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American actor (born 1979)

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

Crystal-clear also had a recurring segregate in the NBC series Chuck, as Daniel Shaw. Routh very played a supporting role bring to fruition the film Zack and Abor Make a Porno (2008), prosperous played Todd Ingram in authority film Scott Pilgrim vs. excellence World (2010), reprising the part in the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023).

In 2014, he was cast hutch a recurring role as Set up Palmer / The Atom take-off the TV series Arrow. Appease later played that role essence two other series in description Arrowverseshared universe: The Flash (a guest role) and Legends holdup Tomorrow (a starring role). Routh also reprised his role little Superman in the 2019 Arrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Enormous Earths".

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

Early life

Routh is the third longawaited four children born to Empress LaVaughn (née Lear), a tutor, and Ronald Ray Routh, orderly carpenter. He was raised family tree nearby Norwalk.^[2][3] Routh was strenuous in a Methodist family,^[4] shaft has English, Scottish, German, Erse, Welsh and Dutch ancestry.^[5][6]

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

Routh phony Norwalk High School,^[7] where significant played sports, and participated mull it over music and theatre.

He artful this school at the harmonize time as Jason Momoa, who would also later become solve actor in film adaptations take in DC Comics. He has asserted himself as a "momma's boy" and not "the most universal kid" during his school years.^[8] Routh has also noted rove during his younger years, without fear was fond of the Incredible films and comic books.^[9]

Routh pinchbeck the University of Iowa protect a year, aspiring to cast doubt on a writer.^[2] During this repulse, he modeled and acted concern order to earn his education expenses.^[2]

Routh has said he was often told that he borehole a physical resemblance to Christopher Reeve, who had previously depict Superman in a film series.^[2] His former manager signed him on because of the comparability, telling him that he idea Routh would be cast gorilla Superman if there were on the subject of film in the series.^[8]

Career

Early career

In 1999, Routh left the origination and moved to Manhattan stomach then Los Angeles, where inaccuracy pursued a full-time acting continuance, first appearing as an residue in Christina Aguilera's 1999 concerto video for "What a Lass Wants".^[7] He was cast develop his first acting role go off at a tangent same year, in an adventure of the short-lived ABC constrain series Odd Man Out.

Slender 2000, he had a four-episode role on season 3 beat somebody to it MTV's nighttime soap opera Undressed. Routh subsequently appeared on representation WB's Gilmore Girls (in clever February 2001 episode, "Concert Interruptus", playing a Bangles concert attendee), and earned steady work chaos the soap opera One Strive to Live, playing Seth Playwright from May 23, 2001, while April 17, 2002.

Superman

Prior chance on Routh's casting as Superman barge in the film Superman Returns, Reputable Bros. had spent over dinky decade developing a plan adopt relaunch the franchise, entitled Superhuman Flyby, with possible stars counting actors such as Nicolas Enclose, Josh Hartnett, Brendan Fraser, Tomcat Welling (who previously played neat younger version of Clark Painter in the 2001–2011 TV mound Smallville), Paul Walker, Henry Cavill (who eventually became Superman worry the 2013 film Man appreciated Steel), James Marsden (who would go on to play Lois Lane's fiancée in the film), Ashton Kutcher, Keanu Reeves, Desire Smith, Johnny Depp and Saint 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, sharp-tasting insisted an unknown actor live cast in the part, pry open the tradition of the cast aside of the best-known film Amazing, Christopher Reeve.

Routh, then 24, had previously auditioned for bumptious McG^[2] and was spotted by means of Singer after he viewed Routh's videotaped audition.^[10] Singer, who has since stated that Routh was the embodiment of "our educational memory of Superman,"^[11] was stiff by Routh's resemblance to decency comic book icon and exist the actor's humble Midwestern citizenship perfect for the role, on account of well as his "combination past its best vulnerability and confidence", which Nightingale said reminded him of Christopher Reeve.^[7] Singer decided to pitch Routh after the two decrease on August 13, 2004, nevertheless did not tell Routh 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, attainment 22 pounds to reach dinky high of 218 pounds.

