History Creator / RyanGosling

Gosling got his start as a Mouseketeer on ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' in the early '90s before doing several other TV shows. His first major role was as one of the leads in 2004's ''Film/TheNotebook'', which established him as a heartthrob. Over the next few years, he drew critical acclaim for his turns as the lead characters in both the offbeat comedy ''Film/LarsAndTheRealGirl'' and the inner-city drama ''Half Nelson'' (the latter of which got him his first MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination). Since then, Gosling has established himself firmly as a powerful dramatic actor, with special mention going to his performances as the [[NoNameGiven nameless]] lead character in ''[[Film/Drive2011 Drive]]'' and the similarly [[TheStoic stoic]] K in ''Film/BladeRunner2049'', and he has also established his comedic chops through films such as the aforementioned ''Lars'', ''Film/CrazyStupidLove'' (as Jacob Palmer), ''Film/TheNiceGuys'' (as Holland March), and perhaps most notably ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' (as Beach Ken, or [[{{Pun}} just]] Ken).

He's also become something of a FountainOfMemes over the years. These include the "Feminist Ryan Gosling" meme, where someone takes a picture of the man and adds (often pseudo-)feminist text that begins with "Hey girl"[[note]]It stemmed from [[https://youtu.be/wrKPZUNMQ2s a statement he made protesting]] ''Film/BlueValentine''[='=]s inital NC-17 rating because of a scene of oral sex[[/note]]; the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkpCP9R1Jjc "Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal"]] Website/{{Vine}} series, where perpetually uneaten spoons of cereal slowly approach the mouths of on-screen Goslings[[note]]Following the passing of the series' creator, Ryan [=McHenry=], Gosling paid tribute to him by [[https://vine.co/v/eZiWE0E0dOQ finally eating his cereal]][[/note]]; and the "Literally Me" sigma male memes popularized in the early 2020s by his most famously stoic characters, such as the Driver and K. (His role as Ken is a whole other entity of its own.) While he's avoided saying anything too specific about his memes, he allowed a book based on the "Feminist Ryan Gosling" meme to use his likeness, and honestly, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs his silence is a bit telling]].

Gosling got his start as a Mouseketeer on ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' in the early '90s before doing several other TV shows. His first major role was as one of the leads in 2004's ''Film/TheNotebook'', which established him as a heartthrob. Over the next few years, he drew critical acclaim for his turns as the lead characters in both the offbeat comedy ''Film/LarsAndTheRealGirl'' and the inner-city drama ''Half Nelson'' (which got him an MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination). Since then, Gosling has established himself firmly as a powerful dramatic actor, with special mention going to his performances as the [[NoNameGiven nameless]] lead character in ''[[Film/Drive2011 Drive]]'' and the similarly [[TheStoic stoic]] K in ''Film/BladeRunner2049'', though he has also become known for his comedic chops through roles such as Jacob Palmer in ''Film/CrazyStupidLove'', Holland March in ''Film/TheNiceGuys'', and notably Beach Ken (or [[StealthPun just]] Ken) in ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}''.

Gosling got his start as a Mouseketeer on ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' in the early '90s before doing several other TV shows. His first major role was as one of the leads in 2004's ''Film/TheNotebook'', which established him as a heartthrob. Over the next few years, he drew critical acclaim for his turns as the lead characters in both the offbeat comedy ''Film/LarsAndTheRealGirl'' and the inner-city drama ''Half Nelson'' (which got him an MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination). Since then, Gosling has established himself firmly as a powerful dramatic actor, with special mention going to his performances as the [[NoNameGiven nameless]] lead character in ''Film/Drive2011'' and the similarly [[TheStoic stoic]] K in ''Film/BladeRunner2049''.

He's also become something of a FountainOfMemes over the years. These include the "Feminist Ryan Gosling" meme, where someone takes a picture of the man and adds (often pseudo-)feminist text that begins with "Hey girl"[[note]]It stemmed from [[https://youtu.be/wrKPZUNMQ2s a statement he made protesting]] ''Film/BlueValentine''[='=]s inital NC-17 rating because of a scene of oral sex[[/note]]; the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkpCP9R1Jjc "Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal"]] Website/{{Vine}} series, where perpetually uneaten spoons of cereal slowly approach the mouths of on-screen Goslings[[note]]Following the passing of the series' creator, Ryan [=McHenry=], Gosling paid tribute to him by [[https://vine.co/v/eZiWE0E0dOQ finally eating his cereal]][[/note]]; and the "Literally Me" sigma male memes popularized in the early 2020s by his most famously stoic characters, such as the Driver and K. (His role as Ken in ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' is a whole other entity of its own.) While he's avoided saying anything too specific about his memes, he allowed a book based on the "Feminist Ryan Gosling" meme to use his likeness, and honestly, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs his silence is a bit telling]].

