He was unable to read, and was evaluated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but was not diagnosed with it and, contrary to false reports, never took medication. In grade one, having been heavily influenced by the action film First Blood, he took steak knives to school and threw them at other children during recess. He "hated" being a child, was bullied in elementary school, and had no friends until he was "14 or 15". As a child, he watched Dick Tracy and was inspired to become an actor. Gosling was educated at Gladstone Public School, Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School and Lester B. His parents divorced when he was 13, and he and his older sister Mandi lived with their mother, an experience Gosling has credited with programming him "to think like a girl". Because of his father's work, they "moved around a lot" and Gosling lived in both Cornwall, Ontario and Burlington, Ontario. He and his family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Gosling has said that the religion influenced every aspect of their lives. Both of his parents are of part French Canadian descent, along with some German, English, Scottish, and Irish. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario, the son of Thomas Ray Gosling, a traveling salesman for a paper mill, and Donna, a secretary. Ryan Thomas Gosling was born on November 12, 1980, at St. He is in a relationship with actress Eva Mendes, with whom he has two daughters. Gosling has been involved in peace promotion efforts in Africa for over a decade. Gosling is a supporter of PETA, Invisible Children, and the Enough Project and has traveled to Chad, Uganda and eastern Congo to raise awareness about conflicts in the regions. He is a co-owner of Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.
Gosling's band, Dead Man's Bones, released their self-titled debut album and toured North America in 2009.
In 2023, he played Ken in the fantasy comedy Barbie, which emerged as his highest-grossing release. Further acclaim followed with the science fiction film Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and the biopic First Man (2018). After making his directorial debut with Lost River (2014), Gosling starred in the financial satire The Big Short (2015), the action comedy The Nice Guys (2016), and the romantic musical La La Land (2016), the latter of which won him a Golden Globe and a second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He starred in three mainstream successes in 2011: the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love, the political drama The Ides of March, and the action thriller Drive. 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). His breakthrough film role was as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer (2001), and he gained stardom for starring in the 2004 romantic drama The Notebook. He has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award.īorn and raised in Canada, he rose to prominence at age 13 as a child actor 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). Prominent in both independent film and major studio features of varying genres, his films have accrued a worldwide box office gross of over 1.9 billion USD. Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor.
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