Cast & creator
Brandon Routh
Best known for The Rookie, The Flash, The Flash
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.
Also known as: Brandon James Routh
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film credits
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television credits
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1992–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (72)
Showing 72 of 72 credits
The Rookie
Doug Stanton
2018
The Flash
Ray Palmer / The Atom
2014The Flash
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
2014The Flash
Ray Palmer
2014
The View
Self
1997
Arrow
Ray Palmer
2012Arrow
Ray Palmer (voice)
2012
Gilmore Girls
Jess
2000
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
2016DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Ray Palmer / The Atom
2016
Will & Grace
Sebastian
1998
Cold Case
Henry Phillips (1964)
2003
Supergirl
Superman (Earth-96) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015Supergirl
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
2015
black-ish
Banner Copeland
2014
Chuck
Daniel Shaw
2007
The Batman
Everywhere Man (voice)
2004
The Exes
Steve
2011
Batwoman
Ray Palmer / The Atom / Clark Kent / Superman
2019
Quantum Leap
XO Alexander Augustine
2022
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Todd Ingram (voice)
2023
The Millers
Officer Dixon
2013
Fear Itself
Bobby
2008
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Todd Ingram
2010
Superman Returns
Clark Kent / Superman
2006
Oliver Beene
Brian
2003
With Love
Leo
2021
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley / Princess Buttercup
2020
Enlisted
Brandon Stone
2014
Lady Dynamite
Jack
2016
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Bobby Long
2008
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Gavin's Dad (uncredited)
2019
Chosen
Max Gregory
2013
Unthinkable
Agent D.J Jackson
2010
Vixen
The Atom (voice)
2015
Slugfest
Joe Simon
2021
Partners
Wyatt Plank
2012
Odd Man Out
Connor
1999
400 Days
Theo
2015
Vixen: The Movie
Ray Palmer / The Atom (voice)
2017
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Dylan Dog
2011
The Nine Lives of Christmas
Zachary Stone
2014
Ick
Hank
2025Ick
Executive Producer
2025
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
2006
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
Czar Nicholas
2020
Happily
Thanks
2021
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
Self
2009
Karla
Tim
2006
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
Zachary Stone
2021
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
Self
2010
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Sizemore
2009
A Keller Christmas Vacation
Cal Keller
2025
Ethan Almighty
Kambakkht Ishq
Brandon Routh
2009
Lost in the Pacific
Chef Mike
2016
Table for Three
Scott Teller
2009
Crooked Arrows
Joe Logan
2012
Community
Bobby
2008
Miss Nobody
Milo Beeber
2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
Self - Todd Ingram / Lollipop Hipster / Elevator Hipster
2020
Out of Order
John Slater
2025Out of Order
Producer
2025
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
Self
2006
The Science of Superman
Self
2006
Cost of Living
Silas
2011
Missing William
James Anderson
2014
Fling
James
2008Fling
Producer
2008
Stuntmen
Kirby Popoff
2009Denial
Man
2006