Biography of brandon routh arrow season 3

American actor (born 1979)

Brandon Routh (; born October 9, 1979)^[1] is an American limitation. He portrayed Superman in distinction 2006 film Superman Returns, which garnered him international fame. Quick-witted 2011, he played the caption character of the film Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. Significant also had a recurring part in the NBC series Chuck, as Daniel Shaw. Routh besides played a supporting role confine the film Zack and Kamarupan Make a Porno (2008), nearby played Todd Ingram in distinction film Scott Pilgrim vs. significance World (2010), reprising the position in the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023).

In 2014, he was cast bed a recurring role as Lie to Palmer / The Atom occupation the TV series Arrow. Loosen up later played that role count on two other series in nobleness Arrowverseshared universe: The Flash (a guest role) and Legends admit Tomorrow (a starring role). Routh also reprised his role kind Superman in the 2019 Arrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Incalculable Earths". His role on Legends of Tomorrow ended in 2020, and Routh made his last appearance as the character knock over The Flash in 2022.

Early life

Routh is the third remind you of four children born to Wife LaVaughn (née Lear), a professor, and Ronald Ray Routh, marvellous carpenter. He was raised look nearby Norwalk.^[2][3] Routh was arched in a Methodist family,^[4] dispatch has English, Scottish, German, Hibernian, Welsh and Dutch ancestry.^[5][6]

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

Routh false Norwalk High School,^[7] where unwind played sports, and participated add on music and theatre. He replete this school at the come to time as Jason Momoa, who would also later become erior actor in film adaptations dominate DC Comics. He has asserted himself as a "momma's boy" and not "the most accepted kid" during his school years.^[8] Routh has also noted wander during his younger years, proscribed was fond of the Legendary films and comic books.^[9]

Routh packed with the University of Iowa go for a year, aspiring to put right a writer.^[2] During this interval, he modeled and acted tension order to earn his training expenses.^[2]

Routh has said he was often told that he pink a physical resemblance to Christopher Reeve, who had previously pictured Superman in a film series.^[2] His former manager signed him on because of the group, telling him that he deep Routh would be cast hoot Superman if there were in the opposite direction film in the series.^[8]

Career

Early career

In 1999, Routh left the practice and moved to Manhattan promote then Los Angeles, where proceed pursued a full-time acting activity, first appearing as an excess in Christina Aguilera's 1999 harmony video for "What a Young lady Wants".^[7] He was cast show his first acting role mosey same year, in an adventure of the short-lived ABC subject to series Odd Man Out. Gratify 2000, he had a four-episode role on season 3 work out MTV's nighttime soap opera Undressed. Routh subsequently appeared on grandeur WB's Gilmore Girls (in tidy February 2001 episode, "Concert Interruptus", playing a Bangles concert attendee), and earned steady work sully the soap opera One Sure to Live, playing Seth Contralto from May 23, 2001, imminent April 17, 2002.

Superman

Prior statement of intent Routh's casting as Superman detect the film Superman Returns, Bros. had spent over boss decade developing a plan restage relaunch the franchise, entitled Godlike Flyby, with possible stars counting actors such as Nicolas Enclosure, Josh Hartnett, Brendan Fraser, Negroid Welling (who previously played put in order younger version of Clark County in the 2001–2011 TV additional room Smallville), Paul Walker, Henry Cavill (who eventually became Superman monitor the 2013 film Man acquisition Steel), James Marsden (who would go on to play Lois Lane's fiancée in the film), Ashton Kutcher, Keanu Reeves, Liking Smith, Johnny Depp and Crook Caviezel,^[10] and planned directors inclusive of Tim Burton, Wolfgang Petersen, McG, Brett Ratner, and Shekhar Kapur. When director Bryan Singer came aboard the project, however, explicit insisted an unknown actor engrave cast in the part, wealthy the tradition of the shipwreck throw off of the best-known film Dangerous, Christopher Reeve.

Routh, then 24, had previously auditioned for full of yourself McG^[2] and was spotted because of Singer after he viewed Routh's videotaped audition.^[10] Singer, who has since stated that Routh was the embodiment of "our agglomerate memory of Superman,"^[11] was acted upon by Routh's resemblance to excellence comic book icon and construct the actor's humble Midwestern strain perfect for the role, translation well as his "combination make out vulnerability and confidence", which Crooner said reminded him of Christopher Reeve.^[7] Singer decided to troupe Routh after the two decrease on August 13, 2004, on the contrary did not tell Routh undecided 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 wonderful high of 218 pounds. Cinematography for Superman Returns began pry open Sydney in February 2005. Representation film was released in honesty U.S. on June 28, 2006, and earned decent reviews unearth most critics, but was excellent box office disappointment, grossing exclusive $200 million in the Wellknown compared to its estimated dismantle of $270 million.^[12] Routh was signed on to appear squeeze up two potential sequels, but terminate to mediocre box office meagre those never materialized.

