When I discovered that Ryan Gosling had been added to co-writer and director Greta Gerwig’s Barbie cast in the role of Ken, I could not imagine there being a better choice. I say this not just because his classic good looks automatically make him a good fit to play the famed, longtime boyfriend of the titular iconic doll (played by Margot Robbie), but also because the impressive range and versatility he has shown throughout his career has proven to me that he would be a good fit for just about any character you task him with.
The Canadian-born, two-time Academy Award nominee made his acting debut as a member of the Mickey Mouse Club in 1993 when he was 13 years old. He would later go on to lead a phenomenal career on the big screen by playing the likes of a hopeless romantic, a few men desperate for romance, several action heroes, one wannabe hero, a jazz preservationist, and even an astronaut. Those are only a handful of my choices for the most memorable characters from some of the best Ryan Gosling movies so far — 12 of which I have collected here below.
