It’s established that Ryle Kincaid is older than his love interest Lily Bloom inIt Ends with Us, but it’s unclear exactly how old he is. Based on the novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover,It Ends with Usis one of the biggest box office surprisesof the year. It’s a somber romantic drama dealing with some really heavy themes, but thanks to Hoover’s fan base, it managed to gross around the same as big-budget franchise reboots likeTwistersandAlien: Romulus.
AlthoughIt Ends with Uswas sold as a straightforward love story, it’s actually a much darker and more challenging movie about the cycle of abuse.Blake Lively stars as Lily, a young woman looking for love while trying to avoid the mistakes of her parents’ relationship, while director Justin Baldoni co-stars as Ryle, a charming neurosurgeon who turns out to have a lot in common with Lily’s abusive father. But how old is Ryle, and how old was Baldoni when he played him?
Ryle Is 30 Years Old In It Ends With Us
Lily Is 23 When They Meet
Inthe original book version ofIt Ends with Us, Ryle is 30 years old. Lily is 23 when they meet. Sincethe movie adaptation never mentions the characters’ ages, it’s unclear if Baldoni intentionally aged up the characters or they’re supposed to be the same age they were on the page. The actors are older than the characters were in the book, so it stands to reason that the characters are older. But the movie never says otherwise, soit can be assumed they’re supposed to be the same age as the book.
How Ryle’s Age Compares To Justin Baldoni’s When Filming It Ends With Us
Justin Baldoni Was 39 When Filming Began (& 40 By The Time It Wrapped)
Ryle is supposed to be 30 years old, but how old was Baldoni when he shot the movie?Baldoni was born on June 18, 2025, meaning he’s currently 40 years old.Filming forIt Ends with Usbegan on June 15, 2025, before taking a break to accommodate the 2023 Hollywood strikes. When the production was halted by the strikes, a little over half the movie had been shot. Filming eventually resumed on Jul 23, 2025, and was completed shortly thereafter.
It Ends With Us Ending Explained
The compelling ending of It Ends With Us sends an important and hopeful message about surviving abuse and breaking the cycle of violence.
This means thatBaldoni was 39 years old when filming began, and likely turned 40 when the shoot resumed in 2024(unless there were fewer than 19 filming days left after the strikes ended and production could continue). So, Baldoni was a decade older than his character was supposed to be. Lively had an even bigger age difference with her character; Lily is 23, but Lively was 35 when filming forIt Ends with Usbegan and turned 36 during the break.
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Based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel, It Ends With Us is a drama-romance film directed by Justin Baldoni. The film follows a recent college graduate named Lily, who meets a man named Ryle and falls in love with him. However, a traumatic incident compounded with her former high-school sweetheart re-entering her life complicates her plans.
