“I never was that boy who loved gangster films, but when I was growing up, I was obsessed with the detective Dick Tracy. It was one of my favourite movies as a kid, and he really inspired me. I would have loved to be part of that golden age of Hollywood in the 1940s. It made me want to become an actor.”

Canadian actor, singer, and musician

Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor, singer, and musician. He has worked across independent films and major studio features, and is known for a career that has reached a wide global audience. As a leading actor, his films have grossed more than US$4 billion worldwide. He has received a Golden Globe Award and has also been nominated for three Academy Awards, nine Critics' Choice Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.