Ryan Reynolds opens up about painfully strained relationship with late father

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Ryan Reynolds is putting his personal life front and center by detailing some hardships of his upbringing with a very tough father.

The star has opened up in the Welcome To Wrexham documentary to reveal he only got validation from his late dad when it came to sport, and he still feels upset over their strained relationship today.

MORE: Ryan Reynolds makes hilarious confession about life with Blake Lively and three children"The main place I got validation for my father was I was good at sports," he confessed. "So I played sports long past the point where I was really driven to do sports."WATCH: Ryan Reynolds tells 13-year-old fan 'I'm proud of you' Ryan's dad, James, died from Parkinson's Disease in 2015 but the pain remains. "It carried on all through showbusiness, an unquenchable quest for validation," he explained. "My father has been dead for years but that stuff doesn't really go away."Talking about his upbringing in Canada, Ryan admitted it wasn't always easy. "I grew up in a working class family and I had three older brothers, my father struggled in a number of different ways.MORE: Blake Lively set to reprise beloved role in A Simple Favour 2 – and we can't waitMORE: Blake Lively gives famous fans 'nightmares' as she shares The Shallows throwback"My dad started as a cop and then became a food broker, which sounds like a cover for a CIA agent or something but it's an actual job."RIP Pops.

James C. Reynolds. 1941-2015 If possible, please donate/support: https://t.co/exJYbchCmq pic.twitter.com/8hAfxVbcU1Ryan's dad died in 2015When it comes to how he thinks he would see his son's career today, Ryan said: "It's easier to think of him the way I'm describing him, a hard-[expletive], he'd have thought all of this was wild,.