40 Photos of Ryan Reynolds Through the Years

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia on October 23, 1976, Ryan Reynolds rose to fame in his teens in his native Canada, playing Billy Simpson in the early '90s series Fifteen before arriving stateside and building up his résumé with roles in Dick, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, and Van Wilder: Party Liaison. Years later, Reynolds is a major big-screen actor with box office successes like Deadpool and The Proposal to his name. See 40 photos of the star through the years, ahead.