The Evolution of Ryan Gosling: From Child Star to Hollywood Hunk

Half Nelson, 2006
In this complicated role, Gosling plays an inspirational Brooklyn teacher who befriends an at-risk teenage girl. Far from a role model, the teacher is also a freebasing junkie. For his work on this film, Gosling received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

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