Brandon Routh
Acting
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.
Known for
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010 · Movie
Superman Returns
2006 · Movie
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008 · Movie
Unthinkable
2010 · Movie
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
2020 · Movie
Out of Order
2025 · Movie
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
2010 · Movie
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006 · Movie
Vixen: The Movie
2017 · Movie
Karla
2006 · Movie
Ick
2025 · Movie
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
2009 · Movie
The Nine Lives of Christmas
2014 · Movie
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
2006 · Movie
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
2021 · Movie
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
2020 · Movie
Kambakkht Ishq
2009 · Movie
A Keller Christmas Vacation
2025 · Movie
Miss Nobody
2010 · Movie
Lost in the Pacific
2016 · Movie
Crooked Arrows
2012 · Movie
Cost of Living
2011 · Movie
The Science of Superman
2006 · Movie
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009 · Movie
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011 · Movie
400 Days
2015 · Movie
Table for Three
2009 · Movie
Fling
2008 · Movie
Stuntmen
2009 · Movie
Missing William
2014 · Movie
Ethan Almighty – Ethan’s Law
— · Movie