Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds is the Canadian-American actor, savvy entrepreneur, and relentless self-deprecating comedian who turned Deadpool into a billion-dollar franchise and a Welsh football club into a global phenomenon.
Ryan Reynolds: Actor, Business Mogul, and Internet’s Favorite Dad
Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He started as a teenage soap opera actor on Hillside before clawing his way up through Hollywood comedies, landing his breakout role in Van Wilder (2002) and eventually becoming the superhero he was seemingly born to play: Deadpool.
The Deadpool franchise, particularly Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), cemented Reynolds as one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood. But his ambitions stretch far beyond acting. He co-founded Aviation American Gin (sold to Diageo in a deal reportedly worth up to $610 million) and Mint Mobile (sold to T-Mobile for up to $1.35 billion), building a reputation as a marketing genius who uses self-aware humor as a weapon.
In 2020, Reynolds and his friend Rob McElhenney purchased Wrexham AFC, a Welsh football club founded in 1864, turning it into a documentary series (Welcome to Wrexham) and a genuine sporting story, the club won promotion from the National League back into the English Football League. The story became one of the most feel-good sports narratives of the decade.
Off screen, Reynolds is married to actress Blake Lively and is famously devoted to their four children, a dynamic he mines endlessly for comedic gold on social media. His public persona, self-deprecating, witty, perpetually trolling his best friend Hugh Jackman, has made him one of the most followed and searched celebrities on the planet.
People search for Reynolds constantly: for his business deals, his family life, his history with ex-wife Scarlett Johansson, and whatever chaotic marketing stunt he’s pulled most recently.