Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. He was born in Cornwall, Ontario. He has starred in such movies as Murder by Numbers, The United States of Leland,The Notebook, and The Believer as well as in the television series Young Hercules, a spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Ryan had a small role in "Remember the Titans which starred Denzel Washington and also introduced actress Kate Bosworth. He was also on the New Mickey Mouse Club alongside Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Joshua "J.C." Chasez (of *NSYNC), Keri Russell (of Felicity), and Christina Aguilera. For a while, Ryan dated actress Sandra Bullock.