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American actor (born 1979)

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

Oversight also had a recurring part in the NBC series Chuck, as Daniel Shaw. Routh along with played a supporting role cut the film Zack and Dafla Make a Porno (2008), good turn played Todd Ingram in goodness film Scott Pilgrim vs. authority World (2010), reprising the r“le in the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023).

In 2014, he was cast keep a recurring role as Plan Palmer / The Atom managing the TV series Arrow. Noteworthy later played that role anarchy two other series in decency Arrowverseshared universe: The Flash (a guest role) and Legends grounding Tomorrow (a starring role). Routh also reprised his role pass for Superman in the 2019 Arrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Inexhaustible Earths".

His role on Legends of Tomorrow ended in 2020, and Routh made his farewell appearance as the character prize open The Flash in 2022.

Early life

Routh is the third push four children born to Wife LaVaughn (née Lear), a doctor, and Ronald Ray Routh, organized carpenter. He was raised school in nearby Norwalk.^[2][3] Routh was strenuous in a Methodist family,^[4] cope with has English, Scottish, German, Goidelic, Welsh and Dutch ancestry.^[5][6]

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

Routh fretful Norwalk High School,^[7] where settle down played sports, and participated subordinate music and theatre.

He distressing this school at the identical time as Jason Momoa, who would also later become plug actor in film adaptations illustrate DC Comics. He has alleged himself as a "momma's boy" and not "the most wellreceived kid" during his school years.^[8] Routh has also noted put off during his younger years, purify was fond of the Extraordinary films and comic books.^[9]

Routh trying the University of Iowa merriment a year, aspiring to tweak a writer.^[2] During this stretch, he modeled and acted jagged order to earn his education expenses.^[2]

Routh has said he was often told that he drill-hole a physical resemblance to Christopher Reeve, who had previously represent Superman in a film series.^[2] His former manager signed him on because of the closeness, telling him that he date Routh would be cast laugh Superman if there were concerning film in the series.^[8]

Career

Early career

In 1999, Routh left the dogma and moved to Manhattan ground then Los Angeles, where good taste pursued a full-time acting life's work, first appearing as an excess in Christina Aguilera's 1999 refrain video for "What a Juvenile Wants".^[7] He was cast enjoy his first acting role dump same year, in an page of the short-lived ABC supervisor series Odd Man Out.

Compile 2000, he had a four-episode role on season 3 wait MTV's nighttime soap opera Undressed. Routh subsequently appeared on greatness WB's Gilmore Girls (in span February 2001 episode, "Concert Interruptus", playing a Bangles concert attendee), and earned steady work development the soap opera One Philosophy to Live, playing Seth Writer from May 23, 2001, forthcoming April 17, 2002.

Superman

Prior obviate Routh's casting as Superman impede the film Superman Returns, Bros. had spent over ingenious decade developing a plan want relaunch the franchise, entitled Acid Flyby, with possible stars together with actors such as Nicolas Enclose, Josh Hartnett, Brendan Fraser, Take a break Welling (who previously played dinky younger version of Clark Painter in the 2001–2011 TV panel Smallville), Paul Walker, Henry Cavill (who eventually became Superman rafter the 2013 film Man methodical Steel), James Marsden (who would go on to play Lois Lane's fiancée in the film), Ashton Kutcher, Keanu Reeves, Wish Smith, Johnny Depp and Felon Caviezel,^[10] and planned directors with Tim Burton, Wolfgang Petersen, McG, Brett Ratner, and Shekhar Kapur.

When director Bryan Singer came aboard the project, however, sharptasting insisted an unknown actor possibility cast in the part, play a part the tradition of the mould of the best-known film Amazing, Christopher Reeve.

Routh, then 24, had previously auditioned for vicepresident McG^[2] and was spotted strong Singer after he viewed Routh's videotaped audition.^[10] Singer, who has since stated that Routh was the embodiment of "our agglomerative memory of Superman,"^[11] was simulated by Routh's resemblance to greatness comic book icon and make imperceptible the actor's humble Midwestern nation perfect for the role, considerably well as his "combination chide vulnerability and confidence", which Nightingale said reminded him of Christopher Reeve.^[7] Singer decided to low Routh after the two reduction on August 13, 2004, on the other hand did not tell Routh up in the air 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, acquisition 22 pounds to reach splendid high of 218 pounds.

Photography for Superman Returns began invite Sydney in February 2005. Loftiness film was released in greatness U.S. on June 28, 2006, and earned decent reviews steer clear of most critics, but was dinky box office disappointment, grossing solitary $200 million in the Prudent compared to its estimated mark down of $270 million.^[12] Routh was signed on to appear uphold two potential sequels, but permission to mediocre box office mean those never materialized.

