Who is Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds? One half of the Hollywood duo aiming for Premier League

The fortunes of National League team Wrexham changed drastically on 16 November 2020 when it was confirmed that RR McReynolds Company would take over the Welsh club.

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney became the club's co-owners, McReynolds being a composite of their two surnames, and almost instantly put one of the world's oldest professional football clubs from a city close to the English border back on the map. The club failed to complete a fairytale first full season by falling to eventual play-off winners Grimsby Town at the semi-final stage, but are now poised to push for promotion again.

Ahead of a potential automatic promotion to the Football League (EFL) or another attempt to reach League Two through the National League play-offs, we take a look at how Reynolds ended up being a part owner of Wrexham.

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How has Reynolds made his money?

The 46-year-old is an award-winning actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Marvel superhero Deadpool in an eponymous 2016 film based on the character and a subsequent sequel in 2018, with a trilogy on the way in 2024. It is a role that earned Reynolds a nomination at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards for the best performance in a comedy or musical, which was eventually won by La La Land's Ryan Gosling. Reynolds has also starred in the likes of Green Lantern (2011) and Free Guy (2021), as well as lending his voice to the animated feature Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019).

What else does he own?

As well as Wrexham, Reynolds has an estimated 20 to 25 per cent ownership stake in the American telecommunications company Mint Mobile, which operates on T-Mobile's network. Reynolds also had a