Ryan Gosling

Actor and three-time Oscar nominee · age 45

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life in chapters

7 milestones from birth to now, with Ryan's age at every one.

1980s

  1. Birth

    Born November 12, 1980

2000s

  1. age 23 Career milestone

    Breaks out as romantic lead in The Notebook

    lead actor

    The Nicholas Sparks adaptation opposite Rachel McAdams turns Gosling into a household name.

  2. age 26 Award

    Earns first Oscar nomination for Half Nelson

    nominee

    Gosling's turn as a drug-addicted teacher lands him a Best Actor nomination at the 79th Academy Awards.

2010s

  1. age 36 Award

    Wins Golden Globe for La La Land

    winner

    Takes Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for La La Land, which also brings his second Oscar nomination.

2020s

  1. age 42 Release

    Plays Ken in the $1.5 billion hit Barbie

    supporting actor

    His scene-stealing Ken earns a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination and turns 'I'm Just Ken' into a cultural phenomenon.

  2. age 44 Career milestone

    Confirmed to lead Star Wars: Starfighter

    lead actor

    Lucasfilm confirms Gosling will star in the standalone film Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy.

  3. age ~46 Release

    Project Hail Mary opens and becomes a global blockbuster

    star and producer

    The Andy Weir adaptation he starred in and produced draws warm reviews and goes on to gross roughly $684 million worldwide.

age 45 now

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