Name
Brandon Routh
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1979-10-09 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons ...
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- 2006 Superman Returns as Clark Kent / Superman
- 2021 The Nine Kittens of Christmas as Zachary Stone
- 2008 Zack and Miri Make a Porno as Bobby Long
- 2009 Kambakkht Ishq as Brandon Routh
- 2009 Life Is Hot in Cracktown as Sizemore
- 2006 Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman as Self
- 2011 Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Dylan Dog
- 2010 Unthinkable as Agent D.J Jackson
- 2008 Fling as James
- 2009 Table for Three as Scott Teller
- 2011 Cost of Living as Silas
- 2012 Crooked Arrows as Joe Logan
- 2025 Out of Order as John Slater
- 2014 Missing William as James Anderson
- 2025 Ick as Hank
- 2014 The Nine Lives of Christmas as Zachary Stone
- 2015 400 Days as Theo
- 2006 The Science of Superman as Self
- 2006 Denial as Man
- 2006 Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' as Self
- 2020 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis as Self - Todd Ingram / Lollipop Hipster / Elevator Hipster
- 2009 Stuntmen as Kirby Popoff
- 2009 Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' as Self
- 2016 Lost in the Pacific as Chef Mike
- 2017 Vixen: The Movie as Ray Palmer / The Atom (voice)
- 2020 Anastasia: Once Upon a Time as Czar Nicholas
- 2006 Karla as Tim
- 2010 Miss Nobody as Milo Beeber
- 2010 The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' as Self
- 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Todd Ingram
- 2025 A Keller Christmas Vacation as Cal Keller
- Soon Ethan Almighty
- 2008 Fear Itself: Community as Bobby
- 2007 Chuck ( 12 episodes ) as Daniel Shaw
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 The Batman ( 1 episode ) as Everywhere Man (voice)
- 2003 Cold Case ( 1 episode ) as Henry Phillips (1964)
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode )
- 2003 Oliver Beene ( 1 episode ) as Brian
- 2000 Gilmore Girls ( 1 episode ) as Jess
- 2008 Fear Itself ( 1 episode ) as Bobby
- 2015 Supergirl ( 1 episode ) as Superman (Earth-96) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 The Flash ( 3 episodes ) as Ray Palmer / The Atom
- 2016 DC's Legends of Tomorrow ( 1 episode ) as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
- 2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off ( 8 episodes ) as Todd Ingram (voice)
- 2012 Partners ( 13 episodes ) as Wyatt Plank
- 2012 Arrow ( 20 episodes ) as Ray Palmer
- 2016 DC's Legends of Tomorrow ( 75 episodes ) as Ray Palmer / The Atom
- 2021 With Love ( 2 episodes ) as Leo
- 2014 The Flash ( 1 episode ) as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
- 1999 Odd Man Out ( 1 episode ) as Connor
- 2016 Lady Dynamite ( 1 episode ) as Jack
- 2021 Slugfest ( 10 episodes ) as Joe Simon
- 2014 Enlisted ( 2 episodes ) as Brandon Stone
- 2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride ( 1 episode ) as Westley / Princess Buttercup
- 2014 The Flash ( 1 episode ) as Ray Palmer
- 2014 black-ish ( 1 episode ) as Banner Copeland
- 2015 Supergirl ( 1 episode ) as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
- 2019 Batwoman ( 1 episode ) as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
- 2019 Are You Afraid of the Dark? ( 1 episode ) as Gavin's Dad (uncredited)
- 2022 Quantum Leap ( 1 episode ) as XO Alexander Augustine
- 1998 Will & Grace ( 1 episode ) as Sebastian
- 2012 Arrow ( 1 episode ) as Ray Palmer (voice)
- 2013 Chosen ( 12 episodes ) as Max Gregory
- 2011 The Exes ( 2 episodes ) as Steve
- 2015 Vixen ( 3 episodes ) as The Atom (voice)
- 2018 The Rookie ( 5 episodes ) as Doug Stanton
- 2013 The Millers ( 1 episode ) as Officer Dixon
