Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#72
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Ryan Gosling represents the rare performer whose career became more ambitious with every decade — 27 years in, and Ryan is still choosing the harder script.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Ryan Gosling appears in 33 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Ryan. Blade Runner 2049 is the clearest case: a film rated 9.2 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for action, science fiction, adventure. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Shawn Levy, Morgan Neville, Phil Lord and others, Ryan Gosling helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) as 'K' · Project Hail Mary (2026) as Ryland Grace · La La Land (2016) as Sebastian
Career snapshot
Ranked #72 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
33
2000–2027
Career length
27 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
9.2
Blade Runner 2049
Average Nutevio score
6.9
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
8.7
Project Hail Mary
Most frequent director
Damien Chazelle
2 films together
Longest collaboration
2×
With Damien Chazelle
Most common genre
Drama
21 titles
Average runtime
1h 52m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
7.0
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
7.0
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
2010s
7.1 average MV
The 2010s are where the work and the material meet. My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres, First Man, Blade Runner 2049 — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2010s
7.1
Across 16 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2000s
7.0
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
2010s
2 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres, First Man, Blade Runner 2049.
Most productive era
2010s
16 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | 7.08 films | 7.113 films | — |
| Action | — | 6.82 films | 4.63 films |
| Thriller | 6.73 films | 6.54 films | 6.91 film |
| Comedy | — | 7.45 films | 7.02 films |
| Sci-Fi | — | 9.21 film | — |
| Crime | 6.32 films | 6.85 films | — |
| Romance | 7.72 films | 6.85 films | 7.01 film |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Alan Bosley.
First Nutevio masterpiece · Highest rated performance · Career peak
The first film here to clear 9.0 on our scale — a threshold fewer than one film in ten reaches. 9.2 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer. Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
The current state of the argument.
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
33 of 33 films
as 'K'
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
as Ryland Grace
Directed by Phil Lord
as Sebastian
Directed by Damien Chazelle
as Noah Calhoun
Directed by Nick Cassavetes
as 'K'
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
Showing 24 of 36 titles · 43 total credits · active 1998–2027
Star Wars: Starfighter
2027 · Actor · Executive Producer
Lorne
2026 · Self
Project Hail Mary
2026 · Ryland Grace · Producer
Love of Your Life
2026 · Producer
Megadoc
2025 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Actor
2025 · Executive Producer
The Fall Guy
2024 · Colt Seavers · Producer
Barbie
2023 · Ken
The Gray Man
2022 · Six
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021 · Self - Actor (K) (archive footage)
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
2019 · Blue Penguin (voice)
First Man
2018 · Neil Armstrong
Blade Runner 2049
2017 · 'K'
Song to Song
2017 · BV
La La Land
2016 · Sebastian
The Nice Guys
2016 · Holland March
The Big Short
2015 · Jared Vennett
Lost River
2015 · Director · Writer · Producer
The Place Beyond the Pines
2013 · Luke Glanton
Gangster Squad
2013 · Sgt. Jerry Wooters
Only God Forgives
2013 · Julian · Executive Producer
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011 · Jacob
The Ides of March
2011 · Stephen Meyers
Drive
2011 · Driver
The defining work
#1
'K'
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Performance score9.5
The performance the rest of the career is read through. 'K' gives Ryan Gosling a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Ryland Grace
Project Hail Mary (2026)
Performance score9.2
Project Hail Mary asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Ryland Grace is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Sebastian
La La Land (2016)
Performance score8.6
La La Land asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Sebastian is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Noah Calhoun
The Notebook (2004)
Performance score8.6
The Notebook asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Noah Calhoun is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
View movieStart here
A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as 'K'
Start here. Blade Runner 2049 is the clearest statement of what Ryan Gosling does — accessible, 164 minutes, and rated 9.2 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Ryan at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
The Notebook (2004)
Keeps the drama register of Blade Runner 2049 but asks for a colder reading of it.
La La Land (2016)
Keeps the romance register of The Notebook but asks for a colder reading of it.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Keeps the drama register of La La Land but asks for a colder reading of it.
