From backup dancer on Disney`s The Mickey Mouse Club to leading man, Ryan Gosling has come a long way from his humble Canadian upbringing. With no formal acting training, Gosling`s career has eluded to two penchants.playing non run of the mill characters and dating co-stars. He`s given praise-worthy performances in Fracture alongside Anthony Hopkins, Murder By Numbers alongside then-girlfriend Sandra Bullock, and Half Nelson, for which he earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination. His biggest onscreen success? The ever enchanting romantic drama The Notebook, in which he played love struck Noah Calhoun, starring with fellow Canadian actress/recent ex-girlfriend Rachel McAdams.