily Mortimer |
2008 | Cast as the soon-to-be-divorced father of Abigail Breslin in "Definitely, Maybe" |
2007 | Portrayed three different characters in John August's directing debut, "The Nines" |
2007 | Joined ensemble cast of the action-comedy "Smokin' Aces," directed by Joe Carnahan |
2005 | Co-starred with Amy Smart in the romantic comedy "Just Friends" |
2005 | Co-starred in "The Amityville Horror," a remake of the 1979 horror film |
2004 | Played Hannibal King, one of the Nightstalkers in "Blade: Trinity" |
2003 | Cast in the remake of "The In-Laws" |
2002 | Cast in the starring role of "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" |
2002 | Co-starred in the independent comedy "Buying the Cow" |
2001 | Played a bitter divorced man in "Finder's Fee" |
1999 | Had featured role in "Dick," starring Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst |
1998 | Co-starred as Kate Capshaw's teenaged son in "The Alarmist" |
1998 | Starred on the ABC sitcom,"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (retitled "Two Guys and a Girl" during its third season) |
1996 | Played a popular high school student in the Showtime TV-movie "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" |
1993 | Had a regular role on the Canadian series "The Odyssey" as Macro, the dictator of a children's fantasy world |
1994 | U.S. TV-movie debut, "My Name Is Kate" (ABC) |
1993 | Film acting debut, "Ordinary Magic" |
1991 | Made TV-debut on the Nickelodeon series "Fifteen" |
Awards
2010 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in The Proposal |
2010 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in The Proposal |
2010 | MTV Movie Award for Best Fight in X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
2003 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male in National Lampoon's Van Wilder |