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Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a European-Canadian actor. Prominent in independent film, he has also worked in blockbuster films of varying genres, and has accrued a worldwide box office gross of over 1.9 billion USD. He has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award. Born and raised in Canada, he rose to prominence at age 13 for being a child star on the Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1995), and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs, including Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995) and Goosebumps (1996). His first film role was as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer (2001), and he went on to star in several independent films, including Murder by Numbers (2002), The Slaughter Rule (2002), and The United States of Leland (2003). Gosling gained wider recognition and stardom for the 2004 romance film The Notebook. This was followed by starring roles in a string of critically acclaimed independent dramas including Half Nelson (2006), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Gosling co-starred in three mainstream films in 2011, the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love and the action drama Drive, all of which were critical and commercial successes. He then starred in the acclaimed financial satire The Big Short (2015) and the romantic musical La La Land (2016), the latter of which won him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and a second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Further acclaim followed with the science fiction thriller Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and the biopic First Man (2018). In addition to acting, he made his directorial debut in 2014's Lost River.
Jack Hart and Theo Ramires are young, wandering musicians travelling the American backroads in 1967, scraping by on tiny gigs and cheap breakfasts. Their bluesy‑indie sound is raw but full of heart, and their friendship is the anchor of their drifting lives. Everything changes when they meet Allison “Allie” Pond at Jim Hardy’s bar — a witty, wonder‑filled drifter who joins their travels and becomes the missing piece of their makeshift family. Their music deepens, their joy grows, and Jack and Allie fall quietly, naturally in love. But when talent scout Dan Cole and ruthless record executive Evelyn Stone offer Jack a shot at fame, he takes it. The industry reshapes him, pushing Theo aside and dimming Allie’s spark. Heartbroken, Allie returns home to her sister Amelia and Amelia’s partner Victor, settling into a stable but joyless life. Theo and Allie try to stay close, but without Jack, their bond becomes a painful reminder of what they lost. Jack spirals under fame’s weight until his hero, Chuck Weathers, warns him of the cost. Jack walks away and returns to Jim’s, where he finally confronts the truth: he abandoned the people who made him whole. He finds Allie and apologises honestly, offering not promises but music — for her, for Theo, for joy. Allie chooses to risk her heart again. Years later, Jack, Allie, their daughter Piper, and Theo reunite in sunlight, playing music not for fame, but for love.
