
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.
- October 23, 1976 (50)
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Actor and producer, also writer
- 82 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
What are Ryan Reynolds' films like?
Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 9 · Wry 12 · Earnest 42
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
Easy watch 37 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 9
Resolved 52 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 31 of 53 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Ganesh/Jeffrey in Ordinary Magic (1993)
- Threshold guardianas Henry Lipschitz in Coming Soon (1999)
- Shadowas Karl O'Reilly in Boltneck (2000)
- Shapeshifteras Quigley in Finder's Fee (2001)
- Tricksteras Mike Hanson in Buying the Cow (2002)
- Heroas Van Wilder in Van Wilder (2002)
- Heroas Kevin in Foolproof (2003)
- Allyas Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity (2004)
- Heroas Chris Brander in Just Friends (2005)
- Shapeshifteras Mr. D. in School of Life (2005)
- Heroas Dean in Waiting... (2005)
- Shadowas George Lutz in The Amityville Horror (2005)
- Heroas Richard Messner in Smokin' Aces (2006)
- Heroas Gary/Gavin/Gabriel in The Nines (2007)
- Heroas Frank Allen in Chaos Theory (2007)
- Heroas Will Hayes in Definitely, Maybe (2008)
- Heroas Michael Taylor in Fireflies in the Garden (2008)
- Heroas Andrew Paxton in The Proposal (2009)
- Tricksteras Captain Excellent in Paper Man (2009)
- Tricksteras Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- Heroas Paul Conroy in Buried (2010)
- Heroas Mitch Planko in The Change-Up (2011)
- Heroas Hal Jordan in Green Lantern (2011)
- Heroas Matt Weston in Safe House (2012)
- Heroas Turbo in Turbo (2013)
- Mentoras Guy in The Croods (2013)
- Heroas Nick in R.I.P.D. (2013)
- Heroas Jerry in The Voices (2014)
- Shapeshifteras Jerry in The Voices (2014)
- Heroas Matthew Lane in The Captive (2014)
- Shapeshifteras Curtis in Mississippi Grind (2015)
- Tricksteras Curtis in Mississippi Grind (2015)
- Allyas Randy Schoenberg in Woman in Gold (2015)
- Mentoras Curtis in Mississippi Grind (2015)
- Heroas Wade in Deadpool (2016)
- Shapeshifteras Bill Pope in Criminal (2016)
- Tricksteras Wade in Deadpool (2016)
- Heroas Michael Bryce in The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
- Heroas Deadpool / Wade Wilson in Deadpool: No Good Deed (2017)
- Heroas Wade Wilson / Deadpool in Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
- Heroas Wade Wilson in Deadpool 2 (2018)
- Allyas Detective Pikachu in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
- Heroas One in 6 Underground (2019)
- Mentoras Guy in The Croods: A New Age (2020)
- Heroas Michael Bryce in Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
- Heroas Guy in Free Guy (2021)
- Tricksteras Nolan Booth in Red Notice (2021)
- Shadowas Clint Briggs in Spirited (2022)
- Heroas Clint Briggs in Spirited (2022)
- Heroas Big Adam in The Adam Project (2022)
- Heroas Wade Wilson in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- Mentoras Cal in IF (2024)
- Heroas Troy Brennan in Mayday (2026)
Moods and endings
- 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).
- Woman in Gold (2015) · actor · free
- Buried (2010) · actor · free
- Life (2017) · actor · free
- The House From... (2024) · producer · free
- School of Life (2005) · actor · free
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) · actor · free
- Chaos Theory (2007) · actor · free
- Mississippi Grind (2015) · actor · free
- Paper Man (2009) · actor · free
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) · actor · free
- Fireflies in the Garden (2008) · actor · free
- The Nines (2007) · actor · free
- +6 more
- John Candy: I Like Me (2025) · producer
- The Outer Limits (1995) · actor
- Buried (2010) · actor
- Paper Man (2009) · actor
- Van Wilder (2002) · actor
- Criminal (2016) · actor
- The Amityville Horror (2005) · actor
- Buying the Cow (2002) · actor
- Shotgun Wedding (2022) · producer
- R.I.P.D. (2013) · actor
- Discontinued (2023) · producer
- In Cold Blood (1996) · actor
- +1 more
- The X-Files (1993) · actor
- Deadpool (2016) · actor, producer
- Setting the Tempo (2026) · producer
- Deadpool 2 (2018) · actor, writer, producer
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) · actor, writer, producer
- Underdogs (2025) · actor, producer
- Free Guy (2021) · actor, producer
- The Proposal (2009) · actor
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) · actor
- Howdy, show their 6 titles on Howdy
- Lionsgate+, show their 3 titles on Lionsgate+
- MovieSphere+, show their 3 titles on MovieSphere+
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
- discovery+, show their title on discovery+
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
- FOX One, show their title on FOX One
- Fuse+, show their title on Fuse+
- Sony Pictures Core, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
- Vemox Cine, show their title on Vemox Cine
- ViX, show their title on ViX
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)

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

Setting the Tempo(2026)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Mayday(2026)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
John Candy: I Like Me(2025)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Necaxa(2025)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
Underdogs(2025)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The House From...(2024)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Deadpool & Wolverine(2024)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
IF(2024)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Discontinued(2023)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Bedtime Stories with Ryan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Ghosted(2023)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Shotgun Wedding(2022)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Spirited(2022)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Welcome to Wrexham(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Bullet Train(2022)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Adam Project(2022)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
American Auto(2021)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Red Notice(2021)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Free Guy(2021)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Croods: A New Age(2020)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Don't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

