Ryan Gosling is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian actor and musician best known for his roles in The Notebook and The Believer. Gosling won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male and the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his role in Half Nelson, for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award. In Half Nelson he wears a Casio watch, and in Crazy, Stupid, Love. he wears a yet unidentified gold wristwatch.