Brandon Routh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 9, 1979 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Credits
- 63
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.
Known for
The Flash
2014TV
Ray Palmer / The Atom, Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman, Ray Palmer
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010Movie
Todd Ingram
Arrow
2012TV
Ray Palmer, Ray Palmer (voice)
Superman Returns
2006Movie
Clark Kent / Superman
Supergirl
2015TV
Superman (Earth-96) (archive footage) (uncredited), Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
The Rookie
2018TV
Doug Stanton
Filmography
A Keller Christmas Vacation
2025Movie
Cal Keller
Out of Order
2025Movie
John Slater
Ick
2025Movie
Hank
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023TV
Todd Ingram (voice)
Quantum Leap
2022TV
XO Alexander Augustine
Slugfest
2021TV
Joe Simon
With Love
2021TV
Leo
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
2021Movie
Zachary Stone
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
2020Movie
Self - Todd Ingram / Lollipop Hipster / Elevator Hipster
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020TV
Westley / Princess Buttercup
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
2020Movie
Czar Nicholas
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
2019TV
Gavin's Dad (uncredited)
Batwoman
2019TV
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
The Rookie
2018TV
Doug Stanton
Vixen: The Movie
2017Movie
Ray Palmer / The Atom (voice)
Lady Dynamite
2016TV
Jack
Lost in the Pacific
2016Movie
Chef Mike
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016TV
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman, Ray Palmer / The Atom
400 Days
2015Movie
Theo
Supergirl
2015TV
Superman (Earth-96) (archive footage) (uncredited), Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
Vixen
2015TV
The Atom (voice)
The Nine Lives of Christmas
2014Movie
Zachary Stone
The Flash
2014TV
Ray Palmer / The Atom, Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman, Ray Palmer
black-ish
2014TV
Banner Copeland
Missing William
2014Movie
James Anderson
Enlisted
2014TV
Brandon Stone
The Millers
2013TV
Officer Dixon
Chosen
2013TV
Max Gregory
Arrow
2012TV
Ray Palmer, Ray Palmer (voice)
Partners
2012TV
Wyatt Plank
Crooked Arrows
2012Movie
Joe Logan
The Exes
2011TV
Steve
Cost of Living
2011Movie
Silas
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011Movie
Dylan Dog
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
2010Movie
Self
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010Movie
Todd Ingram
Miss Nobody
2010Movie
Milo Beeber
Unthinkable
2010Movie
Agent D.J Jackson
Stuntmen
2009Movie
Kirby Popoff
Kambakkht Ishq
2009Movie
Brandon Routh
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009Movie
Sizemore
Table for Three
2009Movie
Scott Teller
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
2009Movie
Self
Fling
2008Movie
James
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008Movie
Bobby Long
Community
2008Movie
Bobby
Fear Itself
2008TV
Bobby
Chuck
2007TV
Daniel Shaw
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
2006Movie
Self
The Science of Superman
2006Movie
Self
Superman Returns
2006Movie
Clark Kent / Superman
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006Movie
Self
Denial
2006Movie
Man
Karla
2006Movie
Tim
The Batman
2004TV
Everywhere Man (voice)
Cold Case
2003TV
Henry Phillips (1964)
Oliver Beene
2003TV
Brian
Gilmore Girls
2000TV
Jess
Odd Man Out
1999TV
Connor
Will & Grace
1998TV
Sebastian
The View
1997TV
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Ethan Almighty
Movie