ACTOR · BORN 1976
Ryan Reynolds
- Born
- 23 October 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Known for
- Blade: Trinity (2004), R.I.P.D. (2013), The Amityville Horror (2005), If (2024)
22 archived facts 6 topics 1 source Last reviewed Nov 2026
Ryan Reynolds (born 23 October 1976) is an actor best known for Blade: Trinity, R.I.P.D. and The Amityville Horror.
Ryan Reynolds over the years
22 Interesting Facts About Ryan Reynolds
Interesting Facts (4)
- #001
In 2002, he badly injured his back jumping from a bridge in Zurich, Switzerland.
- #002
On May 12, 2018, Reynolds attended a Fußball-Bundesliga match between Hertha BSC and RB Leipzig while promoting Deadpool 2 (2018) in Berlin, Germany. Talking to sports journalist Jens Westen of Sky Germany before the game, Reynolds revealed that he was an avid soccer player from age 6 to 16. He said while he played with much ambition, he had to realize early on that he would never be good enough to pursue a career as a professional athlete.
- #003
On 12 May 2018, promoting Deadpool 2 (2018) in Berlin, Germany, Reynolds went to a Fußball-Bundesliga match between Hertha BSC and RB Leipzig. He told Sky Germany sports reporter Jens Westen before kickoff that he had been a keen footballer from 6 to 16, but despite his ambition realized early on that he'd never be good enough to turn pro.
- #004
Ryan Reynolds played Seth in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) and referenced the show in Deadpool 2 (2018). Producer and writer Mike Sims, a big fan of the Deadpool films, is working with Barney Cohen, a Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) writer, on a TV pitch called The Lazarus Game.
Production Story (2)
- #005
He turned down Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), which went to Nicholas Brendon, reportedly because of his own bad high-school experiences, and star Sarah Michelle Gellar wouldn't believe it when told during a "Buffy" trivia quiz promoted by SheKnows.com.
- #006
He didn't enjoy Green Lantern (2011), admits he and director Martin Campbell didn't work well together, and has said the film's critical and financial failure was a huge relief, since he didn't want to play Hal Jordan again.
Behind the Scenes (1)
- #007
Gained 25 pounds of muscle for his role as Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity (2004).
Characters & Cast (3)
- #008
- #009
In the TV episode If These Walls Could Talk (1995), he played a ghost trapped in a haunted house, and in The Amityville Horror (2005), ironically, a living man trapped in one.
- #010
He became a Deadpool fan when he came across a comic in which Deadpool says he looks like "Ryan Reynolds crossed with a Shar-Pei".
Career & Awards (1)
- #011
He and fellow actor Rob Mac co-own the Welsh football club Wrexham, which they bought in 2020.
Life & Family (11)
- #012
As a toddler, he had his address printed in a newspaper for no obvious reason, next to a photo of him at the local pool.
- #013
He has been afraid of flying since a skydive in which his parachute didn't open on the first attempt.
- #014
On April 12, 2015, between scenes on Deadpool (2016) in Canada, he was hit by a paparazzo's car while walking through a parking garage, and the driver fled. Reynolds had only minor injuries and later joked about it on Twitter.
- #015
In November 2008 he ran the New York City Marathon for the Michael J. Fox Foundation; his father had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1995.
- #016
In early 2001 he met actress Rachael Leigh Cook, and they clicked right away, but she soon had to fly to Britain to film Blow Dry (2001). Ryan surprised her by dropping out of his own shoot and following her to London, and it paid off: they dated for a year.
- #017
He failed high school drama because he didn't turn up.
- #018
He and his then-fiancée, Alanis Morissette, were traveling in Indonesia when the tsunami hit, but were unhurt, staying on the opposite end of the island.
- #019
When his first daughter was born, a good friend, close enough to be there for the birth, tried to sell pictures of her to a tabloid. A furious Reynolds confronted him, found the story was true, and told him their friendship was finished and they'd never see or speak to each other again. The tabloid didn't use the pictures, which would have invited a massive invasion-of-privacy suit.
- #020
Is the youngest of four brothers. Two of his brothers are policemen. His paternal grandfather, Chester "Ches" Reynolds, was a Canadian politician and member of the Social Credit Party of Alberta. Chester was an MLA in Alberta from 1940 to 1944.
- #021
Married fiancée Scarlett Johansson in a private Canadian ceremony on September 27, 2008.
- #022
Taylor Swift is godmother to daughter James whom Ryan had with Blake Lively.
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