Brandon Routh

ABOUT BRANDON ROUTH

He became known for playing Superman in the 2006 film Superman Returns . In his television career, he played Daniel Shaw in the TV comedy show Chuck as well as Ray Palmer in the series Legends of Tomorrow .

His first acting appearance was in Christina Aguilera 's music video for the song "What a Girl Wants." Afterwards, he was cast in ABC's Odd Man Out.

He is a former model and played the main character in Dylan Dog: Dead of Night.

His mother Catherine worked as a teacher and his father Ronald worked as a carpenter. He married actress Courtney Ford in November 2007 after three years of dating. They filed for divorce in January 2025. He has a son named Leo. Later in 2025, he was romantically linked to actor Rachael Leigh Cook .

He costarred with Kate Bosworth in the movie Superman Returns.