---
name: "Ryan Gosling"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ryan-gosling"
fi1m_id: "ryan-gosling"
imdb_id: "nm0331516"
tmdb_id: 30614
wikidata_id: "Q193815"
roles: ["Actor","Producer"]
born: "12 November 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-10-11T04:05:03.452951+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ryan Gosling

## Identity

Ryan Gosling

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ryan-gosling
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ryan-gosling
- **IMDb ID:** nm0331516
- **TMDB ID:** 30614
- **Wikidata ID:** Q193815
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Gosling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193815, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30614

Actor and producer. Born 12 November 1980 in London, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer
- **Born:** 12 November 1980, London, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Ryan Thomas Gosling, Literally me
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 15: 14 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Alex Orlovsky](https://film.one/person/alex-orlovsky.md), [Damien Chazelle](https://film.one/person/damien-chazelle.md), [Derek Cianfrance](https://film.one/person/derek-cianfrance.md), [Jamie Patricof](https://film.one/person/jamie-patricof.md), [Lynette Howell Taylor](https://film.one/person/lynette-howell-taylor.md), [Marc Platt](https://film.one/person/marc-platt.md), [Nicolas Winding Refn](https://film.one/person/nicolas-winding-refn.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 14 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 75 (9), 2020s 72 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 74 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 13 of 14 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 11, Comedy 4, Romance 4, Crime 3, Adventure 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 29 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,669m across 14 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Gosling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193815, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30614

## Coming up

- *Lance Barnes* (2026-11-26), Thanks
- *Star Wars: Starfighter* (2027-05-26), as Kade Auberon
- *Ghost Rider* (2028-07-27), as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*La La Land*](https://film.one/film/la-la-land.md) (81), [*The Ides of March*](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md) (71), [*Only God Forgives*](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md) (48)
- **Apple TV:** [*Blade Runner 2049*](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md) (83), [*Project Hail Mary*](https://film.one/film/project-hail-mary.md) (80)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Half Nelson*](https://film.one/film/half-nelson.md) (81), [*The Big Short*](https://film.one/film/the-big-short.md) (80)
- **Hulu:** [*Blue Valentine*](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Barbie*](https://film.one/film/barbie.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Ryan Gosling

> Ryan Gosling is at his most interesting when confidence gives way to embarrassment. We rate him for the small reactions that make foolish men worth caring about, and the restraint that keeps troubled characters from becoming appeals for pity.

In *Barbie* (2023), watch Ryan Gosling's face when Barbie fails to notice Ken. The disappointment is funny because he gives it time to hurt, without asking us to stop laughing. Greta Gerwig gets a performance that stays sincere even when the character has scarcely a thought to offer. We like this Gosling: capable of looking ridiculous without treating the man he plays as beneath him.

*The Notebook* (2004) established him as a romantic lead, but *Half Nelson* (2006) is where we would send anyone inclined to dismiss him as one. As teacher Dan Dunne, he refuses to turn each scene into a demonstration of what is wrong with the man. Ryan Fleck and co-writer Anna Boden leave the friendship with his pupil difficult even when both mean well. We felt uneasy about liking Dan, because Gosling makes him good company without asking us to excuse him. Shareeka Epps gives him someone worth listening to, and their performances sustain the film when the writing thins.

*Drive* (2011) helped fix his image as a man of few words; *La La Land* (2016) gave him singing and dancing alongside the romance. Ken draws more openly on his deadpan comic timing. The danger is that a recognisable wounded look can become a routine.

In David Leitch's *The Fall Guy* (2024), Emily Blunt gives him someone to react to. His Colt Seavers offers a thumbs up when he cannot find anything honest to say, a small piece of avoidance that Drew Pearce's script knows how to use. When Blunt's Jody lets her anger slip, Gosling notices without making a show of it, and their scenes of repeated takes are worth more than the mystery surrounding them. Jonathan Sela's wide framing also lets the stunt work register as bodies taking risks. The film is too long, and Gosling's company cannot make the mystery worth the extra time.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller put his bafflement to work in *Project Hail Mary* (2026), where Gosling's Ryland Grace talks himself through his fear. Drew Goddard gives him thinking to do on camera, and the shifts from confusion to modest satisfaction are a pleasure in themselves. The flashbacks still make the film half an hour too long. Make time for *Half Nelson* before deciding that awkward charm is all he does.

## Biography

Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and producer. He began his acting career as a child, appearing on the Disney Channel series The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1995) and in teen dramas including Breaker High (1997–1998) and Young Hercules (1998–1999). His feature film debut came in Frankenstein and Me (1996), followed by a supporting role in Remember the Titans (2000). He received early praise for The Believer (2001) and emerged as a leading man with his performance in The Notebook (2004).

