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:
- 48
- 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 |
| Series | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Todd Ingram (voice) | 2023-11-17 |
| Movie | The Nine Kittens of Christmas | Zachary Stone | 2021-11-25 |
| Series | Slugfest | Joe Simon | 2021-12-24 |
| Movie | Anastasia: Once Upon a Time | Czar Nicholas | 2020-02-27 |
| Series | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Westley / Princess Buttercup | 2020-06-29 |
| Movie | Vixen: The Movie | Ray Palmer / The Atom (voice) | 2017-05-08 |
| Movie | Lost in the Pacific | Chef Mike | 2016-01-29 |
| Series | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Ray Palmer / The Atom | 2016-01-21 |
| Series | Lady Dynamite | Jack | 2016-05-20 |
| Movie | 400 Days | Theo | 2015-10-29 |
| Movie | Missing William | James Anderson | 2014-03-07 |
| Movie | The Nine Lives of Christmas | Zachary Stone | 2014-11-08 |
| Series | The Flash | Ray Palmer / The Atom | 2014-10-07 |
| Series | Chosen | Max Gregory | 2013-01-17 |
| Series | Arrow | Ray Palmer | 2012-10-10 |
| Movie | Crooked Arrows | Joe Logan | 2012-05-18 |
| Series | Partners | Wyatt Plank | 2012-09-24 |
| 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 | The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' | Self | 2010-11-09 |
| Movie | Table for Three | Scott Teller | 2009-06-23 |
| Movie | Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Sizemore | 2009-06-26 |
| Movie | Kambakkht Ishq | Brandon Routh | 2009-07-03 |
| Movie | Stuntmen | Kirby Popoff | 2009-08-18 |
| Series | Fear Itself | Unknown | 2008-06-05 |
| Movie | Fling | James | 2008-11-07 |
| Movie | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Bobby Long | 2008-09-18 |
| 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 | Superman Returns | Clark Kent / Superman | 2006-06-28 |
| Movie | Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' | Self | 2006-11-28 |
| Movie | The Science of Superman | Himself | 2006-06-29 |
| Movie | Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman | Self | 2006-06-12 |
| Series | The Batman | Unknown | 2004-09-11 |
| Series | Oliver Beene | Unknown | 2003-03-09 |
| Series | Cold Case | Unknown | 2003-09-28 |
| 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 |