5 Notable alumni of Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Updated: June 11, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kwantlen Polytechnic University is ranked #2,851 in the world and #68 in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from Kwantlen Polytechnic University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Kwantlen Polytechnic University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ryan Reynolds
1976-. (aged 50)
television actor
actor
voice actor
film screenwriter
film producer
Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur and film producer. Known for starring in comedic and superhero films, he was the world's second-highest-paid actor in 2020 and 2024. Reynolds has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His films as a leading actor...
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2. Eliza Sam
1984-. (aged 42)
actor
Eliza Sam Lai-Heung is a Hong Kong actress, formerly under contract in TVB. She won the Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant in 2009, and went on to win the 2010 Miss Chinese International Pageant.
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3. Brad Swaile
1976-. (aged 50)
singer
voice actor
composer
actor
record producer
Bradley Swaile is a Canadian voice actor. His major roles include Light Yagami in Death Note, Rock in Black Lagoon, Kicker Jones in Transformers: Energon, and Nightcrawler in X-Men: Evolution. In the 1990s, he voiced Mousse in Ranma ½ and Teen Gohan in the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z. He has also voiced multiple roles in the Mobile Suit...
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4. Hawley Bennett-Awad
1977-. (aged 49)
event rider
Hawley Awad is a Canadian Equestrian Team athlete who competed for Canada at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics in eventing. She was also on the eventing team that won a team silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games.
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5. Sonny Assu
1975-. (aged 51)
artist
Sonny Assu is a Canadian contemporary artist. Assu's paintings, sculptures, prints, installations, and interventions are all infused with his wry humour which is a tool to open the conversation around his themes of predilections: consumerism, colonization and imperialism.
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