Ryan Gosling

Ryan Thomas Gosling ( ; born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. Prominent in both independent films and major studio features, his films have grossed over $2 billion worldwide. Gosling has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for three Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards.

Gosling rose to prominence at age 13 on Disney Channel's ''The Mickey Mouse Club'' (1993–1995), and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs, including ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1995) and ''Goosebumps'' (1996). His breakthrough film role was that of a Jewish neo-Nazi in ''The Believer'' (2001), and he gained stardom in the 2004 romantic drama ''The Notebook''. He starred in the critically acclaimed independent dramas ''Half Nelson'' (2006), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; ''Lars and the Real Girl'' (2007), and ''Blue Valentine'' (2010).

In 2011, Gosling had three mainstream successes in the romantic comedy ''Crazy, Stupid, Love'', the political drama ''The Ides of March'', and the action thriller ''Drive''. After making his directorial debut with ''Lost River'' (2014), he starred in the financial satire ''The Big Short'' (2015), the action comedy ''The Nice Guys'' (2016), and the romantic musical ''La La Land'' (2016), the latter of which won him a Golden Globe and a second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Further acclaim followed with the science fiction film ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017) and the biopic ''First Man'' (2018). In 2023, he played Ken in the fantasy comedy ''Barbie'', which emerged as his highest-grossing release and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Gosling's band, Dead Man's Bones, released their self-titled debut album and toured North America in 2009. He is a co-owner of Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. He is a supporter of PETA, Invisible Children, and the Enough Project and has traveled to Chad, Uganda and eastern Congo to raise awareness about conflicts in the regions. He has been involved in peace promotion efforts in Africa for over a decade. He is in a relationship with actress Eva Mendes, with whom he has two daughters. Provided by Wikipedia