Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian-American actor, film producer, and entrepreneur. 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), starred in action films such as "" (2004), "Deadpool" (2016), and "6 Underground " (2019) and provided voice acting in the animated features "The Croods" (2013), "Turbo" (2013), and "Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" (2019).