Spirited, a musical comedy based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, stars Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell.

The video preview for Spirited, in which Reynolds plays Clint Briggs, a Scrooge-like character visited on Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future was released on Wednesday by Apple TV+.

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Who is Ryan Reynolds?

Ryan Reynolds is the youngest among four sons of James Chester Reynolds and Tamara Lee. He was born on October 23, 1976, in Canada’s Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Reynolds is a graduate of the Kitsilano Secondary School and has been acting since he was 13. He became disillusioned with acting as a teenager and decided to join Kwantlen Polytechnic University instead. However, a meeting with Chris William Martin, a fellow actor, convinced him to move to Los Angeles and pursue his craft once again.

The 45-year-old actor began his career with roles in Canadian TV series like Hillside and The Odyssey. Reynolds’ first movie role was in the film Ordinary Magic. He has also appeared in one episode each of Outer Limits and X-Files.

Reynolds’ first comic book role was in the film Blade: Trinity as Hannibal King. In 2009, he appeared as Deadpool for the first time in the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In the same year, he was seen alongside Sandra Bullock in the film The Proposal and in the comedy-drama film Adventureland alongside Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg.

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The first Deadpool movie, which released in 2016, made Reynolds one of the most sought-after heroes in Hollywood. He later went on to portray the character again in 2018’s Deadpool 2.

Reynolds has worked on a number of OTT movies despite his superstardom. Some of these titles include 6 Underground and Red Notice, in which he starred alongside Dwayne Johnson and Gal Godot.