Brandon Routh
Acting
1979-10-09 · 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.
Filmography
A Keller Christmas Vacation
2025 · Movie
Out of Order
2025 · Movie
Ick
2025 · Movie
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023 · Series
Quantum Leap
2022 · Series
Slugfest
2021 · Series
With Love
2021 · Series
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
2021 · Movie
Happily
2021 · Movie
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
2020 · Movie
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 · Series
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
2020 · Movie
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
2019 · Series
Batwoman
2019 · Series
The Rookie
2018 · Series
Vixen: The Movie
2017 · Movie
Lady Dynamite
2016 · Series
Lost in the Pacific
2016 · Movie
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 · Series
400 Days
2015 · Movie
Supergirl
2015 · Series
Vixen
2015 · Series
The Nine Lives of Christmas
2014 · Movie
The Flash
2014 · Series
black-ish
2014 · Series
Missing William
2014 · Movie
Enlisted
2014 · Series
The Millers
2013 · Series
Chosen
2013 · Series
Arrow
2012 · Series
Partners
2012 · Series
Crooked Arrows
2012 · Movie
The Exes
2011 · Series
Cost of Living
2011 · Movie
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011 · Movie
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
2010 · Movie
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010 · Movie
Miss Nobody
2010 · Movie
Unthinkable
2010 · Movie
Stuntmen
2009 · Movie
Kambakkht Ishq
2009 · Movie
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009 · Movie
Table for Three
2009 · Movie
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
2009 · Movie
Fling
2008 · Movie
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008 · Movie
Fear Itself: Community
2008 · Movie
Fear Itself
2008 · Series
Chuck
2007 · Series
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
2006 · Movie
The Science of Superman
2006 · Movie
Superman Returns
2006 · Movie
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006 · Movie
Denial
2006 · Movie
Karla
2006 · Movie
The Batman
2004 · Series
Cold Case
2003 · Series
Oliver Beene
2003 · Series
Gilmore Girls
2000 · Series
Odd Man Out
1999 · Series
Will & Grace
1998 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
Ethan Almighty
Movie
Magic: The Gathering
Series