Reynolds, Ryan 1976–

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REYNOLDS, Ryan 1976

PERSONAL


Full name, Ryan Rodney Reynolds; born October 23, 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; son of Jim (a food wholesaler and former semiprofessional boxer) and Tammy (in retail sales) Reynolds. Education: Attended Kwantlen College in Canada.


Addresses: Office Dark Trick Films, 421 North Beverly Dr., Suite 280, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Agent Darren Statt, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager Jonathan Perry, Original Film Management, 2045 South Barrington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025. Publicist Baker/Wynokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor W., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.


Career: Actor. Dark Trick Films, Beverly Hills, CA, partner. Formerly worked in a grocery store.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nomination, best young actor costarring in a cable series, 1993, and Youth in Film Award nomination, best young actor, both for Fifteen; Young Hollywood Award, next generation male, 2003; MTV Movie Award nomination, breakthrough male performance, 2003, for Van Wilder.


CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Ganesh/Jeffrey, Ordinary Magic (also known as Ganesh ), Triboro Entertainment, 1993.

Howard Ancona, Life during Wartime (also known as The Alarmist ), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1997.

Chip, Dick (also known as Dick, les coulisses de la presidence ), Columbia/TriStar, 1999.

Henry Lipschitz, Coming Soon, Unapix Entertainment, 2000.

Red Shoes, We All Fall Down, Road Cone, 2000.

Quigley, Finder's Fee, Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Mike Hanson, Buying the Cow, Destination Films, 2001.

Title role, Van Wilder (also known as National Lampoon's Van Wilder and Van Wilder: Party Liaison ), Artisan Entertainment, 2002.

Mark Tobias, The InLaws, Warner Bros., 2003.

Kevin, Foolproof, Odeon Films, 2003.

Quentin, Standing Still, 2003.

Michael D'Angelo, School of Life, School of Life Productions, 2003.

Monty, Waiting..., Media Ventures Pictures/Wisenheimer Films, 2003.


Television Appearances; Movies:

Kevin Bannister, My Name Is Kate, ABC, 1994.

Andy, Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (also known as Serving in Silence ), ABC, 1995.

Ben Colson, A Secret between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie (also known as When Friendship Kills ), NBC, 1996.

Wade Early, Tourist Trap, ABC, 1998.

Karl O'Reilly, Big Monster on Campus (also known as Boltneck and Teen Monster ), Cinemax, 1998.


Television Appearances; Series:

Billy Simpson, Fifteen (also known as Hillside ), Nickelodeon, 19911994.

Macro, a recurring role, The Odyssey, SciFi Channel, 19931994.

Michael Leslie "Berg" Bergen, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (also known as Two Guys and a Girl ), ABC, beginning 1998.


Television Appearances; Episodic:

Derek Tillman, "If These Walls Could Talk," The Outer Limits, Showtime, 1995.

"Redemption," Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, 1995.

Jay "Boom" DeBoom, "Syzygy," The XFiles, Fox, 1996.

Tony Hemingway, "Napping to Success," The John Larroquette Show, 1996.

Paul Nodel, "Double Helix," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1997.

Paul Nodel, "The Origin of Species," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1998.

Guest, SM:TV Live, ITV1 (England), 2002.

Spence, "My Dream Job," Scrubs, NBC, 2003.

Guest, The View, 2003.


Appeared as Rick in an episode of The Marshal, ABC.


Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Young Hollywood Awards, 2003.

2003 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2003.


Television Appearances; Other:

Bobby Rupp, In Cold Blood (miniseries), CBS, 1996.

Seth, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (pilot), ABC, 1996.

Reel Comedy: National Lampoon's Van Wilder (special), Comedy Central, 2002.


RECORDINGS

Videos:

Appeared in the music video "Bouncing off the Walls" by Sugarcult.


OTHER SOURCES


Periodicals:

TV Guide, May 27, 2000, pp. 2628.