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Brandon Routh
1 FOLLOWER • 25 CREDITS • OCT 9, 1979 • 44
Biography
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.
Known For
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Arrow
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vqBsgL9nd2v04ZvCqPzwtckDdFD.jpg)
Supergirl
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xAFMZ3wFIEXTISryRZD94AAvWng.jpg)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5dmiNE8UdAqIyjjwZZWsjMhhV0b.jpg)
Cold Case
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wAoei8KMQ5SXpmABw43hbfQKS8q.jpg)
Quantum Leap
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pBpxKiitMuYXvtsXNSzya8DKKzV.jpg)
Batwoman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ga1zJ6UejPIfyL8BA22pK6dqsC8.jpg)
black-ish
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wbeqBUFydztHDQ4h7dZqnknh5HE.jpg)
The Rookie
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8hWwBpB1mLUKqzjdGrcvJcIklp4.jpg)
Gilmore Girls
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vlcynm3pJf5tRsyXre9oEnVAEVb.jpg)
Fear Itself
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vEZvGVVMjk1TRs59nfypTI5lAXj.jpg)
Chuck
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/H7UoEyxRPKdwgdy4kt7UbvkAlX.jpg)
With Love
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3w7koeOR2x71XYMJDGpygxYtScI.jpg)
The Batman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d05IXcye3cdJIclnW2ccmOb6ceV.jpg)
Lady Dynamite
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yZevl2vHQgmosfwUdVNzviIfaWS.jpg)
The Flash
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v2cyF2PZB2GQBP4fzGG57Xg0r3w.jpg)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/icv3e1l8od9VjQD4NlvpBySyY09.jpg)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g5IoYeudx9XBEfwNL0fHvSckLBz.jpg)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/40qxr2p2s297Q1mWFJOsRatQPK0.jpg)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nHROk2C6bv8LqtvyYd0tCMURbxC.jpg)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6yQqguytl10FhImngDHV90Aqewa.jpg)
Unthinkable
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hw9rJ6DsbyEa1cPijUfdroYOQtY.jpg)
Partners
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gGI5PXdfgwvj3S7J9hLE6Acsfy6.jpg)
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/385XwTQZDpRX2d3kxtnpiLrjBXw.jpg)
Superman Returns
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1CZ4vb5FRMIApRI01ZxvzxjerlP.jpg)
Magic: The Gathering
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