Brandon Routh
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.
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Full filmography
- The Rookie (2018) as Doug Stanton
- Arrow (2012) as Ray Palmer
- Arrow (2012) as Ray Palmer (voice)
- The Flash (2014) as Ray Palmer / The Atom
- The Flash (2014) as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
- The Flash (2014) as Ray Palmer
- Supergirl (2015) as Superman (Earth-96) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Supergirl (2015) as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
- Gilmore Girls (2000) as Jess
- The View (1997) as Self
- Cold Case (2003) as Henry Phillips (1964)
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016) as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016) as Ray Palmer / The Atom
- Will & Grace (1998) as Sebastian
- Chuck (2007) as Daniel Shaw
- black-ish (2014) as Banner Copeland
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- The Batman (2004) as Everywhere Man (voice)
- Batwoman (2019) as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
- Quantum Leap (2022) as XO Alexander Augustine
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023) as Todd Ingram (voice)
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Westley / Princess Buttercup
- The Exes (2011) as Steve
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) as Todd Ingram