Ryan Gosling's 5 hottest roles on the big screen From the romantic Noah in The Notebook to the silent driver in the cult movie Drive
Today we all have him in mind as Ken, platinum blonde and dressed in catchy, kitschy looks, but it's just another iconic role Ryan Gosling has played on screen. Canadian-born, handsome, talented as hell, Ryan Gosling is the only real idol of the new millennium. More than Timothy Chalamet or Harry Styles. Gifted with an explosive mix of qualities and flaws, he is able to cause palpitations to any woman, man or non-binary, so much so that when People magazine didn't elect him "Sexiest Man Alive" the actor's fans went outside the editorial office to protest and, with a social plebiscite, they crowned him an example of non-toxic virility (read Feminist Ryan Gosling: Feminist Theory (as Imagined) from Your Favorite Sensitive Movie Dude by Danielle Henderson).
Growing up in the Mickey Mouse Club with Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake, he could have become one of the Backstreet Boys. He could have become an international pop star and had a nervous breakdown at the height of his success like Britney or he could have fallen into oblivion like Kevin Sorbo. Instead, he's risen to become one of the most respected actors of his generation and the guy who only needs a "Hey girl" to make you fall at his feet. Why? Well, obviously the ability to be perfect in every role, overturning any prejudice against his baby star past: from the skinhead of Jewish origin in The Believer to the cocaine-addicted professor in Half Nelson, from the playboy cop in Gangster Squad to the spoiled killer in Murder by Numbers.
And those abs that look like they've been photoshopped? The truth is, however, that no one can resist that face. Thanks to that look and that sassy smile, we forgive him for everything: from the leather outfits he wore in Young Hercules to the sentimental chick flick dramas, from the list of girlfriends he met on set (Sandra Bullock, Rachel McAdams and Eva Mendes) to the peroxide blond hair in The Place Beyond the Pines.
In Nicolas Winding Refn's movie, Gosling's character doesn't even have a name, speaks very little, drives a 1973 Chevy Malibu, listens to electronic music (like beautiful Nightcall by Kavinsky) and falls in love with the girl next door. He's a modern knight who, instead of shining armor, sports a gold scorpion-print bomber jacket. Cult moment? The scene in the elevator.
Luke - The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Gosling dreamed to play a novel Gene Kelly ever since he danced and sang with Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake at the Mickey Mouse Club. Along with Emma Stone, his favorite partner, he plays the piano and tap dances in an old-fashioned Los Angeles.
