Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, producer, and businessman. He began his career starring in the Canadian teen soap opera ''Hillside'' (1991–1993) 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 Lampoon's 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). He has starred in action films such as ''Blade: Trinity'' (2004), ''Green Lantern'' (2011), ''6 Underground ''(2019), ''Free Guy'' (2021), and ''The Adam Project'' (2022) and provided voice acting in the animated features ''The Croods'' film series (2013–2020), ''Turbo'' (2013), and ''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu'' (2019).

Reynolds's biggest commercial success came with the 20th Century Fox ''X-Men'' 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 R-rated comedy and his performance earned him nominations at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.

Reynolds was named ''People''s Sexiest Man Alive in 2010 and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. As a businessman, he holds an ownership stake in Mint Mobile and is a co-owner of Welsh football club Wrexham A.F.C.; the latter was documented in the Emmy Award-winning TV series ''Welcome to Wrexham''. In 2020, Reynolds sold his ownership stake of Aviation Gin to Diageo as part of a $610 million deal. He also sits on the board of the Match Group. As of 2023, his net worth is estimated to be $350 million. Provided by Wikipedia