Brandon Routh

Brandon Routh gained significant public attention when he was cast as the iconic superhero in the 2006 film Superman Returns. His portrayal garnered positive reviews, with Newsweek noting he ‘effortlessly lays claim to the iconic role,’ and earned him a ‘Best Superhero’ award at the 2006 Spike TV Awards. Routh’s professional acting career began in 1999 with a role in the ABC television series Odd Man Out. He subsequently appeared in Gilmore Girls and MTV’s Undressed, and held a recurring role as Seth Anderson on the soap opera One Life to Live from 2001 to 2002.

In recent years, Routh has continued to maintain a strong presence in both television and animation. He appeared in the holiday film The Nine Kittens of Christmas (2021), a sequel to his 2014 movie The Nine Lives of Christmas. In 2023, he took on a guest role in an episode of NBC’s acclaimed series Quantum Leap. The same year, Routh reprised his fan-favorite character Todd Ingram in the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, further expanding his celebrated work in the comic book and genre space.