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

6 Underground(2019)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Once Upon a Deadpool(2018)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Deadpool 2(2018)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Corner Gas Animated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

The Hitman's Bodyguard(2017)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Life(2017)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Deadpool: No Good Deed(2017)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Criminal(2016)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Huntwatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

Deadpool(2016)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Self/less(2015)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Mississippi Grind(2015)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Woman in Gold(2015)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Captive(2014)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Voices(2014)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
R.I.P.D.(2013)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Turbo(2013)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Croods(2013)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Ted(2012)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Safe House(2012)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Whale(2011)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Change-Up(2011)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Green Lantern(2011)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Buried(2010)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Running Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Paper Man(2009)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Proposal(2009)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
X-Men Origins: Wolverine(2009)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Adventureland(2009)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Fireflies in the Garden(2008)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Chaos Theory(2007)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Definitely, Maybe(2008)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Nines(2007)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Smokin' Aces(2006)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Just Friends(2005)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Waiting...(2005)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Amityville Horror(2005)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
School of Life(2005)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Blade: Trinity(2004)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Zeroman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Foolproof(2003)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The In-Laws(2003)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Buying the Cow(2002)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Van Wilder(2002)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Scrubs(2001)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Finder's Fee(2001)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
We All Fall Down(2000)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Dick(1999)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Coming Soon(1999)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Family Guy(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
The Alarmist(1997)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Tourist Trap(1998)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Two Guys and a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Boltneck(2000)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
In Cold Blood(1996)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
When Friendship Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

The Outer Limits(1995)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
My Name Is Kate(1994)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Ordinary Magic(1993)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The X-Files(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The John Larroquette Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

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

Hillside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Boy Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Close Personal Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Deadpool and Korg React (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Dragon's Lair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Eloise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Everyday Parenting Tips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Mighty Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Reality Vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Society Of Explorers And Adventurers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Spy Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Stoned Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The 99'ers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Conspiracy Thriller Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Remake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
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.

Biggest box office
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Highest rated
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)

Most popular right now
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Film career
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.
- 1996Screen debut· Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- 2002First top-billed film· National Lampoon's Van Wilder
- 2016Career best· Deadpool
- 2016Golden Globe nomination· Deadpool
Billing
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.
- 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
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
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
- Shawn LevyShared titles: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), The Adam Project (2022), Free Guy (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Shawn Levy

- David LeitchShared titles: Deadpool 2 (2018), Once Upon a Deadpool (2018), Deadpool: No Good Deed (2017)See all 3 shared titles with David Leitch

- Patrick HughesShared titles: Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021), The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Hughes

- Daniel EspinosaShared titles: Life (2017), Safe House (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Espinosa

Writers
- Paul WernickShared titles: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), 6 Underground (2019), Deadpool 2 (2018), Once Upon a Deadpool (2018), Life (2017), Deadpool (2016)See all 6 shared titles with Paul Wernick

- Rhett ReeseShared titles: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), 6 Underground (2019), Deadpool 2 (2018), Once Upon a Deadpool (2018), Life (2017), Deadpool (2016)See all 6 shared titles with Rhett Reese

- Fabian NiciezaShared titles: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Deadpool 2 (2018), Deadpool: No Good Deed (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Fabian Nicieza

- Rob LiefeldShared titles: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Deadpool 2 (2018), Deadpool: No Good Deed (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Rob Liefeld

Actors
- Leslie UggamsShared titles: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Deadpool 2 (2018), Once Upon a Deadpool (2018), Deadpool (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Leslie Uggams

- Morena BaccarinShared titles: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Deadpool 2 (2018), Once Upon a Deadpool (2018), Deadpool (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Morena Baccarin

- Hugh JackmanShared titles: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Weapon X Mutant Files (2009), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Hugh Jackman

- Catherine KeenerShared titles: The Adam Project (2022), The Croods: A New Age (2020), The Croods (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Catherine Keener

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Christophe BeckShared titles: Free Guy (2021), R.I.P.D. (2013), Coming Soon (1999), The Alarmist (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Christophe Beck

- Dean ZimmermanShared titles: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), The Adam Project (2022), Free Guy (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Dean Zimmerman

- Harry Gregson-WilliamsShared titles: Underdogs (2025), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Gregson-Williams

- George RichmondShared titles: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Free Guy (2021)See all 2 shared titles with George Richmond

Producers
- George DeweyShared titles: John Candy: I Like Me (2025), Necaxa (2025), Underdogs (2025), Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), IF (2024), The House From... (2024), Discontinued (2023), Shotgun Wedding (2022), Spirited (2022), The Adam Project (2022), Free Guy (2021)See all 11 shared titles with George Dewey

- Stan LeeShared titles: Deadpool 2 (2018), Once Upon a Deadpool (2018), Deadpool: No Good Deed (2017), Deadpool (2016), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Blade: Trinity (2004)See all 6 shared titles with Stan Lee

- Dana GoldbergShared titles: Mayday (2026), The Adam Project (2022), 6 Underground (2019), Life (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Dana Goldberg

- David EllisonShared titles: Mayday (2026), The Adam Project (2022), 6 Underground (2019), Life (2017)See all 4 shared titles with David Ellison

Mixed roles
- John Francis DaleyShared titles: Mayday (2026), Waiting... (2005)See all 2 shared titles with John Francis Daley