He's also become something of a FountainOfMemes over the years. These include the "Feminist Ryan Gosling" meme, where someone takes a picture of the man and adds (often pseudo-)feminist text that begins with "Hey girl"[[note]]It stemmed from [[https://youtu.be/wrKPZUNMQ2s a statement he made protesting]] ''Film/BlueValentine''[='=]s inital NC-17 rating because of a scene of oral sex[[/note]]; the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkpCP9R1Jjc "Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal"]] Website/{{Vine}} series, where perpetually uneaten spoons of cereal slowly approach the mouths of on-screen Goslings[[note]]Following the passing of the series creator, Ryan [=McHenry=], Gosling paid tribute to him by [[https://vine.co/v/eZiWE0E0dOQ finally eating his cereal]][[/note]]; and the "Literally Me" sigma male memes popularized in the early 2020s by his most famously stoic characters, such as the Driver and K. (His role as Ken in ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' is a whole other entity of its own.) While he's avoided saying anything too specific about his memes, he allowed a book based on the "Feminist Ryan Gosling" meme to use his likeness, and honestly, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs his silence is a bit telling]].

Gosling got his start as a Mouseketeer on ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' in the early '90s before doing several other TV shows. His first major role was as one of the leads in 2004's ''Film/TheNotebook'', which established him as a heartthrob. Over the next few years, he drew critical acclaim for his turns as the lead characters in both the offbeat comedy ''Film/LarsAndTheRealGirl'' and the inner-city drama ''Half Nelson'' (which got him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination). Since then, Gosling has established himself firmly as a powerful dramatic actor, with special mention going to his [[NoNameGiven nameless]] lead character in the action drama ''Film/Drive2011'' as well as his performance as the similarly [[TheStoic stoic]] protagonist K in ''Film/BladeRunner2049.''

He's also become something of a FountainOfMemes over the years. These include the "Feminist Ryan Gosling" meme, where someone takes a picture of the man and adds (often pseudo-)feminist text that begins with "Hey girl"[[note]]It stemmed from [[https://youtu.be/wrKPZUNMQ2s a statement he made protesting]] ''Film/BlueValentine''[='=]s inital NC-17 rating because of a scene of oral sex[[/note]]; the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkpCP9R1Jjc "Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal"]] Website/{{Vine}} series, where perpetually uneaten spoons of cereal slowly approach the mouths of on-screen Goslings[[note]]Following the passing of the series creator, Ryan [=McHenry=], Gosling paid tribute to him by [[https://vine.co/v/eZiWE0E0dOQ finally eating his cereal]][[/note]]; and the "Literally Me" sigma male memes popularized in the early 2020s by his most famously stoic characters, such as [[Film/Drive2011 the Driver]] and [[Film/BladeRunner2049 K]]. (His role as Ken in ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' is a whole other entity of its own.) While he's avoided saying anything too specific about his memes, he allowed a book based on the "Feminist Ryan Gosling" meme to use his likeness, and honestly, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs his silence is a bit telling]].

He got his start as a Mouseketeer on ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' in the early '90s before doing several other TV shows. His first major role was as one of the leads in 2004's ''Film/TheNotebook'', which established him as a heartthrob. Over the next few years, he drew critical acclaim for his turns as the lead characters in both the offbeat comedy ''Film/LarsAndTheRealGirl'' and the inner-city drama ''Half Nelson'' (which got him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination). Since then, Gosling has established himself firmly as a powerful dramatic actor, with special mention going to his [[NoNameGiven nameless]] lead character in the action drama ''Film/Drive2011'' as well as his performance as the similarly [[TheStoic stoic]] protagonist K in ''Film/BladeRunner2049.''

