Person
Brandon Routh
Acting · Born 1979-10-09 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Biography
Brandon James Routh (born October 9, 1979) is an American actor and former fashion model. He grew up in Iowa before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, and subsequently appeared on multiple television series throughout the early 2000s. In 2006, he gained greater recognition for his role as the titular superhero of the 2006 film Superman Returns. He also had a recurring role in the TV series Chuck, as Daniel Shaw. Following this, he had notable supporting roles in the films Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. In 2010, he portrayed the eponymous protagonist of another comic book film, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. He is currently portraying another iconic DC superhero, Ray Palmer/The Atom, in CW's superhero TV series Arrow and upcoming Legends of Tomorrow.
Known for
The Rookie
Doug Stanton
The Flash
Ray Palmer / The Atom
Arrow
Ray Palmer
Supergirl
Superman (Earth-96) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gilmore Girls
Jess
The View
Self
Cold Case
Henry Phillips (1964)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
Chuck
Daniel Shaw
Will & Grace
Sebastian
Filmography
- 2025A Keller Christmas VacationCal Keller
- 2025Out of OrderJohn Slater
- 2025IckHank
- 2023Scott Pilgrim Takes OffTodd Ingram (voice)
- 2022Quantum LeapXO Alexander Augustine
- 2021SlugfestJoe Simon
- 2021With LoveLeo
- 2021The Nine Kittens of ChristmasZachary Stone
- 2021HappilyThanks
- 2020Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water CrisisSelf - Todd Ingram / Lollipop Hipster / Elevator Hipster
- 2020Home Movie: The Princess BrideWestley / Princess Buttercup
- 2020Anastasia: Once Upon a TimeCzar Nicholas
- 2019Are You Afraid of the Dark?Gavin's Dad (uncredited)
- 2019BatwomanRay Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
- 2018The RookieDoug Stanton
- 2017Vixen: The MovieRay Palmer / The Atom (voice)
- 2016Lady DynamiteJack
- 2016Lost in the PacificChef Mike
- 2016DC's Legends of TomorrowRay Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
- 2015400 DaysTheo
- 2015SupergirlSuperman (Earth-96) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015VixenThe Atom (voice)
- 2014The Nine Lives of ChristmasZachary Stone
- 2014The FlashRay Palmer / The Atom
- 2014black-ishBanner Copeland
- 2014Missing WilliamJames Anderson
- 2014EnlistedBrandon Stone
- 2013The MillersOfficer Dixon
- 2013ChosenMax Gregory
- 2012ArrowRay Palmer
- 2012PartnersWyatt Plank
- 2012Crooked ArrowsJoe Logan
- 2011The ExesSteve
- 2011Cost of LivingSilas
- 2011Dylan Dog: Dead of NightDylan Dog
- 2010The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'Self
- 2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldTodd Ingram
- 2010Miss NobodyMilo Beeber
- 2010UnthinkableAgent D.J Jackson
- 2009StuntmenKirby Popoff
- 2009Kambakkht IshqBrandon Routh
- 2009Life Is Hot in CracktownSizemore
- 2009Table for ThreeScott Teller
- 2009Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'Self
- 2008FlingJames
- 2008Zack and Miri Make a PornoBobby Long
- 2008Fear Itself: CommunityBobby
- 2008Fear ItselfBobby
- 2007ChuckDaniel Shaw
- 2006Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'Self
- 2006The Science of SupermanSelf
- 2006Superman ReturnsClark Kent / Superman
- 2006Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of SupermanSelf
- 2006DenialMan
- 2006KarlaTim
- 2004The BatmanEverywhere Man (voice)
- 2003Cold CaseHenry Phillips (1964)
- 2003Oliver BeeneBrian
- 2000Gilmore GirlsJess
- 1999Odd Man OutConnor
- 1998Will & GraceSebastian
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- —Ethan Almighty
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