Happy Birthday Ryan Gosling: Check out the top 5 movies of the La La Land actor

Ryan Gosling turns 39 years old on November 12. He shares his birthday with Hollywood actress, Anne Hathaway. Ryan Gosling's first ever movie was The Believer (2001) in which he portrayed a Jewish neo-Nazi. Gosling gained wider recognition in 2004 with a leading role in the commercially successful romance-drama The Notebook, which was his fifth movie. Ryan Gosling was also a part of a band called Dead Man's Bones which he and his friend Zach Shields formed.

Ryan Gosling is supporter of various social causes. He has worked with PETA on a campaign to encourage certain restaurants to use improved methods of chicken slaughter in their factories, and on a campaign encouraging dairy farmers to stop dehorning cows. He is a supporter of Invisible Children Inc., which is a group that raises awareness about the LRA in Central Africa. Gosling travelled to Darfur refugee camps in Chad in 2005. 

Here are the top 5 movies Ryan Gosling starred in:

1] La La Land

La La Land is one of the highest grossing movies of all time. It grossed USD 446 million worldwide against a production budget of USD 30 million. Critics have praised the film's screenplay, direction, acting, score and the chemistry between Gosling and Stone. The movie received several awards and nominations. 

2] Crazy, Stupid, Love

The movie grossed over USD 142 million against its USD 50 million budget. Gosling was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance. This was the second movie he co-starred along with Emma Stone. 

3] The Notebook

The Notebook is Ryan Gosling's breakthrough movie. It was after this movie that Gosling gained recognition. The Notebook remains a classic movie to watch among the teenagers. The movie is an adaptation from a Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name.

4] The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys received positive reviews from critics and grossed USD 62 million on a USD 50 million budget. The scripts were sent to Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe and both wound up taking the roles specially for the fact that they would be working with one another.

5] Blue Valentine 

Gosling received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. To make things realistic and to get into the characters properly, Ryan Gosling and his co-star Michelle Williams rented a home, brought in their own clothing and belongings, bought groceries with a budget based on their characters' incomes, filming home movies and taking a family portrait at a local Sears with the actress who played their daughter and staging out arguments.