Project Hail Mary (2026)
Keeps the science fiction register of Blade Runner 2049 but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Nicolas Winding Refn
Director
2 films together
Notably Drive
Derek Cianfrance
Director
2 films together
Notably The Place Beyond the Pines
Denis Villeneuve
Director
2 films together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Damien Chazelle
Director
2 films together
Notably La La Land
Boaz Yakin
Director
1 film together
Notably Remember the Titans
Henry Bean
Director
1 film together
Notably The Believer
Barbet Schroeder
Director
1 film together
Notably Murder by Numbers
Nick Cassavetes
Director
1 film together
Notably The Notebook
Marc Forster
Director
1 film together
Notably Stay
Ryan Fleck
Director
1 film together
Notably Half Nelson
Craig Gillespie
Director
1 film together
Notably Lars and the Real Girl
Gregory Hoblit
Director
1 film together
Notably Fracture
Andrew Jarecki
Director
1 film together
Notably All Good Things
George Clooney
Director
1 film together
Notably The Ides of March
Glenn Ficarra
Director
1 film together
Notably Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Ruben Fleischer
Director
1 film together
Notably Gangster Squad
Adam McKay
Director
1 film together
Notably The Big Short
Shane Black
Director
1 film together
Notably The Nice Guys
Terrence Malick
Director
1 film together
Notably Song to Song
Dave McCary
Director
1 film together
Notably My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
Anthony Russo
Director
1 film together
Notably The Gray Man
Greta Gerwig
Director
1 film together
Notably Barbie
David Leitch
Director
1 film together
Notably The Fall Guy
Mike Figgis
Director
1 film together
Notably Megadoc
Phil Lord
Director
1 film together
Notably Project Hail Mary
Morgan Neville
Director
1 film together
Notably Lorne
Shawn Levy
Director
1 film together
Notably Star Wars: Starfighter
Harrison Ford
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Ana de Armas
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Dave Bautista
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Robin Wright
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Sylvia Hoeks
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Mackenzie Davis
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Jared Leto
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Carla Juri
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Hiam Abbass
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Lennie James
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
David Dastmalchian
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Sean Young
Actor
1 film together
Notably Blade Runner 2049
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Denis Villeneuve
Director
2 films together · 8.5 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Blade Runner 2049Damien Chazelle
Director
2 films together · 7.5 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
La La LandDerek Cianfrance
Director
2 films together · 7.0 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The Place Beyond the PinesNicolas Winding Refn
Director
2 films together · 6.7 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
DrivePhil Lord
Director
1 film together · 8.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Project Hail MaryNick Cassavetes
Director
1 film together · 8.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The NotebookBoaz Yakin
Director
1 film together · 7.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Remember the TitansAdam McKay
Director
1 film together · 7.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Big ShortGlenn Ficarra
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Crazy, Stupid, Love.Gregory Hoblit
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
FractureCraig Gillespie
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Lars and the Real GirlGreta Gerwig
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
BarbieShane Black
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Nice GuysDavid Leitch
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Fall GuyDave McCary
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
My Favorite Shapes by Julio TorresAnthony Russo
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Gray ManHenry Bean
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The BelieverMorgan Neville
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
LorneGeorge Clooney
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Ides of MarchRyan Fleck
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Half NelsonMarc Forster
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
StayMike Figgis
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
MegadocRuben Fleischer
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Gangster SquadBarbet Schroeder
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Murder by NumbersAndrew Jarecki
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
All Good ThingsTerrence Malick
Director
1 film together · 5.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Song to SongShawn Levy
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Star Wars: StarfighterSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Performer
Ryan Gosling
Where this journey starts
Director
Denis Villeneuve
2 collaborations, averaging 8.5
Film
Blade Runner 2049
Their highest-rated film together (2017)
Performer
Jared Leto
Shares the frame in Blade Runner 2049
Film
Fight Club
Where Jared goes next, and where you can too
Performer
Brad Pitt
Three steps from where you began
Recognition
3 wins · 5 nominations
1 win · 3 nominations · latest 2018
Blade Runner 2049
as Actor
as Actor
as Actor
1 win · latest 2017
as Actor
1 win
as Actor
No wins yet · 2 nominations
as Actor
as Actor
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Blade Runner 2049
as 'K'
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
The Notebook
as Noah Calhoun
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Blade Runner 2049
as 'K'
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Lorne
as Self
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Blade Runner 2049
as 'K'
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Ryan Gosling has known it for a long time.”
“You've never seen a miracle.”
“Dying for the right cause is the most human thing we can do.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
| Nutevio Performer Score | 8.1 | 7.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Career ranking | #279 of 681 | #487 of 681 |
| Awards on file | Unknown | Unknown |
| Oscar wins | Unknown | Unknown |
| Oscar nominations | Unknown | Unknown |
| Average Nutevio score | 9.2 | 8.6 |
| Genres | Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama |
| Directors | Denis Villeneuve | Craig Gillespie, Christopher Nolan |
| Performance DNA | Drama, Screen presence, Charisma | Screen presence, Transformation, Drama |
| Career timeline | 2017–2017 | 2023–2026 |
| Most iconic role | 'K' — Blade Runner 2049 | Isidor Rabi — Oppenheimer |
| Most rewatchable film | Blade Runner 2049 | Oppenheimer |
| Filmography | 1 catalogue film | 2 catalogue films |
Films together
Nothing in common in the library yet.
Shared directors
Nothing in common in the library yet.
Shared collections
Sci-Fi Movies, Drama Movies
Collaborators in common
David Dastmalchian
Our editors cannot separate them on the catalogue as it stands. Ryan Gosling and David Krumholtz score within a rounding error of each other.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
27 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Drama Legend
Awarded
21 catalogue titles in drama, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Blade Runner 2049
as 'K'
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Blade Runner 2049
as 'K'
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Song to Song
as BV
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Blade Runner 2049
as 'K'
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Blade Runner 2049
as 'K'
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
The Gray Man
as Six
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
La La Land
as Sebastian
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Blade Runner 2049
as 'K'
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
Across the library
Every Nutevio collection this name turns up in, and how high they rank there.
Collection footprint
Appears in 11 Nutevio collections
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