For three years after the success of “Stay,” “Half Nelson,” “Fracture,” and “Lars and the Real Girl,” he didn’t do any more acting. His performance in Half Nelson earned him a nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Academy Awards.
Sandra Bullock was Gosling’s co-star in Murder by Numbers and they dated for a year. He was linked to The Notebook co-star Rachel McAdams for two years in the mid-aughts.
Tagine is a Moroccan restaurant he co-owns in Beverly Hills. On a whim, he purchased the restaurant and spent a year restoring it. He’s now in charge of the food.