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.
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
2006
The Nine Lives of Christmas
2014
Superman Returns
2006
Crooked Arrows
2012
Kambakkht Ishq
2009
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010
Cost of Living
2011
The Science of Superman
2006
Lost in the Pacific
2016
Unthinkable
2010
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008
400 Days
2015
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
2020
Missing William
2014
Table for Three
2009
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
2020
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
2021
Ick
2025
Karla
2006
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011
Vixen: The Movie
2017
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
2009
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
2010
Miss Nobody
2010
A Keller Christmas Vacation
2025
Stuntmen
2009
Fling
2008
Out of Order
2025