Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian-American actor who is known for his roles as Wade Wilson/Deadpool in Deadpool and its sequel Deadpool 2 and as Michael Bryce in The Hitman's Bodyguard. He is also known for his roles in National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Just Friends, Definitely, Maybe, The Proposal, The Change-Up, Safe House, and Free Guy. Reynolds starred as Detective Pikachu in the 2019 film Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. Reynolds also played Deadpool in Screen Junkies’s Honest Trailers series.
Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied at Kitsilano Secondary School and at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Reynolds was married to Scarlett Johansson from 2008 to 2011. He married Blake Lively in 2012 and shares four children with her.
Reynolds received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016.