I’m sure I’m not the only one who has asked the question, Which Ryan is that?, or its more common variation, “Is that Ryan Gosling or Ryan Reynolds?”

Today is your lucky day. I’m going to help you (and myself) differentiate between the two admittedly good-looking actors.

Are Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling related?

Aside from sharing the first name, Ryan, these two men share no relation.

This can come as a shock to you, as these two have been confused with each other. Why wouldn’t they be, since they are both talented actors and coincidentally, they are both from Canada?

Are Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds the same person?

If you’ve made it this far in the article, I’m sure you might still be a bit confused. So let’s go into more detail.

One Ryan is well known for his appearance in The Notebook and La La Land. The other Ryan is known for playing the talkative yet slightly unstable, Deadpool.

If this doesn’t help, let me go a step further.

One Ryan is in a relationship with Eva Mendes and has two daughters. The other Ryan is married to Blake Lively with who he has three daughters.

The bottom line is, even though these two actors share certain similarities, both in the likeness and in their personal lives, they are two very different people.

Maybe if they star in the same movie, we might finally be satisfied.