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Ryan Gosling

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born November 12, 1980 (45) · London, Ontario, Canada

Golden Globe winner · Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 5 other major award bodies

Gosling began his acting career at a young age, starring in Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1995) and teen dramas such as Breaker High (1997–1998) and Young Hercules (1998–1999). He transitioned to film with his feature-length debut in Frankenstein and Me (1996) and a supporting role in the sports drama Remember the Titans (2000). He received praise for his performance in The Believer (2001), before emerging as a leading man with his role in the romantic drama The Notebook (2004). Gosling earned Academy Award nominations for his performances in the independent drama Half Nelson (2006), the romantic musical La La Land (2016), and the fantasy comedy Barbie (2023); the latter became his highest-grossing release. He also starred in acclaimed films such as  Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Blue Valentine (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Ides of March (2011), Drive (2011), The Big Short (2015), The Nice Guys (2016), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), First Man (2018), and Project Hail Mary (2026). Gosling made his directorial debut with the film Lost River in 2014. Gosling's band Dead Man's Bones released their self-titled debut album and toured North America in 2009. He is a co-owner of Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. Gosling is a supporter of several charities. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Gosling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 12, 1980 (45)
From
London, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Ryan Gosling's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Bonds
18%
Morality
18%
Survival
13%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 5 · Dark 19

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 20 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 18

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 11

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 17 of 27 analyzed roles.

Hero
17 of 27
Shadow
3 of 27
Trickster
3 of 27
Ally
1 of 27
Mentor
1 of 27
Herald
1 of 27
Shapeshifter
1 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
20
Contemplative
15
Dread
8
Bittersweet
9
Other
34

How their films linger

Thought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ryan Gosling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Gosling's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ghost Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider

  • Star Wars: Starfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer · as Kade Auberon

  • Lance Barnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Thanks

  • Love of Your Life(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Project Hail Mary(2026)

    Producer · as Ryland Grace

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Matarile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Literalmente tu

  • Hell of a Summer(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Actor(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Fall Guy(2024)

    Producer · as Colt Seavers

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Barbie(2023)

    Songs · as Ken

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Gray Man(2022)

    as Six

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres(2019)

    as Blue Penguin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • First Man(2018)

    as Neil Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Blade Runner 2049(2017)

    as 'K'

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Papyrus - SNL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Steven

  • Song to Song(2017)

    as BV

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • La La Land(2016)

    as Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Nice Guys(2016)

    as Holland March

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Big Short(2015)

    as Jared Vennett

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Lost River(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • White Shadow(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Only God Forgives(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Julian

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Place Beyond the Pines(2012)

    Stunts · as Luke Glanton

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Gangster Squad(2013)

    as Sgt. Jerry Wooters

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Quiet Ryan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • The Ides of March(2011)

    as Stephen Meyers

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Drive(2011)

    as Driver

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.(2011)

    as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Blue Valentine(2010)

    Executive Producer · as Dean

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • All Good Things(2010)

    as David Marks

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • ReGeneration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer · as Narration (voice)

  • Lars and the Real Girl(2007)

    as Lars Lindstrom

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Drunk History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Dad

  • Fracture(2007)

    as Willy Beachum

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Half Nelson(2006)

    as Dan Dunne

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Stay(2005)

    as Henry Letham

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ilya Gerber (voice)

  • The Notebook(2004)

    as Noah Calhoun

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The United States of Leland(2003)

    as Leland P. Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Murder by Numbers(2002)

    as Richard Haywood

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Slaughter Rule(2002)

    as Roy Chutney

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Believer(2001)

    as Danny Balint

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Remember the Titans(2000)

    as Alan Bosley

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Young Hercules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 50 episodes · as Hercules

  • Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy(1998)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Breaker High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 44 episodes · as Sean Hanlon

  • The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean

  • PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Frankenstein and Me(1996)

    as Kenny

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Greg Banks

  • Flash Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Scott Stuckey

  • Goosebumps(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg Banks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Zylus

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Ready or Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt Kalinsky

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie Leary

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Avonlea(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Bret McNulty

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • MMC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 81 episodes · as Mouseketeer

  • I Used to Eat Brains, Now I Eat Kale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Killer Klowns from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Lance Barnes: Becoming Lance Barnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Thanks

  • Tough Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Untitled Live Action Bamm-Bamm Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled The Flintstones Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles, 55 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Barbie (2023)

$1.4B worldwide

Highest rated

Project Hail Mary (2026)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19892026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 64: 44 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndDirecting1 of 64: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 64: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing15 of 64: 7 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew5 of 64: 3 only other crew, 2 with another role

64 titles, 10 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s20 · 18 acting · 6 crew2020s8 · 5 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 61% of 28 roles
000515

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe and 1 other major award from 31 major nominations, 2002–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  2. 2019
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  3. 2017
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
  4. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy
  5. 2014
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
  6. 2012
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  7. 2011
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  8. 2008
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
Show 2 earlier years
  1. 2007
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Male Lead
  2. 2002
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ryan Gosling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998)

77th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Project Hail Mary (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ryan Gosling's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore26 titles8–86 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles13–68 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity26 titles33–85 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles14–69 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense25 titles13–72 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ryan Gosling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryan Gosling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emma Stone shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles