Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and film producer. He first gained recognition as a child actor in television series like The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1993-1995), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995), Goosebumps (1996) and Young Hercules (1998-1999). Gosling transitioned to acting in films and landed major roles in films like The Believer (2001), Murder by Numbers (2002) and The United States of Leland (2003). After starring in the popular romantic drama The Notebook (2004), he achieved critical acclaim in the 2006 film Half Nelson . His other films include 2007's Lars and the Real Girl , 2010's Blue Valentine , 2011's Crazy, Stupid, Love , 2011's Drive , 2015's The Big Short , 2017's Blade Runner 2049 and 2018's First Man . Gosling received a Golden Globe for best actor for his performance in the musical La La Land (2016). He has also produced several of his films, including 2013's Only God Forgives ?and 2014's Lost River .