He's become something of a FountainOfMemes over the years, being well-known on the Internet for the [[MemeticMutation Feminist Ryan Gosling meme]], where someone takes a picture of the man and adds (often pseudo-) feminist text that begins with "Hey girl." [[note]]It stemmed from [[https://youtu.be/wrKPZUNMQ2s a statement he made protesting]] Film/BlueValentine's inital NC-17 rating because of a scene of oral sex.[[/note]] While he's avoided saying anything too specific about the meme, he's allowed the book of it to use his likeness, and honestly, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs his silence is a bit telling]]. He, or more accurately his most famously stoic characters such as [[Film/Drive2011 the Driver]] and [[Film/BladeRunner2049 K]], have become the faces of the "Literally me" sigma male memes popularized in the early 2020's, and his role as Ken in ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' is a whole other entity of its own.

He has lived with and been in a relationship with Creator/EvaMendes since 2011, and they have two daughters.

!! Selected filmography:

!!! '''As actor:'''

* ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' (2023) as Beach Ken

!!! '''As writer & director:'''

* MemeAcknowledgment: He knows about and enjoys the Vines of him not eating cereal. When the creator of said Vines passed away from cancer, Gosling paid tribute by filming himself finally eating a bowl.

* ''Literature/SayCheeseAndDie'' (1996) -- as Greg Banks

He's become something of a FountainOfMemes over the years, being well-known on the Internet for the [[MemeticMutation Feminist Ryan Gosling meme]], where someone takes a picture of the man and adds (often pseudo-) feminist text that begins with "Hey girl." [[note]]It stemmed from [[https://youtu.be/wrKPZUNMQ2s a statement he made protesting]] Film/BlueValentine's inital NC-17 rating because of a scene of oral sex.[[/note]] While he's avoided saying anything too specific about the meme, he's allowed the book of it to use his likeness, and honestly, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs his silence is a bit telling]]. He, or more accurately his most famously stoic characters such as [[Film/Drive2011 the Driver]] and [[Film/BladeRunner2049 K]], have become the faces of the "Literally me" sigma male memes popularized in the early 2020's, and his role as Ken in ''Film/{{Barbie}}'' is a whole other entity of its own.

He got his start as a Mouseketeer on ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' in the early '90s before doing several other TV shows. His first major role was as one of the leads in 2004's ''Film/TheNotebook'', which established him as a heartthrob. Over the next few years, he drew critical acclaim for his turns as the lead characters in both the offbeat comedy ''Film/LarsAndTheRealGirl'' and the inner-city drama ''Half Nelson'' (which got him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination).

Since then, Gosling has established himself firmly as a powerful dramatic actor, with special mention going to his [[NoNameGiven nameless]] lead character in the action drama ''Film/Drive2011''. He's also well-known on the Internet for the [[MemeticMutation Feminist Ryan Gosling meme]], where someone takes a picture of the man and adds (often pseudo-) feminist text that begins with "Hey girl." [[note]]It stemmed from [[https://youtu.be/wrKPZUNMQ2s a statement he made protesting]] Film/BlueValentine's inital NC-17 rating because of a scene of oral sex.[[/note]] While he's avoided saying anything too specific about the meme, he's allowed the book of it to use his likeness, and honestly, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs his silence is a bit telling]].

* TheStoic: Although he can be as expressive as the role calls for, he's often cast as this; and he's not precisely loud himself.

Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor who got his start as a Mouseketeer on ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' in the early '90s before doing several other TV shows. His first major role was the Nicholas Sparks romantic 2004 film ''Film/TheNotebook''. It established him as a heartthrob, and over the next few years he drew critical acclaim for his turns as the lead characters in both the offbeat comedy ''Film/LarsAndTheRealGirl'' and the inner-city drama ''Half Nelson'' (which received him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination).

Since then, he has established himself firmly as a powerful dramatic actor, with special mention going to his [[NoNameGiven nameless]] lead character in the action drama ''Film/Drive2011''. Also well-known on the Internet for the [[MemeticMutation Feminist Ryan Gosling meme]], where someone takes a picture of the man and adds (often pseudo-) feminist text that begins with "Hey girl." [[note]] it stemmed from [[https://youtu.be/wrKPZUNMQ2s a statement he made protesting]] Film/BlueValentine's inital NC-17 rating because of a scene of oral sex [[/note]] While he's avoided saying anything too specific about the meme, he's allowed the book of it to use his likeness, and honestly [[JustForFun/OneOfUs his silence is a bit telling]].

