RYAN GOSLING is set to star in “The Actor,” an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s novel “Memory.”

Duke Johnson will direct the film and produce with Abigail Spencer under their Innerlight Films production banner. Gosling, who will also produce alongside Ken Kao, will play the lead role of Paul Cole, who must deal with his damaged memory as he struggles to rebuild his life after being left for dead and hospitalized in Ohio in the 1950s.

Cole follows a thrilling journey to find home, love and ultimately himself. Gosling and Kao’s partnership follows their recent project announcements of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s “Project Hail Mary” at MGM, and Leigh Whannell’s “Wolfman” at Universal.

CAA Media Finance and Endeavor Content are jointly representing the U.S. rights ahead of the European Film Market in Berlin. Endeavor Content is handling international sales.

Paul Young is producing through his company Make Good. Johnson co-wrote the screenplay with Stephen Cooney, based on Westlake’s novel.(SD-Agencies)