But then came Deadpool. and that film does shake things up a bit, as our reviewer Kwenton Bellette noticed. Most of all, Ryan has actually managed to make me laugh a few times in interviews and clips of his backstage shenanigans. The sense of fun he's having with this character is very contagious, and it elevates both him and his film.
So... OK, he gets the quiz this week. Click through our gallery of eleven images, and guess which movies or shows they're from. No competition, no prizes, just for fun, try to see how far you get without using IMDb!
And I'll post the answers next Thursday, or earlier if someone gets all of them right...
And here he is as Wade Wilson in Deadpool, the superhero who seriously needs to suit up but not shut up.
This picture doesn't count yet for the quiz, but all others do, so please browse through the gallery: click on the edge of the picture to get the next one, and see how many of them all you can identify!
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And finally: quiz picture number eleven!