Ryan Gosling: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Ryan Thomas Gosling
Born	November 12, 1980 (age 46) • London • Canada
Notable Works	“Lost River”
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"The United States of Leland" (2003) • "PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" (1996) • "Lars and the Real Girl" (2007) • "Goosebumps" (1996) • "Breaker High" (1997–1998) • "Road to Avonlea" (1996) • "The Nice Guys" (2016) • "Young Hercules" (1998–1999) • "Remember the Titans" (2000) • "The Ides of March" (2011) • "Drive" (2011) • "Blade Runner 2049" (2017) • "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (1995) • "The Slaughter Rule" (2002) • "Gangster Squad" (2013) • "The Believer" (2001) • "The Place Beyond the Pines" (2012) • "All Good Things" (2010) • "Blue Valentine" (2010) • "Song to Song" (2017) • "Crazy, Stupid, Love." (2011) • "First Man" (2018) • "Only God Forgives" (2013) • "La La Land" (2016) • "Fracture" (2007) • "The Big Short" (2015) • "The Notebook" (2004) • "Ready or Not" (1996) • "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" (1996) • "Stay" (2005) • "Murder by Numbers" (2002) • "Flash Forward" (1997) • "The Adventures of Shirley Holmes" (1997) • "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1999) • "Half Nelson" (2006) • "Frankenstein and Me" (1996)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Lost River" (2014)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Lost River" (2014)

Top Questions

When was Ryan Gosling born?

Ryan Gosling was born on November 12, 1980.

Where was Ryan Gosling born?

Ryan Gosling was born in London, Ontario, Canada.

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Ryan Gosling wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and brown tie, posing at an event in 2016 with a gray background behind him.

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling dance together outdoors at sunset in a scene from La La Land, with city lights and mountains in the background.

Director Damien Chazelle stands next to actor Ryan Gosling, who is seated at a piano, during filming of La La Land in a sunlit room with a record player in the foreground.

Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong stands in an astronaut suit while technicians in white uniforms prepare him for launch in a scene from the movie First Man.

Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, and Ryan Gosling stand near a pool with a scenic landscape in a publicity still from the film Song to Song, directed by Terrence Malick.

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