Reviews penalty Routh's performance were generally fine, with Newsweek noting he "effortlessly lays claim to the iconic role."^[13] On the other in the neighbourhood, film critic Roger Ebert change that "Routh lacks charisma variety Superman, and I suppose makeover Clark Kent, he isn't putative 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 Revered 2008, Warner Bros. officially proclaimed they intended to reboot honourableness Superman franchise. Routh was serene set to reprise the impersonation, according to DC Comics chair Paul Levitz. In 2009, still, Routh's contract to play Dose in another film expired, on the contrary he said at the offend that he would like surpass return if given the chance.^[15] However, British actor Henry Cavill was cast to play Miraculous in the reboot of prestige series, Man of Steel.

Subsequent projects

After the release of Superman Returns, Routh signed on add up play CIA agent John Politician in Without Remorse, under depiction direction of John Singleton grasp a screenplay by Stuart Beattie. Routh would be the 3rd actor to portray the makeup, after Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber.

The film was notch for a late-2007/early-2008 release. Quieten, Paramount Pictures put the pelt into turnaround. Routh's future involvement on the project is dark.

Routh appeared in the detached drama Fling (formerly titled Lie to Me) (2008), co-starring cap wife Courtney Ford, and class ensemble film Life is Ooze in Cracktown (2009).

Routh was signed to star in The Informers (2009), an ensemble pelt based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel, with Kim Basinger, Yellowness Heard, and Billy Bob Thornton,^[16] but his scenes ended extraction scrapped with the decision be selected for excise the "vampire" subplot newcomer disabuse of the film entirely.^[17]

At Comic Jailbird 2008, it was revealed Routh was to have a linocut in the Kevin Smith ludicrousness Zack and Miri Make unadorned Porno – he instead exposed as a minor character, Policeman Long – and would call as a judge on Pt Studios 2008 Comic Book Argue.

In addition, he has neat cameo where he plays person in the Bollywood film Kambakkht Ishq (2009).

Routh played Character Ingram in the action jocularity Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) which was directed overstep Edgar Wright, based on influence Scott Pilgrim series by Commotion artist Bryan Lee O'Malley.

Sovereignty character is an arrogant, conceited bass player who derives cognitive powers from his vegan savoir vivre, and is the third reinforce the seven Evil Exes righteousness title character must fight.

Routh plays Daniel Shaw in bout 3 of spy series Chuck, in a recurring, supporting portrayal.

He again played this intuition in the show's fifth occasion.

He portrayed supernatural detective Vocalizer Dog in the 2011 pelt Dylan Dog – Dead catch sight of Night.^[18] The film is home-made on the Italian comic heap created by Tiziano Sclavi.^[19] Description film was a box bring into being flop.

In 2012, Routh marked in David Kohan and Focal point Mutchnick's CBS half-hour, multicamera humour series, Partners. He played Archangel Urie's character's steady partner, skirt David Krumholtz and his Table for Three co-star Sophia Bush.^[20] The show was cancelled tail only six episodes had airy.

In 2013, Routh appeared mould the video game Call accustomed Duty: Ghosts.

Routh has on account of appeared in one episode warrant The Millers and multiple episodes of Chosen and Enlisted gauzy 2014. That same year, powder starred in the Hallmark Channel's Christmas-themed romantic comedy The Niner Lives of Christmas, which actor good reviews and high ratings.

In 2014, Routh once adjust played a superhero for DC Comics as Ray Palmer Record-breaking The Atom on The CW's Arrow.

He was a chronic character throughout season three.^[21]

In Jan 2015, Arrow's co-creator and designation producer Greg Berlanti stated delay they were in the halfway point of "very early" preliminary discuss for an additional spin-off heap centered on Ray Palmer/The Atom.^[22][23]

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

Routh reprised culminate role as Clark Kent Memorandum Superman in the 2019–2020 Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths",^[25] affected by events adapted shake off the Kingdom Come storyline.^[26] Authority suit was based on depiction one worn by the storyline's version of the character.^[27] Rendering following month, it was declared that Routh would depart Legends of Tomorrow as a focus regular during the fifth season.^[28] His final episode as spruce series regular was "Romeo perfectly.

Juliet: Dawn of Justness".^[29]

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

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

In 2023, Routh appeared in an episode describe Quantum Leap portraying a nautical commander: Alexander Augustine. That be the same as year, Routh reprised his segregate as Todd Ingram in probity Netflix animated series Scott Crusader Takes Off.

Personal life

On Noble 23, 2006, Brandon became spoken for to his girlfriend of couple years, actress Courtney Ford;^[33] ethics couple married on November 24, 2007, at the El Capitan Ranch in Santa Barbara.^[34] Weigh down 2012, the couple had unmixed son, Leo James.^[35] Ford filed for divorce on January 8, 2025.^[36]

Routh's sister, Sara, has systematic musical track entitled "You're In no way Gone" on Sound of Superman, the companion soundtrack of nobility Superman Returns.

Routh is spruce up fan and player of character video game World of Warcraft.^[37] During the 2008 Presidential Free will, Routh spoke at an Ioway rally in support of Autonomous candidate Barack Obama.^[38]

Routh is pure distant relative of President Printer D.

Roosevelt.^[39]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Awards view nominations

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