Brandon Routh
Acting • Born 1979-10-09
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.
Filmography
67 credits
Superman Returns
Movie • 2006
Clark Kent / Superman
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
Movie • 2021
Zachary Stone
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Movie • 2008
Bobby Long
Kambakkht Ishq
Movie • 2009
Brandon Routh
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Movie • 2009
Sizemore
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Movie • 2006
Self
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Movie • 2011
Dylan Dog
Unthinkable
Movie • 2010
Agent D.J Jackson
Fling
Movie • 2008
James
Table for Three
Movie • 2009
Scott Teller
Cost of Living
Movie • 2011
Silas
Crooked Arrows
Movie • 2012
Joe Logan
Out of Order
Movie • 2025
John Slater
Missing William
Movie • 2014
James Anderson
Ick
Movie • 2025
Hank
The Nine Lives of Christmas
Movie • 2014
Zachary Stone
400 Days
Movie • 2015
Theo
The Science of Superman
Movie • 2006
Self
Denial
Movie • 2006
Man
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
Movie • 2006
Self
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
Movie • 2020
Self - Todd Ingram / Lollipop Hipster / Elevator Hipster
Stuntmen
Movie • 2009
Kirby Popoff
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
Movie • 2009
Self
Lost in the Pacific
Movie • 2016
Chef Mike
Vixen: The Movie
Movie • 2017
Ray Palmer / The Atom (voice)
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
Movie • 2020
Czar Nicholas
Karla
Movie • 2006
Tim
Miss Nobody
Movie • 2010
Milo Beeber
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
Movie • 2010
Self
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Movie • 2010
Todd Ingram
《超人 強戰回歸》Superman Returns
Movie
A Keller Christmas Vacation
Movie • 2025
Cal Keller
Chuck
TV • 2007
Daniel Shaw
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Batman
TV • 2004
Everywhere Man (voice)
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Henry Phillips (1964)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Oliver Beene
TV • 2003
Brian
Gilmore Girls
TV • 2000
Jess
Fear Itself
TV • 2008
Bobby
Supergirl
TV • 2015
Superman (Earth-96) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Flash
TV • 2014
Ray Palmer / The Atom
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
TV • 2016
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
TV • 2023
Todd Ingram (voice)
Partners
TV • 2012
Wyatt Plank
Arrow
TV • 2012
Ray Palmer
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
TV • 2016
Ray Palmer / The Atom
With Love
TV • 2021
Leo
The Flash
TV • 2014
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
Odd Man Out
TV • 1999
Connor
Lady Dynamite
TV • 2016
Jack
Slugfest
TV • 2021
Joe Simon
Enlisted
TV • 2014
Brandon Stone
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV • 2020
Westley / Princess Buttercup
The Flash
TV • 2014
Ray Palmer
black-ish
TV • 2014
Banner Copeland
Supergirl
TV • 2015
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
Batwoman
TV • 2019
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
TV • 2019
Gavin's Dad (uncredited)
Quantum Leap
TV • 2022
XO Alexander Augustine
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Sebastian
Arrow
TV • 2012
Ray Palmer (voice)
Chosen
TV • 2013
Max Gregory
The Exes
TV • 2011
Steve
Vixen
TV • 2015
The Atom (voice)
The Rookie
TV • 2018
Doug Stanton
The Millers
TV • 2013
Officer Dixon