? While still in grade school, he sang and played guitar with his sister at fashion shows, weddings, and charity benefits.
? First break came in January 1993 when open auditions were held in Montreal for MMC (1989).
? Nickname: Opie
? He has 2 cats and a dog named George.
? His favourite actor is Gary Oldman.
? Is an accomplished jazz guitarist.
? Keeps in touch with his BREAKER HIGH (1997) co-star Scott Vickaryous.
? Purchased the Jeep Cherokee, driven by Ben Chaplin in MURDER BY NUMBERS (2002) from the set of the movie.
? Was taken out of elementary school as a child, and taught at home by his mother, due to constant abuse from other students.
? While on MMC (1989), he lived with Justin Timberlake and his mother.
? Writer-director Henry Bean believed that Gosling’s strict Mormon upbringing helped the actor to understand the intense obsessiveness (and growing hatred) with Judaism that his character, Danny, has in THE BELIEVER (2001).
? On June 19, 2007 Ryan was one of 115 people to be admitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences which is the group whose members vote on Academy Award nomination ballots.
? Ryan was nominated for a 2007 Academy award for ‘Best Actor’ for his role in the film Half Nelson.
? 2005’s “Who To Do” list on Canada’s MuchMusic network named Ryan #2 on the list for the males.
? For the film The Notebook, Ryan had to lose the beard and 20lbs he’d had as the older Noah and come back to play the young Noah.
? Ryan’s middle name is Thomas, which is also his father’s first name.
? Ryan has contributed back up vocals on Canadian band Soul Decision’s 2000 CD, No One Does it Better.
? Ryan has appeared at Los Angeles’ Cat Club, performing his own songs.
? Ryan wears a shirt that says “Darfur.” It’s a campaign to stop genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
? Ryan’s parents are divorced.
? Ryan speaks French.
? Ryan loves Evian Water & Glosette Raisins.
? Ryan said that there were no sparks between him & Rachel back then when they were filming “The Notebook.”
? One of Ryan’s mentors is Henry Bean, the writer of “The Believer.”
? When Ryan came in to audition for the lead role of The Notebook, he felt like he was totally wrong for it.
? Ryan was born in the same hospital (in a different year though) as his The Notebook co-star Rachel McAdams – St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, Ontario.