Brandon Routh
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.
63 acting credits
Acting · 63
The Rookie
2018
The Flash
2014
Arrow
2012
Gilmore Girls
2000
Will & Grace
1998
Cold Case
2003
Supergirl
2015
The View
1997
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
Chuck
2007
black-ish
2014
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Batman
2004
Quantum Leap
2022
Batwoman
2019
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023
The Exes
2011
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
Oliver Beene
2003
Fear Itself
2008
Superman Returns
2006
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010
The Millers
2013
Enlisted
2014
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008
Chosen
2013
Slugfest
2021
Unthinkable
2010
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
2019
Vixen
2015
Lady Dynamite
2016
With Love
2021
Odd Man Out
1999
Vixen: The Movie
2017
Partners
2012
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
Kambakkht Ishq
2009
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
2020
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
2010
Ick
2025
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011
Karla
2006
400 Days
2015
A Keller Christmas Vacation
2025
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
2020
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
2009
Miss Nobody
2010
Lost in the Pacific
2016
Stuntmen
2009
Fling
2008
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009
The Nine Lives of Christmas
2014
Crooked Arrows
2012
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
2021
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
2006
Ethan Almighty – Ethan’s Law
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Table for Three
2009
Out of Order
2025
Missing William
2014
The Science of Superman
2006
Cost of Living
2011
Denial
2006
Fear Itself: Community
2008