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