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Ryan Reynolds

Actor and producer, also writer · Born October 23, 1976 (50) · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur, and film producer. Known for starring in comedic and superhero films, he was the world's second-highest-paid actor in 2020 and 2024. Reynolds has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His films as a leading actor have grossed $6.6 billion worldwide. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Reynolds began acting at the age of thirteen, taking on small roles in various television series. He had his first lead role in the teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993) then played the lead role in the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (1998–2001). Reynolds later starred in a range of films, including the commercially successful romantic comedies National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The Proposal (2009), the superhero films Blade: Trinity (2004), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), and Green Lantern (2011), and the biographical drama Woman in Gold (2015). Reynolds achieved his greatest commercial success as the titular character in the Deadpool franchise, starring in Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). His performance in the first received a Golden Globe nomination, while the lattermost emerged as his highest-grossing release. He has appeared in the sci-fi horror Life (2017), and action films like 6 Underground (2019), Free Guy (2021), and The Adam Project (2022). Reynolds has also lent his voice to animated films, including The Croods franchise (2013–2020), Turbo (2013), and the animated character Pikachu in Detective Pikachu (2019). In 2017, Time included Reynolds in Time 100—its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2010, and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. A businessman, he holds an ownership stake in Mint Mobile and is a co-owner of Welsh soccer club Wrexham; the latter is documented in the Emmy Award-winning television series Welcome to Wrexham (2022–present). Divorced from actress Scarlett Johansson, Reynolds has been married to Blake Lively since 2012; with whom he has four children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Reynolds, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 23, 1976 (50)
From
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
82 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Ryan Reynolds' films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 65 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 41 · Serious 9 · Dark 15

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 19

Gentle 17 · Charged 29 · Intense 19

Steady 24 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 13

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 26

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 34 · Relentless 15

Casual 38 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 5

Resolved 52 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

53 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 31 of 53 analyzed roles.

Hero
31 of 53
Trickster
6 of 53
Shapeshifter
5 of 53
Mentor
4 of 53
Shadow
3 of 53
Ally
3 of 53
Threshold guardian
1 of 53
Show the 53 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Joyful
24
Thrilling
26
Warm
20
Absurd
19
Other
73

How their films end · 18 with a twist

  • Happy35
  • Bittersweet23
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ryan Reynolds' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 63 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Reynolds' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page; 55 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Animal Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer · as Pony (voice)

  • Christine Sinclair: Kind of a Big Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as narrator

  • Setting the Tempo(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Mayday(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Troy Kelly

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • John Candy: I Like Me(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Necaxa(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
  • Underdogs(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • The House From...(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Deadpool & Wolverine(2024)

    Producer · Writer · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • IF(2024)

    Producer · as Cal

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Discontinued(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
  • Bedtime Stories with Ryan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 15 episodes · Creator · as Himself

  • Ghosted(2023)

    as Jonas

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Shotgun Wedding(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Spirited(2022)

    as Clint Briggs

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Welcome to Wrexham(2022)

    Show 57 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Bullet Train(2022)

    as Carver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Adam Project(2022)

    Producer · as Big Adam

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • American Auto(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
  • Red Notice(2021)

    as Nolan Booth

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Free Guy(2021)

    Producer · as Guy

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard(2021)

    as Michael Bryce

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • The Croods: A New Age(2020)

    as Guy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Don't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Some Good News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Weatherman

  • 6 Underground(2019)

    as One

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw(2019)

    as Eteon Director / Victor Locke

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Pokémon: Detective Pikachu(2019)

    as Detective Pikachu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Once Upon a Deadpool(2018)

    Producer · Writer · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Deadpool 2(2018)

    Producer · Writer · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Corner Gas Animated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan Reynolds (voice)

  • The Hitman's Bodyguard(2017)

    as Michael Bryce

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Life(2017)

    as Rory Adams

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Deadpool: No Good Deed(2017)

    Writer · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Criminal(2016)

    as Bill Pope

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Huntwatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Deadpool(2016)

