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Ryan Reynolds

Actor and producer

Born 1976

Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born in Vancouver, Canada, on October 23, 1976. His public career spans acting and production, with television comedy, romantic comedy, thrillers, animation and the Deadpool films forming different parts of the record. An early screen credit was Fifteen, the Canadian teen series listed by Apple TV as a 1991 programme starring Reynolds. In his conversation with Sandra Bullock, he described growing up with three older brothers and moving to the United States at nineteen. Improv classes and a Groundlings audition were part of learning comedy; he did not become a member of that company. The sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place then gave him a regular American television role. He described the move south with Canadian actor Chris William Martin and a difficult first night when their Jeep was stripped. A short period at community college preceded that move. In the Van Wilder interview, he connected the role to improvisation and the freedom to develop comic moments within scenes. Blade: Trinity cast him as Hannibal King. Definitely, Maybe placed him at the centre of a romantic comedy as Will Hayes. Buried used a different register, with Reynolds playing the trapped Paul Conroy in its confined thriller setting. Green Lantern cast him as Hal Jordan. Animation added Guy in The Croods to his screen work. In Mississippi Grind, he played Curtis alongside Ben Mendelsohn, continuing the dramatic strand of his work. Deadpool brought Wade Wilson to the centre of a feature film, with Reynolds also credited as a producer. Deadpool 2 continued that role and added writing to his responsibilities. His voice work also included Juggernaut. Free Guy cast him as Guy and also credited him as a producer. The Adam Project returned him to a science-fiction adventure as Big Adam. His involvement in filmmaking also developed into a production and marketing business. He co-founded Maximum Effort with George Dewey in 2018. In TIME’s 2025 profile, Reynolds describes audience attention and quick creative decisions as central to the company’s approach. Television production included the 2020 ABC game show Don’t, which he executive-produced and voiced while Adam Scott hosted. He also narrated and executive-produced Underdogs, a National Geographic nature series that premiered on June 15, 2025. Welcome to Wrexham followed the football club associated with Reynolds and Rob Mac. Disney’s April 2026 announcement identifies both as executive producers and renews the series through an eighth season, expected in 2029. That future renewal is a production plan. IF combined an acting role as Cal with another producing credit. Deadpool & Wolverine brought him back as actor, writer and producer, with Hugh Jackman alongside him. He produced John Candy: I Like Me, directed by Colin Hanks. The documentary premiered on the opening night of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival and is available through Amazon Prime. Mayday pairs his Navy pilot, Lieutenant Troy Kelly, with Kenneth Branagh’s Nikolai Ustinov, a former KGB agent. Apple lists its release as September 4, 2026. His upcoming work includes an executive-producer credit on Peter Atencio’s Animal Friends. Prime Focus lists January 22, 2027 as the scheduled release; it remains a future project at this review.

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ConnectionSandra BullockThe Proposal co-star.

ConnectionHugh JackmanDeadpool & Wolverine co-star.

ConnectionColin HanksJohn Candy documentary director.

Ryan Reynolds at TIFF, September 2015. — Profile image · Peter Kudlacz / CC BY 2.0

NewNews21 Sept 2026

Wrexham acquires The Turf

The club’s September 21 report places the stadium and adjoining pub under common ownership; Wayne Jones continues as landlord.

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Broadcast
A conversation about Mayday
He discusses filming with Kenneth Branagh.
1 Sept 2026Source checked
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Project
Wrexham renewed through season eight
Disney announces three additional seasons, expected through 2029.
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A Producers Guild win
John Candy: I Like Me wins the streamed-motion-picture producing award.
1 Mar 2026Official source
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Preparing for a film role
Don Saladino describes dated food choices for Deadpool preparation.
25 Jul 2024Source checked
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A Swift song choice
He names Betty in a reported guessing-game interview.
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Endurance behind the character
The trainer explains movement and interval preparation.
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Vancouver favourites
His recommendations include restaurants and a family ice-cream stop.
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Selected Credits

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Year	Title	Role
2024	Deadpool & WolverineFilmIMDb	Wade Wilson / Deadpool; Nicepool; writer and producer
2024	IFFilmIMDb	Cal; producer
2025	John Candy: I Like MeDocumentaryIMDb	Self; producer
2025	UnderdogsTVIMDb	Narrator (voice); executive producer
2026	MaydayFilmIMDb	Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly

Timeline

1976—2027

1976Born in Vancouver.
1991Appears in Fifteen.
1993Plays Ganesh in Ordinary Magic.
1998Begins the American sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place.
2002Stars in Van Wilder.
2004Plays Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity.
2008Stars in Definitely, Maybe.
2009Plays Andrew Paxton in The Proposal.
2010Stars in Buried.
2011Plays Hal Jordan in Green Lantern.
2012Wedding ceremony with Blake Lively reported on September 9.
2013Voices Guy in The Croods.
2015Plays Curtis in Mississippi Grind.
2016Stars in and produces Deadpool.
2017Receives a Golden Globe nomination for Deadpool.
2018Acts, writes and produces Deadpool 2.
2021Stars in and produces Free Guy.
2022Welcome to Wrexham begins.
2023Welcome to Wrexham wins an Emmy.
2024Returns in Deadpool & Wolverine.
2024Appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.
2025Invested into the Order of Canada on July 1.
2025John Candy: I Like Me premieres at TIFF.
2026John Candy: I Like Me wins a Producers Guild award.
2026Disney announces the Wrexham renewal.
2026Mayday is released on September 4.
2027Animal Friends is scheduled for January 22; future release.

Wrexham acquires The Turf

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A conversation about Mayday

Wrexham renewed through season eight

A Producers Guild win

Preparing for a film role

A Swift song choice

Endurance behind the character

Vancouver favourites