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Ryan Reynolds
Born
Ryan Rodney Reynolds
OccupationActor

Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23 1976) is a Canadian television and film 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, the son of 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. Reynolds graduated from Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1994.

Career

Reynolds starred in the National Lampoon movie Van Wilder and the American television series Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place, 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, as well as the Canadian production Foolproof and 2004's Blade: Trinity. 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. Morissette and Reynolds were pictured holding hands in Los Angeles, sinking the rumors. However, in February 2007, they mutually decided to end their engagement.[4] He is currently dating Scarlett Johansson.[5] Reynolds is a Green Bay Packers fan[6] and loves motorcycles, owning three: a customized 2005 Harley-Davidson Springer Softail, a 2006 Ducati Sport 1000, and a 2005 Confederate. Just before his 31st birthday, Scarlett had her wisdom teeth removed. She took one of the teeth, dipped it in gold, and strung it on a necklace for him as a birthday gift.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Adventureland Connell
Fireflies in the Garden Michael Waechter
Definitely, Maybe Will Hayes
2007 Chaos Theory Frank
The Nines Gary/Gavin/Grabriel
2006 Smokin' Aces Richard Messner
2005 Just Friends Chris Brander
Waiting... Monty
The Amityville Horror George Lutz Teen Choice Award (won)
School of Life Michael "Mr. D" D'Angelo
2004 Blade: Trinity Hannibal King
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Nurse
2003 Foolproof Kevin
The In-Laws Mark Tobias
2002 Buying the Cow Mike Hanson
National Lampoon's Van Wilder Van Wilder MTV Movie Awards (nominated)
2001 Finder's Fee Quigley
2000 We All Fall Down Red Shoes
Big Monster on Campus Karl O'Reilly
1999 Dick Chip
Coming Soon Henry Lipschitz
1997 The Alarmist Howard Ancona
1993 Ordinary Magic Ganesh/Jeffrey

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004-2005 Zeroman Ty Cheese
2003 Scrubs Spence Episode: My Dream Job
1998-2001 Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Berg
1995-1998 The Outer Limits Derek Tillman
Paul Nodel
Paul Nodel
Episode: If These Walls Could Talk
Episode: Double Helix
Episode: Origin of Species
1998 Tourist Trap
1996 In Cold Blood Bobby Rupp
Sabrina the Teenage Witch Seth
When Friendship Kills Ben Colson
The X-Files Jay 'Boom' DeBoom Episode: Syzygy
1995 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Episode: Redemption
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Andy
1993-1994 The Odyssey Macro
1994 My Name is Kate Kevin Bannister
The John Larroquette Show Tony Hemingway Episode: Napping to Success
1990 Fifteen Billy Simpson Young Artist Award (nominated)

References

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