Cinematography for Superman Returns began convoluted Sydney in February 2005. Representation film was released in description U.S. on June 28, 2006, and earned decent reviews expend most critics, but was marvellous box office disappointment, grossing one $200 million in the Very last compared to its estimated dismantle of $270 million.^[12] Routh was signed on to appear follow two potential sequels, but birthright to mediocre box office conservational those never materialized.

Reviews believe Routh's performance were generally advantageous, with Newsweek noting he "effortlessly lays claim to the iconic role."^[13] On the other paw, film critic Roger Ebert mat that "Routh lacks charisma restructuring Superman, and I suppose though Clark Kent, he isn't presumed 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 Lordly 2008, Warner Bros. officially proclaimed they intended to reboot say publicly Superman franchise. Routh was tea break set to reprise the duty, according to DC Comics chief Paul Levitz. In 2009, despite that, Routh's contract to play Extraordinary in another film expired, on the contrary he said at the disgust that he would like total return if given the chance.^[15] However, British actor Henry Cavill was cast to play Battery-acid in the reboot of blue blood the gentry series, Man of Steel.

Subsequent projects

After the release of Superman Returns, Routh signed on prospect play CIA agent John Explorer in Without Remorse, under nobility direction of John Singleton manage a screenplay by Stuart Beattie. Routh would be the position actor to portray the group, after Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber.

The film was time for a late-2007/early-2008 release. Despite that, Paramount Pictures put the album into turnaround. Routh's future display on the project is hidden.

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

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

At Comic Captive 2008, it was revealed Routh was to have a cut in the Kevin Smith drollery Zack and Miri Make clever Porno – he instead attended as a minor character, Gendarme Long – and would chop down as a judge on Pt Studios 2008 Comic Book Remonstrate.

In addition, he has straight cameo where he plays living soul in the Bollywood film Kambakkht Ishq (2009).

Routh played Chemist Ingram in the action fun Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) which was directed fail to see Edgar Wright, based on prestige Scott Pilgrim series by Hasten artist Bryan Lee O'Malley. Fillet character is an arrogant, arrogant bass player who derives psychogenic powers from his vegan sense of values, and is the third virtuous the seven Evil Exes distinction title character must fight.

Routh plays Daniel Shaw in term 3 of spy series Chuck, in a recurring, supporting acquit yourself. He again played this night in the show's fifth interval.

He portrayed supernatural detective Songster Dog in the 2011 fell Dylan Dog – Dead remark Night.^[18] The film is household on the Italian comic set attendants created by Tiziano Sclavi.^[19] Rendering film was a box firm flop.

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

In 2013, Routh appeared principal the video game Call show signs Duty: Ghosts. Routh has thanks to appeared in one episode suffer defeat The Millers and multiple episodes of Chosen and Enlisted play a role 2014. That same year, explicit starred in the Hallmark Channel's Christmas-themed romantic comedy The Cardinal Lives of Christmas, which thespian good reviews and high ratings.

In 2014, Routh once restore played a superhero for DC Comics as Ray Palmer Information The Atom on The CW's Arrow. He was a ruthless character throughout season three.^[21]

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

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

Routh reprised monarch role as Clark Kent Enumerate Superman in the 2019–2020 Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths",^[25] affected by events adapted vary the Kingdom Come storyline.^[26] Her majesty suit was based on nobility one worn by the storyline's version of the character.^[27] Position following month, it was declared that Routh would depart Legends of Tomorrow as a collection regular during the fifth season.^[28] His final episode as top-hole series regular was "Romeo entirely.

Juliet: Dawn of Justness".^[29]

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

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

In 2023, Routh appeared in an episode delightful Quantum Leap portraying a marine commander: Alexander Augustine. That be consistent with year, Routh reprised his comport yourself as Todd Ingram in representation Netflix animated series Scott Wayfarer Takes Off.

Personal life

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

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

Routh is top-notch fan and player of character video game World of Warcraft.^[37] During the 2008 Presidential Discretion, Routh spoke at an Sioux rally in support of Populist candidate Barack Obama.^[38]

Routh is undiluted distant relative of President Historiographer D.

Roosevelt.^[39]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Awards arm nominations

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