    Producer · as Wade / Deadpool

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Self/less(2015)

    as Young Damian

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Mississippi Grind(2015)

    as Curtis

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Woman in Gold(2015)

    as Randol Schoenberg

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Captive(2014)

    as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • A Million Ways to Die in the West(2014)

    as Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • The Voices(2014)

    as Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • R.I.P.D.(2013)

    as Nick Walker

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • Turbo(2013)

    as Turbo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Croods(2013)

    as Guy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Ted(2012)

    as Jared (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Safe House(2012)

    as Matt Weston

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Whale(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • The Change-Up(2011)

    as Mitch Planko

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Green Lantern(2011)

    as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics(2010)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Buried(2010)

    as Paul Conroy

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Running Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Paper Man(2009)

    as Captain Excellent

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Proposal(2009)

    as Andrew Paxton

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine(2009)

    as Wade Wilson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Adventureland(2009)

    as Mike Connell

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Fireflies in the Garden(2008)

    as Michael Waechter

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Chaos Theory(2007)

    as Frank Allen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Definitely, Maybe(2008)

    as Will Hayes

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Nines(2007)

    as Gary / Gavin / Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Smokin' Aces(2006)

    as Richard Messner

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Just Friends(2005)

    as Chris Brander

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Waiting...(2005)

    as Monty

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The Amityville Horror(2005)

    as George Lutz

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • School of Life(2005)

    as Mr. D

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Blade: Trinity(2004)

    as Hannibal King

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Zeroman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ty Cheese (voice)

  • Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Foolproof(2003)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The In-Laws(2003)

    as Mark Tobias

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Buying the Cow(2002)

    as Mike Hanson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Van Wilder(2002)

    as Van Wilder

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Scrubs(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Spence

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Finder's Fee(2001)

    as Quigley

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • We All Fall Down(2000)

    as Red Shoes

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Dick(1999)

    as Chip

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Coming Soon(1999)

    as Henry Lipschitz

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Overweight Guy (voice) · as Ryan Reynolds (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • The Alarmist(1997)

    as Howard Ancona

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Tourist Trap(1998)

    as Wade Early

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Two Guys and a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 81 episodes · as Michael 'Berg' Bergen

  • Boltneck(2000)

    as Karl O'Reilly

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • In Cold Blood(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bobby Rupp

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • When Friendship Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ben Colson

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Derek Tillman · as Paul Nodel

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • My Name Is Kate(1994)

    as Kevin Bannister

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Ordinary Magic(1993)

    as Ganesh / Jeffrey

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jay De Boom

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • The John Larroquette Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Hemingway

  • The Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 8 episodes · as Marco

  • Hillside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 65 episodes · as Billy Simpson

  • Boy Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Close Personal Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Deadpool and Korg React (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Film Processor · as Deadpool

  • Dragon's Lair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Eloise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Everyday Parenting Tips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Mighty Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Reality Vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Society Of Explorers And Adventurers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Spy Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Stoned Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The 99'ers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Conspiracy Thriller Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer · as Wade Wilson / Deadpool

  • Untitled Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Remake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 113 titles, 97 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19882026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 47 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting93 of 113: 77 only acting, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting7 of 113: 0 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score93rdProducing32 of 113: 17 only producing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew3 of 113: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

113 titles, 18 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s30 · 30 acting · 5 crew2020s25 · 15 acting · 15 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 52% of 56 roles
9606111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 3 other major awards from 10 major nominations, 2016–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
  2. 2024
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  3. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  4. 2019
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy
  5. 2017
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  6. 2016
    • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor in a Comedy
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in an Action Movie

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ryan Reynolds' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 71; across their 65 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Midcredits score across 82 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th29
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

46 of their 82 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser46
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed14

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 58 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ryan Reynolds' work okay for kids?

Across up to 50 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore43 titles25–93 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity50 titles15–64 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity45 titles34–91 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs42 titles8–60 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense42 titles18–81 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ryan Reynolds work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryan Reynolds' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Dewey shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers