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Ryan Reynolds

62 movies on Netflix

Biography

Ryan Reynolds is a Canadian and American actor and producer who grew up in Vancouver and started acting as a teenager. After early television roles, he landed his first lead on Hillside, then a main part on the comedy series Two Guys and a Girl. He became known for romantic comedies such as National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) and The Proposal (2009), and for superhero films including Green Lantern (2011), Blade: Trinity (2004), and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). His biggest success came as the title character in Deadpool (2016), then Deadpool 2 (2018), and later Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), with a Golden Globe nomination for the first. He appeared in Free Guy (2021), Life (2017), The Adam Project (2022), and 6 Underground (2019), and voiced roles in The Croods franchise, Turbo (2013), and Detective Pikachu (2019). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards for producing Welcome to Wrexham and received Grammy nominations for the Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine soundtracks.

49years old

Turns 50 on October 23in 19 days

  • Born Vancouver
  • Star sign: ScorpioFirst day of the sign, on the Libra cusp
  • Ryan Rodney Reynolds (birth name)Also credited as Golfian

Movie Career

Films
62
Career span
31 years1995 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Getting ready for a role

    For Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity, Reynolds worked on building muscle, training six days a week and following a 3,200-calorie diet. Over three months he added 11 kg of muscle.

  2. First role

    Reynolds started acting in 1991 on Hillside, a Canadian teen soap opera. He played Billy Simpson, who bullied others as a way of dealing with problems at home and in romance.

  3. Behind the camera

    Reynolds moved into business ventures in January 2018, when he started the production company Maximum Effort and agreed to a first-look deal with Fox that ran three years.

Ryan Reynolds movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Deadpool2016 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Wade / Deadpool

    IMDb rating 8.01.3M votes

  2. Deadpool 22018 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Voice of Juggernaut

    IMDb rating 7.6758K votes

  3. Deadpool & Wolverine2024as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool

    IMDb rating 7.5594K votes

  4. Free Guy2021as Guy

    IMDb rating 7.1498K votes

  5. Green Lantern2011as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern

    IMDb rating 5.5313K votes

  6. The Proposal2009as Andrew Paxton

    IMDb rating 6.8404K votes

  7. Red Notice2021as Nolan Booth

    IMDb rating 6.3360K votes

  8. The Hitman's Bodyguard2017as Michael Bryce

    IMDb rating 6.9265K votes

Most often with

Shawn Levy directed three of these films, David Leitch three and Daniel Espinosa two. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Morena Baccarin, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Morena BaccarinKaran Soni, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Karan SoniLeslie Uggams, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Leslie UggamsSamuel L. Jackson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Samuel L. JacksonCatherine Keener, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Catherine KeenerEmma Stone, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Emma StoneShawn LevyDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Shawn LevyDavid LeitchDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by David LeitchDaniel EspinosaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Daniel Espinosa

Films together

Box office

What Ryan Reynolds's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$7.3 billion

42 of the 61 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 61 films: 42 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 9 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 4 figure not found.

  • 42Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 9Never in cinemas
  • 2Streaming, short cinema run
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Deadpool & Wolverine2024as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool$1.3 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 68% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Deadpool & Wolverine2024as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool
    $1.3B18.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Deadpool 22018as Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Voice of Juggernaut
    $786M10.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Deadpool2016as Wade / Deadpool
    $783M10.7% of the total
  4. 4
    The Croods2013as Guy (voice)
    $587M8.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Pokémon Detective Pikachu2019as Detective Pikachu
    $450M6.2% of the total
  6. 6
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine2009as Wade Wilson
    $373M5.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Free Guy2021as Guy
    $332M4.5% of the total
  8. 8
    The Proposal2009as Andrew Paxton
    $317M4.4% of the total
Turbo (2013), $283 millionGreen Lantern (2011), $220 millionThe Croods: A New Age (2020), $216 millionSafe House (2012), $208 millionIF (2024), $190 millionThe Hitman's Bodyguard (2017), $177 millionBlade: Trinity (2004), $129 millionThe Amityville Horror (2005), $108 millionLife (2017), $101 millionThe Change-Up (2011), $75.5 millionHitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021), $70.1 millionWoman in Gold (2015), $61.6 millionR.I.P.D. (2013), $61.6 millionSmokin' Aces (2006), $57.1 millionDefinitely, Maybe (2008), $55.4 millionOnce Upon a Deadpool (2018), $51.3 million

$2.3 billionfrom the other 34 films with a worldwide figure, 32% of the total

Awards

Seven awards and honors from 2014 to 2024.

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Ryan Reynolds's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2024Officer of the Order of CanadaWon
2020Governor General's Performing Arts AwardWon
2016MTV Movie Award for Best FightDeadpoolWon
2014Canada's Walk of FameHonored
MTV Movie & TV AwardsWon
Saturn AwardsWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

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