He has lived with Cuban-American actress Creator/EvaMendes since 2011, and they have two daughters.

* CanadaEh: He was born and raised in Ontario.

* MrFanservice: Has a huge female fanbase due to him frequently playing ''very'' strikingly good-looking men with gratuitous shirtless scenes, and he's good-looking enough to even have certain men [[EvenTheGuysWantHim question their sexuality]] over him.

* ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' (2023) as Ken

** He was invited to audition for the Music/BackstreetBoys by bandmember AJ [=McLean=], a personal friend of his. Gosling initially turned him down, as he wanted to focus on his acting career rather than joining what he thought would just be a Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock ripoff that would [[ItWillNeverCatchOn never go anywhere]]. He later changed his mind and called [=McLean=] to say he was interested, but it went to the answering machine and [=McLean=] never called him back. It's probably safe to say Gosling has gotten over his disappointment by now.

** He could have very well been one of the Music/BackstreetBoys. Bandmember AJ [=McLean=] is a childhood friend of Gosling's who invited him to audition. Gosling initially turned him down, as he wanted to focus on his acting career rather than joining what he thought would just be a Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock ripoff that would [[ItWillNeverCatchOn never go anywhere]]. He later changed his mind and called [=McLean=] to say he was interested, but it went to the answering machine and [=McLean=] never called him back. It's probably safe to say Gosling has gotten over his disappointment by now.

** He could have very well been one of the Music/BackstreetBoys. Bandmember AJ [=McLean=] is a childhood friend of Gosling's who invited him to audition. Gosling initially turned him down, as he wanted to focus on his acting career rather than joining what he thought would just be a Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock ripoff that would [[ItWillNeverCatchOn never go anywhere]]. He later changed his mind and called [=McLean=] back to say he was interested, but it went to the answering machine and [=McLean=] never called him back. It's probably safe to say Gosling has gotten over his disappointment by now.

** He could have very well been one of the Music/BackstreetBoys. Bandmember AJ [=McLean=] is a childhood friend of Gosling's who invited him to audition. Gosling initially turned him down, as he wanted to focus on his acting career rather than joining what he thought would just be a NewKidsOnTheBlock ripoff that would [[ItWillNeverCatchOn never go anywhere]]. He later changed his mind and called [=McLean=] back to say he was interested, but it went to the answering machine and [=McLean=] never called him back. It's probably safe to say Gosling has gotten over his disappointment by now.

* ''Film/MurderByNumbers'' (2002) as Richard Haywood

* PassThePopcorn: Was famously seen smirking during the infamous ''Film/LaLaLand''/''Film/{{Moonlight}}'' debacle at the Oscars which many fans were quick to notice.

** He was approached for the role of the [[Comicbook/TheJoker Joker]] in ''[[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Suicide Squad]]'' before Creator/JaredLeto was cast. However, he turned down the offer due to the multi-picture deal the studio was requiring.
** He had discussions with Creator/MarvelStudios for the part of [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Stephen Strange]] in ''[[Film/DoctorStrange2016 Doctor Strange]]'' before the casting of Creator/BenedictCumberbatch.

** He was also rumoured to be in consideration for the Beast/the Prince in the live action ''[[Film/BeautyandtheBeast2017 Beauty and the Beast]]''.

Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor who got his start as a Mouseketeer on ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' in the early 90's before doing several other TV shows. His first major role was the Nicholas Sparks romantic 2004 film ''Film/TheNotebook''. It established him as a heartthrob, and over the next few years he drew critical acclaim for his turns as the lead characters in both the offbeat comedy ''Film/LarsAndTheRealGirl'' and the inner-city drama ''Half Nelson'' (which received him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination).

* MrFanservice: Has a huge female fanbase due to him frequently playing ''very'' strikingly good-looking men with gratuitous shirtless scenes, and he's good-looking enough to even have men [[EvenTheGuysWantHim question their sexuality]] over him.

* MrFanservice: Has a huge female fanbase due to him frequently playing ''very'' strikingly good-looking men with gratuitous shirtless scenes.

* MrFanservice: Frequently plays strikingly good-looking men.