Robbie Amell | |
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Born | Robert Patrick Amell IV [1] April 21, 1988 |
Citizenship | Canada (1988–present) United States (2020–present) [2] |
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Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Stephen Amell (cousin) |
Robert Patrick Amell IV (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian-American [3] actor and producer. He is best-known for his roles as Stephen Jameson on The CW series The Tomorrow People , Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm on The CW series The Flash , and Nathan Brown in the Prime Video series Upload . Other roles include Fred Jones in the films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster , The Hunters as Paxton Flynn, The DUFF as Wesley Rush, The Babysitter as Max, and the science fiction film Code 8 as Connor Reed; the latter of which also starred his cousin, Stephen Amell. He also appeared on television shows such as Life with Derek , True Jackson, VP , Unnatural History , and Revenge .
Amell was born in Toronto as the son of Josephine "Jo" Burden and Robert Patrick "Rob" Amell III, who work in the custom jewelry business. [4] [5] [6] His first cousin is Arrow actor, Stephen Amell. [7] Along with his sister, he started modeling and acting in small roles in commercials when he was six years old. At age sixteen, he began landing roles in high school plays such as Louis and Dave and Fionia, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and The Importance of Being Earnest . Because of his love for acting, Amell attended Canadian Studios Acting Academy. He graduated from Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto in 2006. He later pursued his career in acting. [8]
Amell's first role was Daniel Murtaugh in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 , which was filmed in the Muskoka Region of Ontario. Originally meant to be a non-speaking role, he ended up getting a couple of lines. [9] He also appeared in the 2007 horror film Left for Dead . Amell had a role in the Canadian Family Channel series Life with Derek , playing lead character Casey McDonald's boyfriend Max. Life with Derek was distributed worldwide, including US Disney Channel and its international affiliates. [10] He has also appeared in the ABC Family film Picture This . Amell had a recurring role on both the Nickelodeon series True Jackson, VP as Max Madigan's nephew Jimmy, True's love interest, and the Cartoon Network series Unnatural History .
He played the role of Noel Kahn's brother Eric on the ABC Family television series Pretty Little Liars during the show's third season. Amell has played hockey since he was a child and considered making a career of it until discovering his love of acting. [11] He also takes break dancing lessons.[ citation needed ] He had a recurring role on MTV's Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous . He was cast as Fred Jones in the 2009 TV movie Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins , which became the most watched telecast ever on Cartoon Network. He reprised the role in the 2010 sequel Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster . [12]
In 2013, Amell received his biggest role to date, lead character Stephen Jameson in CW's sci-fi drama The Tomorrow People , a remake of the British series of the same name.[ citation needed ] In May 2014, Amell joined The DUFF as Wesley. [13] On July 9, 2014, Amell was cast as a major recurring character on the CW series The Flash as Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm in seasons one and three, [14] as well as two different types of Deathstorm in seasons two and eight. [15] [16]
In July 2015, Amell was cast in the tenth season of The X-Files as FBI Agent Miller. [17] Amell starred alongside Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Garner in Nine Lives , which was released on August 5, 2016. [18] [19] In 2017, he co-starred in McG's horror film The Babysitter . [20] He reprised his role in the 2020 sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen . [21]
Amell starred in and executive produced the 2019 sci-fi action film Code 8 , with Stephen Amell co-starring and also executive producing. The film, expanding on an earlier short, was funded by an Indiegogo campaign which raised over $2 million. [22] He returned to star and produce the 2024 sequel, Code 8: Part II. [23]
