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Brandon Routh

Born 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 66

A Keller Christmas Vacation
as Cal Keller
2025
Out of Order
as John Slater
2025
Ick
as Hank
2025
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as Todd Ingram (voice)
2023
Quantum Leap
as XO Alexander Augustine
2022
Slugfest
as Joe Simon
2021
With Love
as Leo
2021
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
as Zachary Stone
2021
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
as Self - Todd Ingram / Lollipop Hipster / Elevator Hipster
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Westley / Princess Buttercup
2020
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
as Czar Nicholas
2020
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
as Gavin's Dad (uncredited)
2019
Batwoman
as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
2019
The Rookie
as Doug Stanton
2018
Vixen: The Movie
as Ray Palmer / The Atom (voice)
2017
Lady Dynamite
as Jack
2016
Lost in the Pacific
as Chef Mike
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Ray Palmer / The Atom
2016
400 Days
as Theo
2015
Supergirl
as Superman (Earth-96) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Supergirl
as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
2015
Vixen
as The Atom (voice)
2015
The Nine Lives of Christmas
as Zachary Stone
2014
The Flash
as Ray Palmer / The Atom
2014
The Flash
as Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
2014
The Flash
as Ray Palmer
2014
black-ish
as Banner Copeland
2014
Missing William
as James Anderson
2014
Enlisted
as Brandon Stone
2014
The Millers
as Officer Dixon
2013
Chosen
as Max Gregory
2013
Arrow
as Ray Palmer
2012
Arrow
as Ray Palmer (voice)
2012
Partners
as Wyatt Plank
2012
Crooked Arrows
as Joe Logan
2012
The Exes
as Steve
2011
Cost of Living
as Silas
2011
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Dylan Dog
2011
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
as Self
2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
as Todd Ingram
2010
Miss Nobody
as Milo Beeber
2010
Unthinkable
as Agent D.J Jackson
2010
Stuntmen
as Kirby Popoff
2009
Kambakkht Ishq
as Brandon Routh
2009
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
as Sizemore
2009
Table for Three
as Scott Teller
2009
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
as Self
2009
Fling
as James
2008
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
as Bobby Long
2008
Fear Itself
as Bobby
2008
Chuck
as Daniel Shaw
2007
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
as Self
2006
The Science of Superman
as Self
2006
Superman Returns
as Clark Kent / Superman
2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
as Self
2006
Karla
as Tim
2006
The Batman
as Everywhere Man (voice)
2004
Cold Case
as Henry Phillips (1964)
2003
Oliver Beene
as Brian
2003
Gilmore Girls
as Jess
2000
Odd Man Out
as Connor
1999
Will & Grace
as Sebastian
1998
The View
as Self
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Ethan Almighty – Ethan’s Law