Gosling has starred in films including Half Nelson (2006), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Blue Valentine (2010), Drive (2011), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011), The Ides of March (2011), The Big Short (2015), The Nice Guys (2016), La La Land (2016), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), First Man (2018) and Barbie (2023), in which he played Ken. He produced and starred as Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy (2024) and as Ryland Grace in Project Hail Mary (2026). He earned Academy Award nominations for Half Nelson, La La Land and Barbie. Gosling made his directorial debut with Lost River (2014).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, biography.com.*

## On Fi1m (15)

### Performed in (14) — the average rests on these

- *Project Hail Mary* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Ryland Grace — [page](https://film.one/film/project-hail-mary.md)
- *The Fall Guy* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Colt Seavers — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fall-guy.md)
- *Barbie* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Ken — [page](https://film.one/film/barbie.md)
- *First Man* (2018), Fi1m 80, as Neil Armstrong — [page](https://film.one/film/first-man.md)
- *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), Fi1m 83, as 'K' — [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md)
- *La La Land* (2016), Fi1m 81, as Sebastian — [page](https://film.one/film/la-la-land.md)
- *The Big Short* (2015), Fi1m 80, as Jared Vennett — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-short.md)
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), Fi1m 48, as Julian — [page](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md)
- *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2013), Fi1m 66, as Luke Glanton — [page](https://film.one/film/the-place-beyond-the-pines.md)
- *Drive* (2011), Fi1m 83, as Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/drive.md)
- *The Ides of March* (2011), Fi1m 71, as Stephen Meyers — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md)
- *Blue Valentine* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Dean — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md)
- *Half Nelson* (2006), Fi1m 81, as Dan Dunne — [page](https://film.one/film/half-nelson.md)
- *The Notebook* (2004), Fi1m 74, as Noah Calhoun — [page](https://film.one/film/the-notebook.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Lorne* (2026), Fi1m 58, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/lorne.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ghost Rider* (2028), as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
- *Star Wars: Starfighter* (2027), as Kade Auberon · Executive Producer
- *Lance Barnes* (2026), Thanks
- *Love of Your Life* (2026), Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/love-of-your-life.md)
- *Project Hail Mary* (2026), as Ryland Grace · Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/project-hail-mary.md)
- *Matarile* (2025), as Literalmente tu
- *Hell of a Summer* (2025), Thanks
- *The Actor* (2025), Executive Producer
- *The Fall Guy* (2024), as Colt Seavers · Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fall-guy.md)
- *Barbie* (2023), as Ken, Songs — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/barbie.md)
- *The Gray Man* (2022), as Six
- *My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres* (2019), as Blue Penguin (voice)
- *First Man* (2018), as Neil Armstrong — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/first-man.md)
- *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), as 'K' — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md)
- *Papyrus - SNL* (2017), as Steven
- *Song to Song* (2017), as BV
- *La La Land* (2016), as Sebastian — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/la-la-land.md)
- *The Nice Guys* (2016), as Holland March
- *The Big Short* (2015), as Jared Vennett — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-short.md)
- *Lost River* (2015), Writer, Director, Producer
- *White Shadow* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), as Julian · Executive Producer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md)
- *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2013), as Luke Glanton · Stunts — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-place-beyond-the-pines.md)
- *Gangster Squad* (2013), as Sgt. Jerry Wooters
- *Quiet Ryan* (2011), Actor
- *The Ides of March* (2011), as Stephen Meyers — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md)
- *Drive* (2011), as Driver — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/drive.md)
- *Crazy, Stupid, Love.* (2011), as Jacob
- *Blue Valentine* (2010), as Dean · Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md)
- *All Good Things* (2010), as David Marks
- *ReGeneration* (2010), as Narration (voice) · Producer
- *Lars and the Real Girl* (2007), as Lars Lindstrom
- *Drunk History* (2007), series, as Dad
- *Fracture* (2007), as Willy Beachum
- *Half Nelson* (2006), as Dan Dunne — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/half-nelson.md)
- *Stay* (2005), as Henry Letham
- *I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust* (2005), as Ilya Gerber (voice)
- *The Notebook* (2004), as Noah Calhoun — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-notebook.md)
- *The United States of Leland* (2003), as Leland P. Fitzgerald
- *Murder by Numbers* (2002), as Richard Haywood
- *The Slaughter Rule* (2002), as Roy Chutney
- *The Believer* (2001), as Danny Balint
- *Remember the Titans* (2000), as Alan Bosley
- *Young Hercules* (1998), series, as Hercules
- *Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy* (1998), as Tommy
- *Breaker High* (1997), series, as Sean Hanlon
- *The Adventures of Shirley Holmes* (1997), series, as Sean
- *Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal* (1996), series, as Adam
- *Frankenstein and Me* (1996), as Kenny
- *Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die* (1996), as Greg Banks
- *Flash Forward* (1995), series, as Scott Stuckey
- *Goosebumps* (1995), series, as Greg Banks
- *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), series, as Zylus
- *Ready or Not* (1993), series, as Matt Kalinsky
- *Kung Fu: The Legend Continues* (1993), series, as Kevin
- *Are You Afraid of the Dark?* (1992), series, as Jamie Leary
- *Road to Avonlea* (1990), series, as Bret McNulty
- *MMC* (1989), series, as Mouseketeer
- *Untitled The Flintstones Film*, Producer
- *I Used to Eat Brains, Now I Eat Kale*, Producer
- *Killer Klowns from Outer Space*, Producer
- *Tough Guys*, as Producer
- *Lance Barnes: Becoming Lance Barnes*, Thanks
- *Untitled Live Action Bamm-Bamm Film*, Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- 2024: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Barbie*
- 2017: Best Actor (nominated)
- 2007: Best Actor (nominated), for *Half Nelson*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2017: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (won)

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- Actor Awards 2008: Actor Awards (nominated), for *Lars and the Real Girl*
- Actor Awards 2007: Actor Awards (nominated), for *Half Nelson*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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