Ryan Gosling was born on November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada. His full name is Ryan Thomas Gosling. His mother, Donna Gosling, worked as a secretary, while his father, Thomas Ray Gosling, was a traveling salesman. He has an older sister named Mandi Gosling. During his childhood, the family moved to Cornwall, Ontario, where he completed his primary education at “Gladstone Public School” and “Collegiate and Vocational School.” He later attended “Lester B. Pearson High School” in Burlington. At the age of 16, he relocated to Los Angeles, California.

At the age of 12, Ryan Gosling gained early recognition through his successful performance on the television series The Mickey Mouse Club. Following this, he appeared in television productions such as Breaker High and Young Hercules. His breakthrough in cinema came with his portrayal of a young Jewish man in the film The Believer. He also appeared alongside Denzel Washington in the sports drama Remember the Titans.

In 2002, Ryan Gosling starred with Sandra Bullock in the crime thriller Murder by Numbers. Two years later, in 2004, he gained international fame by starring opposite Rachel McAdams in the romantic drama The Notebook. In 2007, he shared the lead role with Anthony Hopkins in the courtroom thriller Fracture.

After taking a three-year break from cinema, Ryan Gosling returned in 2010 with the critically acclaimed drama Blue Valentine. In 2012, he appeared in The Place Beyond the Pines, working alongside Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes. Beyond acting, he is also a musician and serves as the vocalist of the band Dead Man's Bones, which he co-founded with Zach Shields after meeting him in Toronto in 2005.

Ryan Gosling was in a relationship for approximately two years with his co-star from The Notebook, actress Rachel McAdams. In 2011, he married actress Eva Mendes. The couple has two daughters: Esmeralda Amada Gosling (born September 12, 2014) and Amada Lee Gosling (born April 29, 2016). They reside in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.

In 2012, Ryan Gosling appeared in the crime drama Gangster Squad, sharing the screen with Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Pena, and Robert Patrick. In 2015, he starred in The Big Short alongside Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Brad Pitt.

In 2016, Ryan Gosling played a leading role in the action-comedy The Nice Guys, appearing with Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, and Kim Basinger. The same year, he portrayed the jazz pianist Sebastian in Damien Chazelle’s musical La La Land, a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy after four previous nominations.

In 2017, Ryan Gosling starred in the film Weightless, directed by Terrence Malick, alongside an ensemble cast including Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara, Holly Hunter, and Benicio Del Toro.

Ryan Gosling has received several prestigious awards throughout his career, reflecting both critical acclaim and international recognition for his performances.

Awards:
2017 – 74th Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) (La La Land)
2007 – Stockholm International Film Festival – Best Actor Award
2007 – Las Palmas Film Festival – Best Actor Award

Filmography and Television Work:

Director:
2014 – Lost River (Feature Film)

Screenwriter:
2014 – Lost River (Feature Film)

Producer:
2018 – First Man (Feature Film)
2014 – Lost River (Feature Film)

Actor:
2023 – Barbie (Ken) (Feature Film)
2023 – The Chase for Carrera (Ryan) (Short Film)
2022 – The Gray Man (Six) (Feature Film)
2018 – First Man / First Man (Neil Armstrong) (Feature Film)
2017 – Song to Song (BV) (Feature Film)
2017 – Weightless (BV) (Feature Film)
2017 – Blade Runner 2049 (LAPD Officer K) (Feature Film)
2016 – The Nice Guys / The Nice Guys (Holland March) (Feature Film)
2016 – La La Land / La La Land (Sebastian) (Feature Film)
2015 – The Big Short (Jared Vennett) (Feature Film)
2014 – My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (Himself) (Feature Film)
2013 – Seduced and Abandoned (Himself) (Feature Film)
2012 – Gangster Squad / Gangster Squad (Sgt. Jerry Wooters) (Feature Film)
2012 – Only God Forgives (Julien) (Feature Film)
2012 – Logan's Run (Logan) (Feature Film)
2012 – The Place Beyond the Pines / The Place Beyond the Pines (Luke) (Feature Film)
2011 – Crazy, Stupid, Love (Jacob) (Feature Film)
2011 – The Ides of March (Stephen Meyers) (Feature Film)
2011 – Drive (Driver) (Feature Film)
2010 – Blue Valentine / Blue Valentine (Dean) (Feature Film)
2010 – All Good Things (David Marks) (Feature Film)
2007 – Lars and the Real Girl / Lars and the Real Girl (Lars Lindstrom) (Feature Film)
2007 – Fracture / Fracture (Willy Beachum) (Feature Film)
2006 – Half Nelson / Half Nelson (Dan Dunne) (Feature Film)
2005 – Stay / Stay (Henry Letham) (Feature Film)
2004 – The Notebook / The Notebook (Young Noah) (Feature Film)
2003 – The United States of Leland (Leland P. Fitzgerald) (Feature Film)
2002 – The Slaughter Rule (Roy Chutney) (Feature Film)
2002 – Murder by Numbers / Murder by Numbers (Richard Haywood) (Feature Film)
2001 – The Believer (Danny Balint) (Feature Film)
2001 – Anatomy of a Scene (Himself) (TV Series)
2000 – Remember the Titans (Alan Bosley) (Feature Film)
1999 – The Unbelievables (Josh) (Feature Film)
1998–1999 – Young Hercules (Hercules) (TV Series)
1997 – Breaker High (Sean Hanlon) (TV Series)
1996 – Frankenstein and Me (Kenny) (Feature Film)
1996 – Flash Forward (Scott Stuckey) (Guest Appearance) (TV Series)
1995 – Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Jamie Leary) (TV Series)
1993 – The Mickey Mouse Club (Himself) (TV Series)

Source: Biyografiler.com