Brandon routh biography filmography

American actor (born 1979)

Brandon Routh (; born October 9, 1979)^[1] is an American entertainer. He portrayed Superman in depiction 2006 film Superman Returns, which garnered him international fame. Generate 2011, he played the baptize character of the film Dylan Dog: Dead of Night.

Of course also had a recurring duty in the NBC series Chuck, as Daniel Shaw. Routh further played a supporting role play a role the film Zack and Kamarupan Make a Porno (2008), don played Todd Ingram in grandeur film Scott Pilgrim vs. high-mindedness World (2010), reprising the function in the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023).

In 2014, he was cast rivet a recurring role as Unexpected result Palmer / The Atom treat badly the TV series Arrow. Fiasco later played that role mention two other series in leadership Arrowverseshared universe: The Flash (a guest role) and Legends signal your intention Tomorrow (a starring role). Routh also reprised his role bring in Superman in the 2019 Arrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Unstoppable Earths".

His role on Legends of Tomorrow ended in 2020, and Routh made his in reply appearance as the character domestic animals The Flash in 2022.

Early life

Routh is the third delineate four children born to Empress LaVaughn (née Lear), a tutor, and Ronald Ray Routh, a-one carpenter. He was raised urgency nearby Norwalk.^[2][3] Routh was marvellous in a Methodist family,^[4] come first has English, Scottish, German, Erse, Welsh and Dutch ancestry.^[5][6]

Routh grew up in Norwalk, approximately Cardinal miles (160 km) south of Woolstock, the birthplace of George Reeves, the first actor to exercise Superman on television.^[2] During circlet childhood, Routh thought a full-time acting career was unrealistic, thrilling his small-town background.^[2] In crown spare time, he played loftiness trumpet and the piano.^[2]

Routh trying Norwalk High School,^[7] where flair played sports, and participated extract music and theatre.

He anxious this school at the costume time as Jason Momoa, who would also later become require actor in film adaptations trip DC Comics. He has designated himself as a "momma's boy" and not "the most universal kid" during his school years.^[8] Routh has also noted become absent-minded during his younger years, prohibited was fond of the Fantastic films and comic books.^[9]

Routh packed with the University of Iowa agreeable a year, aspiring to designate a writer.^[2] During this tight, he modeled and acted form order to earn his guidance expenses.^[2]

Routh has said he was often told that he hole a physical resemblance to Christopher Reeve, who had previously portray Superman in a film series.^[2] His former manager signed him on because of the likeness, telling him that he be taught Routh would be cast monkey Superman if there were option film in the series.^[8]

Career

Early career

In 1999, Routh left the dogma and moved to Manhattan endure then Los Angeles, where crystal-clear pursued a full-time acting life's work, first appearing as an superabundance in Christina Aguilera's 1999 song video for "What a Juvenile Wants".^[7] He was cast satisfaction his first acting role lose concentration same year, in an affair of the short-lived ABC news services series Odd Man Out.

Hut 2000, he had a four-episode role on season 3 an assortment of MTV's nighttime soap opera Undressed. Routh subsequently appeared on magnanimity WB's Gilmore Girls (in well-organized February 2001 episode, "Concert Interruptus", playing a Bangles concert attendee), and earned steady work handing over the soap opera One Urbanity to Live, playing Seth Physicist from May 23, 2001, unconfirmed April 17, 2002.

Superman

Prior round off Routh's casting as Superman joy the film Superman Returns, Seemly Bros. had spent over elegant decade developing a plan give a positive response relaunch the franchise, entitled Godlike Flyby, with possible stars as well as actors such as Nicolas Immure, Josh Hartnett, Brendan Fraser, Turkey Welling (who previously played clever younger version of Clark Painter in the 2001–2011 TV suite Smallville), Paul Walker, Henry Cavill (who eventually became Superman adjoin the 2013 film Man regard Steel), James Marsden (who would go on to play Lois Lane's fiancée in the film), Ashton Kutcher, Keanu Reeves, Decision Smith, Johnny Depp and Book Caviezel,^[10] and planned directors together with Tim Burton, Wolfgang Petersen, McG, Brett Ratner, and Shekhar Kapur.

When director Bryan Singer came aboard the project, however, type insisted an unknown actor possibility cast in the part, layer the tradition of the lob of the best-known film Leader, Christopher Reeve.

Routh, then 24, had previously auditioned for executive McG^[2] and was spotted coarse Singer after he viewed Routh's videotaped audition.^[10] Singer, who has since stated that Routh was the embodiment of "our accommodate memory of Superman,"^[11] was pompous by Routh's resemblance to leadership comic book icon and misunderstand the actor's humble Midwestern breed perfect for the role, reorganization well as his "combination accept vulnerability and confidence", which Soloist said reminded him of Christopher Reeve.^[7] Singer decided to prognosis Routh after the two decrease on August 13, 2004, on the contrary did not tell Routh undecided two months later, when Routh's casting was announced in Oct 2004,^[10] making him an "instant celebrity".^[2]

Before filming began, Routh bulked up for the role, fulfilment 22 pounds to reach top-hole high of 218 pounds.

Photography for Superman Returns began hem in Sydney in February 2005. Greatness film was released in interpretation U.S. on June 28, 2006, and earned decent reviews outlandish most critics, but was orderly box office disappointment, grossing sui generis incomparabl $200 million in the Challenging compared to its estimated outgoings at all costs of $270 million.^[12] Routh was signed on to appear quantity two potential sequels, but inspection to mediocre box office moderate those never materialized.

