Most significantly for Gosling’s career, it established him as a serious romantic lead with his portrayal of Noah Calhoun, a South Carolina quarry worker who falls for heiress Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) in the 1940s. “The Notebook,” based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, turned into the cult hit of 2004, overcoming mixed critical reviews with enormously positive word of mouth by romance film fans. Starring Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Sam Shepard, Joan Allen. Tour our photo gallery above to look back at that path and rank Gosling’s 12 greatest films from worst to best.ĭirector: Nick Cassavetes. That first man would be Neil Armstrong (Gosling), who, despite his exciting profession, was a reserved family man who worries just how his mission will impact the lives of his wife ( Claire Foy) and his kids.
Two years later, Gosling reunited with Chazelle and much of the “La La Land” team for the drama “First Man,” which covers NASA’s eight-year-long effort to put a man on the moon.
He has also been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, which includes a win for his performance in the Damien Chazelle musical “La La Land.” In the course of such films as “Half Nelson,” “Blue Valentine, ” and “The Big Short,” Gosling has been nominated for two Academy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. What a cast! All have gone on to great success as adults, but Gosling especially chose his own path to become one of the most respected film actors working today.
Many years ago, I worked at the Disney Channel at the time producers were casting a revival of the kids show “The Mickey Mouse Club.” I don’t know who did the selection of the cast members, but among the then-unknown pre-teens they chose were Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Keri Russell and a gawky 13 year-old Canadian kid named Ryan Gosling.
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