Brandon Routh
Acting
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.
TV Shows(30)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Todd Ingram (voice)
2023
Quantum Leap
XO Alexander Augustine
2022
Slugfest
Joe Simon
2021
With Love
Leo
2021
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley / Princess Buttercup
2020
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Gavin's Dad (uncredited)
2019
Batwoman
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
2019
The Rookie
Doug Stanton
2018
Lady Dynamite
Jack
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
2016
Supergirl
Superman (Earth-96) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Vixen
The Atom (voice)
2015
The Flash
Ray Palmer / The Atom
2014
black-ish
Banner Copeland
2014
Enlisted
Brandon Stone
2014
The Millers
Officer Dixon
2013
Chosen
Max Gregory
2013
Arrow
Ray Palmer
2012
Partners
Wyatt Plank
2012
The Exes
Steve
2011
Fear Itself
Bobby
2008
Chuck
Daniel Shaw
2007
The Batman
Everywhere Man (voice)
2004
Cold Case
Henry Phillips (1964)
2003
Oliver Beene
Brian
2003
Gilmore Girls
Jess
2000
Odd Man Out
Connor
1999
Will & Grace
Sebastian
1998
The View
Self
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Movies(32)
A Keller Christmas Vacation
Cal Keller
2025
Out of Order
John Slater
2025
Ick
Hank
2025
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
Zachary Stone
2021
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
Self - Todd Ingram / Lollipop Hipster / Elevator Hipster
2020
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
Czar Nicholas
2020
Vixen: The Movie
Ray Palmer / The Atom (voice)
2017
Lost in the Pacific
Chef Mike
2016
400 Days
Theo
2015
The Nine Lives of Christmas
Zachary Stone
2014
Missing William
James Anderson
2014
Crooked Arrows
Joe Logan
2012
Cost of Living
Silas
2011
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Dylan Dog
2011
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
Self
2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Todd Ingram
2010
Miss Nobody
Milo Beeber
2010
Unthinkable
Agent D.J Jackson
2010
Stuntmen
Kirby Popoff
2009
Kambakkht Ishq
Brandon Routh
2009
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Sizemore
2009
Table for Three
Scott Teller
2009
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
Self
2009
Fling
James
2008
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Bobby Long
2008
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
Self
2006
The Science of Superman
Self
2006
Superman Returns
Clark Kent / Superman
2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
2006
Denial
Man
2006
Karla
Tim
2006
Ethan Almighty – Ethan’s Law