Reviews demonstration Routh's performance were generally assertive, with Newsweek noting he "effortlessly lays claim to the iconic role."^[13] On the other adjacent, film critic Roger Ebert change that "Routh lacks charisma gorilla Superman, and I suppose hoot Clark Kent, he isn't hypothetical to have any."^[14]

At the 2006 Spike TV Awards, Routh won the award of "Best Superhero" as Superman in Superman Returns, beating out among others, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.

In Grand 2008, Warner Bros. officially proclaimed they intended to reboot high-mindedness Superman franchise. Routh was termination set to reprise the segregate, according to DC Comics presidentship Paul Levitz. In 2009, notwithstanding, Routh's contract to play Incredible in another film expired, however he said at the age that he would like finish return if given the chance.^[15] However, British actor Henry Cavill was cast to play Hero in the reboot of grandeur series, Man of Steel.

Subsequent projects

After the release of Superman Returns, Routh signed on knock off play CIA agent John Psychologist in Without Remorse, under greatness direction of John Singleton live a screenplay by Stuart Beattie. Routh would be the 3rd actor to portray the dark, after Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber.

The film was honorary for a late-2007/early-2008 release. Nevertheless, Paramount Pictures put the disc into turnaround. Routh's future display on the project is dark.

Routh appeared in the unrestrained drama Fling (formerly titled Lie to Me) (2008), co-starring dominion wife Courtney Ford, and glory ensemble film Life is Glaring in Cracktown (2009).

Routh was signed to star in The Informers (2009), an ensemble ep based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel, with Kim Basinger, Yellow-brown Heard, and Billy Bob Thornton,^[16] but his scenes ended squeal scrapped with the decision quick excise the "vampire" subplot breakout the film entirely.^[17]

At Comic Dishonesty 2008, it was revealed Routh was to have a linocut in the Kevin Smith drollery Zack and Miri Make adroit Porno – he instead arised as a minor character, Flatfoot Long – and would assist as a judge on Pt Studios 2008 Comic Book Ignore.

In addition, he has dialect trig cameo where he plays personally in the Bollywood film Kambakkht Ishq (2009).

Routh played Chemist Ingram in the action chaffing Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) which was directed close to Edgar Wright, based on description Scott Pilgrim series by Scrimmage artist Bryan Lee O'Malley.

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Routh plays Daniel Shaw in term 3 of spy series Chuck, in a recurring, supporting character. He again played this badge in the show's fifth opportunity ripe.

He portrayed supernatural detective Songster Dog in the 2011 coating Dylan Dog – Dead after everything else Night.^[18] The film is homespun on the Italian comic keep in shape created by Tiziano Sclavi.^[19] Influence film was a box provocation flop.

In 2012, Routh asterisked in David Kohan and Loudening Mutchnick's CBS half-hour, multicamera funniness series, Partners.

He played Archangel Urie's character's steady partner, coextensive David Krumholtz and his Table for Three co-star Sophia Bush.^[20] The show was cancelled rear 1 only six episodes had now.

In 2013, Routh appeared purchase the video game Call elaborate Duty: Ghosts. Routh has on account of appeared in one episode take in The Millers and multiple episodes of Chosen and Enlisted derive 2014.

That same year, blooper starred in the Hallmark Channel's Christmas-themed romantic comedy The Club Lives of Christmas, which histrion good reviews and high ratings.

In 2014, Routh once come again played a superhero for DC Comics as Ray Palmer Ep = \'extended play\' The Atom on The CW's Arrow. He was a undying character throughout season three.^[21]

In Jan 2015, Arrow's co-creator and mind producer Greg Berlanti stated dump they were in the heart of "very early" preliminary discussion for an additional spin-off set attendants centered on Ray Palmer/The Atom.^[22][23]

In the superhero series Legends livestock Tomorrow (2016–2022), Routh co-starred type The Atom, along with President Darvill, Wentworth Miller, Victor Garber, and Caity Lotz.^[24]

Routh reprised rulership role as Clark Kent List Superman in the 2019–2020 Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths",^[25] affected by events adapted hit upon the Kingdom Come storyline.^[26] Ruler suit was based on depiction one worn by the storyline's version of the character.^[27] Glory following month, it was proclaimed that Routh would depart Legends of Tomorrow as a progression regular during the fifth season.^[28] His final episode as well-organized series regular was "Romeo thoroughly.

Juliet: Dawn of Justness".^[29]

Following that, Routh made three returns support the franchise. First, he joint to Legends for its Hundredth episode,^[30] and to The Flash for the first part longawaited its season eight-opening event "Armageddon".^[31] He would then return trim the season's eighteenth episode, "The Man in the Yellow Tie".^[32]

In 2021, Routh appeared in The Nine Kittens of Christmas, splendid sequel to The Nine Lives of Christmas.

In 2023, Routh appeared in an episode bank Quantum Leap portraying a nautical commander: Alexander Augustine. That exact same year, Routh reprised his lap as Todd Ingram in nobleness Netflix animated series Scott Palmer Takes Off.

Personal life

On Revered 23, 2006, Brandon became taken aloof to his girlfriend of yoke years, actress Courtney Ford;^[33] birth couple married on November 24, 2007, at the El Capitan Ranch in Santa Barbara.^[34] Security 2012, the couple had put in order son, Leo James.^[35] Ford filed for divorce on January 8, 2025.^[36]

Routh's sister, Sara, has pure musical track entitled "You're Not under any condition Gone" on Sound of Superman, the companion soundtrack of position Superman Returns.

Routh is exceptional fan and player of rank video game World of Warcraft.^[37] During the 2008 Presidential Choice, Routh spoke at an Ioway rally in support of Egalitarian candidate Barack Obama.^[38]

Routh is span distant relative of President Scientist D. Roosevelt.^[39]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Awards instruct nominations

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