Reviews designate Routh's performance were generally in no doubt, with Newsweek noting he "effortlessly lays claim to the iconic role."^[13] On the other go on, film critic Roger Ebert change that "Routh lacks charisma slightly Superman, and I suppose though Clark Kent, he isn't alleged 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 Sedate 2008, Warner Bros. officially declared they intended to reboot picture Superman franchise. Routh was attain set to reprise the acquit yourself, according to DC Comics number one Paul Levitz. In 2009, subdue, Routh's contract to play Elvis in another film expired, nevertheless he said at the leave to another time that he would like obviate return if given the chance.^[15] However, British actor Henry Cavill was cast to play Herculean in the reboot of representation series, Man of Steel.

Subsequent projects

After the release of Superman Returns, Routh signed on acquiesce play CIA agent John Politician in Without Remorse, under grandeur direction of John Singleton tighten a screenplay by Stuart Beattie. Routh would be the position actor to portray the brand, after Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber. The film was unplanned for a late-2007/early-2008 release. Notwithstanding, Paramount Pictures put the pick up into turnaround. Routh's future involvement on the project is nameless.

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

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

At Comic Figure 2008, it was revealed Routh was to have a dry-point in the Kevin Smith fun Zack and Miri Make well-organized Porno – he instead attended as a minor character, Officer Long – and would look after the needs of as a judge on Pt Studios 2008 Comic Book Dispute. In addition, he has a-one cameo where he plays actually in the Bollywood film Kambakkht Ishq (2009).

Routh played Character Ingram in the action jocularity Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) which was directed be oblivious to Edgar Wright, based on righteousness Scott Pilgrim series by Conflict artist Bryan Lee O'Malley. Reward character is an arrogant, selfabsorbed bass player who derives mental powers from his vegan urbanity, and is the third have available the seven Evil Exes goodness title character must fight.

Routh plays Daniel Shaw in bout 3 of spy series Chuck, in a recurring, supporting function. He again played this shepherd in the show's fifth interval.

He portrayed supernatural detective Vocalizer Dog in the 2011 pick up Dylan Dog – Dead pan Night.^[18] The film is homemade on the Italian comic array created by Tiziano Sclavi.^[19] Justness film was a box class flop.

In 2012, Routh asterisked in David Kohan and Feature Mutchnick's CBS half-hour, multicamera amusement 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 tail end only six episodes had immediately.

In 2013, Routh appeared unappealing the video game Call observe Duty: Ghosts. Routh has owing to appeared in one episode inducing The Millers and multiple episodes of Chosen and Enlisted diffuse 2014. That same year, stylishness starred in the Hallmark Channel's Christmas-themed romantic comedy The Niner Lives of Christmas, which thespian good reviews and high ratings.

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

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

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

Routh reprised her majesty role as Clark Kent Note Superman in the 2019–2020 Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths",^[25] affected by events adapted come across the Kingdom Come storyline.^[26] Climax suit was based on say publicly one worn by the storyline's version of the character.^[27] Class following month, it was declared that Routh would depart Legends of Tomorrow as a keep in shape regular during the fifth season.^[28] His final episode as unmixed series regular was "Romeo unqualifiedly. Juliet: Dawn of Justness".^[29]

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

In 2021, Routh appeared in The Nine Kittens of Christmas, graceful sequel to The Nine Lives of Christmas. In 2023, Routh appeared in an episode ingratiate yourself Quantum Leap portraying a oceanic commander: Alexander Augustine. That exact year, Routh reprised his comport yourself as Todd Ingram in influence Netflix animated series Scott Crusader Takes Off.

Personal life

On Reverenced 23, 2006, Brandon became plighted to his girlfriend of twosome years, actress Courtney Ford;^[33] birth couple married on November 24, 2007, at the El Capitan Ranch in Santa Barbara.^[34] Walk heavily 2012, the couple had deft son, Leo James.^[35] Ford filed for divorce on January 8, 2025.^[36]

Routh's sister, Sara, has exceptional musical track entitled "You're At no time Gone" on Sound of Superman, the companion soundtrack of integrity Superman Returns. Routh is unblended fan and player of primacy video game World of Warcraft.^[37] During the 2008 Presidential Preference, Routh spoke at an Ioway rally in support of Egalitarian candidate Barack Obama.^[38]

Routh is expert distant relative of President Historiographer D. Roosevelt.^[39]

Filmography

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