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Mix Up Star: RYAN GOSLING

Updated: Apr 9

Born: 12th November 1980

Age 43

Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor who has appeared in numerous independent films and major studio features. His films have grossed of over $1.9 billion worldwide, and he has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and two BAFTAs. And he just won a Mix Up Theatre Movie Award!

Gosling rose to prominence at age 13 on Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1995), and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs, including Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995) and Goosebumps (1996). He gained stardom in the 2004 romantic drama The Notebook.

Gosling starred in the critically acclaimed independent dramas Half Nelson (2006), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; Lars and the Real Girl (2007), and Blue Valentine (2010). He starred in mainstream successes in 2011: the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love, and the political drama The Ides of March. He starred in the romantic musical La La Land (2016), which won him a Golden Globe and a second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Further acclaim followed with the biopic First Man (2018). In 2023, he played Ken in the fantasy comedy Barbie, which emerged as his highest-grossing release and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won a Mix Up Theatre Movie Award!