Since 2020, Amell has starred in Upload , a science fiction comedy series on Amazon Prime Video. [24] Amell's performance was cited as a highlight of the series, particularly his chemistry with co-star Andy Allo and when playing dual roles in the third season. [25] [26] [27]
Amell began dating actress Italia Ricci in July 2008. [28] The couple got engaged on August 20, 2014, and married on October 15, 2016. [29] Amell and Ricci had their first child, a son, in 2019; [1] they became dual Canadian/US citizens in January 2020 and reside in Toronto. [30]
Amell was a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey team growing up, though since his move to Los Angeles, Amell has begun cheering for the Los Angeles Kings, but still calls Toronto his "second team". In a 2015 interview, Amell discussed his support for a second NHL team in Toronto via league expansion. [31]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Daniel Murtaugh | |
2007 | American Pie Presents: Beta House | Nick Anderson | Direct-to-video |
2007 | Left for Dead | Blair | |
2008 | Picture This | Drew Patterson | Direct-to-video |
2009 | The Alyson Stoner Project | VIP guest | |
2012 | Struck by Lightning | Justin Walker | |
2013 | The Hunters | Paxton Flynn | |
2014 | Criminal | Dino | Short film |
2015 | The DUFF | Wesley Rush | |
2015 | Max | Kyle Wincott | |
2015 | Anatomy of the Tide | Brad McManus | |
2016 | Code 8 | Connor Reed | Short film; also executive producer |
2016 | Nine Lives | David Brand | |
2016 | ARQ | Renton | |
2017 | The Babysitter | Max | |
2018 | When We First Met | Ethan | |
2019 | Code 8 | Connor Reed | Also producer |
2020 | Desperados | Jared | |
2020 | The Babysitter: Killer Queen | Max | |
2020 | Eat Wheaties! | Brandon | |
2021 | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City | Chris Redfield | |
2023 | Simulant | Evan | [32] |
2023 | Float | Blake Hamilton | Also producer |
2023 | EXmas | Graham | |
2024 | Code 8: Part II | Connor Reed | Also producer |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Runaway | Stephen | 2 episodes |
2006–2008 | Life with Derek | Max Miller | 17 episodes |
2008 | Murdoch Mysteries | Wallace Driscoll | Episode: "Still Waters" |
2008 | Picture This | Drew Patterson | Television film |
2008–2011 | True Jackson, VP | Jimmy Madigan | Main role |
2009 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Fred Jones | Television film |
2010 | Unnatural History | Michael O'Malley | 2 episodes |
2010 | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Fred Jones | Television film |
2010 | Destroy Build Destroy | Himself | Episode: "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster vs. Dude, What Would Happen" |
2011 | How I Met Your Mother | Nate "Scooby" Scooberman | 2 episodes |
2011 | Brothers & Sisters | Young William Walker | Episode: "For Better or for Worse" |
2011–2012 | Revenge | Adam Connor | 4 episodes |
2011 | CSI: NY | Riley Frazier | Episode: "Air Apparent" |
2012 | Alcatraz | Young Ray Archer | 3 episodes |
2012 | Hornet's Nest | Andy Brazil | Television film |
2012 | Pretty Little Liars | Eric Kahn | Episode: "The Kahn Game" |
2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Billy Keats | Episode: "Popilikia" |
2013 | Hot in Cleveland | Lloyd | Episode: "The Conversation" |
2013 | 1600 Penn | D.B. | 7 episodes |
2013 | Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous | Nick | 8 episodes |
2013–2014 | The Tomorrow People | Stephen Jameson | Main role |
2013 | The Hunters | Paxton Flynn | Television film |
2014 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | Episode: "Robbie Amell" |
2014–2017, 2022 | The Flash | Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm, Deathstorm | Recurring role |
2015 | Modern Family | Chase | Episode: "Closet? You'll Love It!" |
2015 | Chasing Life | Ecstasy Guy | Episode: "Wild Thing"; uncredited [33] |
2016–2018 | The X-Files | Special Agent Kyd Miller | 3 episodes |
2018–2019 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Kevin | 3 episodes |
2020–present | Upload | Nathan Brown | Lead role |
2023 | The Witcher | Gallatin | 3 episodes |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2015 | 17th Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actor: Comedy | The DUFF | Nominated |
Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Mae Whitman) | Nominated | |||
2021 | 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Nominated [34] |
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