Gosling was selected from a pool of thousands to join the New Mickey Mouse Club in 1993 alongside the likes of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake, with whom he lived while working on the series.

Gosling became well known after his roles in the television series Young Hercules and Breaker High, and his fame spread to the United States after he'd starred in such films as The Slaughter Rule, Murder by Numbers, Remember the Titans, The United States of Leland, The Notebook, and The Believer. In 2004, he was named one of People magazine's Fifty Hottest Bachelors, and named the Show West Male Star of Tomorrow.

He is involved with the ONE Campaign, which works to help the poorest people of the world overcome AIDS and extreme poverty.

Ryan previously dated Sandra Bullock, his co-star in the movie Murder by Numbers. He is currently dating, and rumored to be engaged to, his The Notebook co-star, fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams.

Public Name: Ryan Gosling
Birth Name: Ryan Thomas Gosling
Date of Birth: November 12, 1980
Place of Birth: London, Ontario

Filmography

• The Other Side (2007)
• The Good Heart (2007)
• Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
• Fracture (2007)
• Half Nelson (2006)
• Stay (2005)
• The Notebook (2004)
• The United States of Leland (2003)
• Murder by Numbers (2002)
• The Slaughter Rule (2002)
• The Believer (2001)
• Remember the Titans (2000)
• "Young Hercules" (5 episodes, 1998-1999)
• "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1 episode, 1999)
• The Unbelievables (1999)
• Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998)
• "Breaker High" (1997)
• "PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Road to Avonlea" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Goosebumps" (1 episode, 1996)
• Frankenstein and Me (1996)
• "The Adventures of Shirley Holmes" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Flash Forward" (2 episodes, 1996)
• "Ready or Not" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (1 episode, 1995)

Awards

• Ryan Gosling National Board of Review Breakthrough Performance (Male) "Half Nelson" 2006
• MTV Movie Award Best Kiss "The Notebook" 2005
• ShoWest Male star of tomorrow 2004