

Brandon Routh
Acting
October 9, 1979
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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.
The Filmography


The Nine Kittens of Christmas

Anastasia: Once Upon a Time

400 Days

The Nine Lives of Christmas

Crooked Arrows

Cost of Living

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

Unthinkable

Miss Nobody

Stuntmen

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

Table for Three

Fling

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

Superman Returns

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
