Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor whose first major role was the Nicholas Sparks romantic 2004 film The Notebook. It established him as a heartthrob, and over the next few years he drew critical acclaim for his turns as the lead characters in both the offbeat comedy Lars and The Real Girl and the inner-city drama Half Nelson.

In recent years, he has established himself firmly as a powerful dramatic actor, with special mention going to his nameless lead character in the action drama Drive.

His Films:

 * The Notebook (2004)
 * Lars and The Real Girl (2007)
 * Blue Valentine (2010)
 * Crazy Stupid Love (2010)
 * Drive (2011)
 * The Ides of March (2011)
 * Gangster Squad (2012)

This actor provides examples of:

 * Estrogen Brigade Bait: Thanks to The Notebook (and not hurt by Crazy Stupid Love) Ryan Gosling's attractiveness has crossed over into Memetic Mutation with a series of memes about how perfect a boyfriend he would be.