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.
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- Born:
- Oct 9, 1979 In Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 40
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992-05-25
- Latest Project:
- Movie Out of Order! 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Out of Order! | John Slater | 2025 |
| Movie | Ick | Hank | 2024-09-07 |
| Movie | Anastasia: Once Upon a Time | Czar Nicholas | 2020-02-27 |
| Movie | Vixen: The Movie | Ray Palmer / The Atom (voice) | 2017-05-08 |
| Series | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Ray Palmer / The Atom | 2016-01-21 |
| Series | Lady Dynamite | Jack | 2016-05-20 |
| Movie | Lost in the Pacific | Chef Mike | 2016-01-29 |
| Movie | 400 Days | Theo | 2015-10-29 |
| Movie | Missing William | James Anderson | 2014-03-07 |
| Series | The Flash | Ray Palmer / The Atom | 2014-10-07 |
| Movie | The Nine Lives of Christmas | Zachary Stone | 2014-11-08 |
| Series | TableTop | Unknown | 2012-04-02 |
| Movie | Crooked Arrows | Joe Logan | 2012-05-18 |
| Movie | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Dylan Dog | 2011-03-16 |
| Movie | Cost of Living | Silas | 2011-09-22 |
| Movie | Miss Nobody | Milo Beeber | 2010-06-10 |
| Movie | Unthinkable | Agent D.J Jackson | 2010-06-14 |
| Movie | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Todd Ingram | 2010-08-12 |
| Movie | Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' | Self | 2009-02-03 |
| Movie | Table for Three | Scott Teller | 2009-06-23 |
| Movie | Kambakkht Ishq | Brandon Routh | 2009-07-03 |
| Movie | Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Sizemore | 2009-06-26 |
| Movie | Stuntmen | Kirby Popoff | 2009-08-18 |
| Movie | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Bobby Long | 2008-09-18 |
| Series | Fear Itself | Unknown | 2008-06-05 |
| Movie | Fling | James | 2008-11-07 |
| Series | Chuck | Daniel Shaw | 2007-09-24 |
| Movie | Denial | Man | 2006-01-28 |
| Movie | Karla | Tim | 2006-01-20 |
| Movie | Awesometown | Officer Dino Wong | 2006-01-23 |
| Movie | Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman | Self | 2006-06-12 |
| Movie | Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' | Himself | 2006-11-28 |
| Movie | The Science of Superman | Himself | 2006-06-29 |
| Movie | Superman Returns | Clark Kent / Superman | 2006-06-28 |
| Series | Oliver Beene | Unknown | 2003-03-09 |
| Series | Gilmore Girls | Unknown | 2000-10-05 |
| Series | Odd Man Out | Connor | 1999-09-24 |
| Series | Will & Grace | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |