Ryan Rodney Reynolds born October 23 1976 is a Canadian actor and film producer He began his career starring in the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside 19911993 and had minor roles before landing the lead role on the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl between 1998 and 2001 Reynolds then starred in a range of films including comedies such as National Lampoons Van Wilder 2002 Waiting 2005 and The Proposal 2009 He also performed in dramatic roles in Buried 2010 Woman in Gold 2015 and Life 2017 starred in action films such as Blade Trinity 2004 Green Lantern 2011 6 Underground 2019 and Free Guy 2021 and provided voice acting in the animated features The Croods 2013 Turbo 2013 Pokémon Detective Pikachu 2019 and The Croods A New Age 2020 Reynolds biggest commercial success came with the superhero films Deadpool 2016 and Deadpool 2 2018 in which he played the title character The former set numerous records at the time of its release for an Rrated comedy and his performance earned him nominations at the Critics Choice Movie Awards and the Golden Globe Awards