Stephen Amell
| Stephen Amell | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1981 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
Stephen Amell (born May 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor
[edit] Career
He is known for his role on the television series Rent-a-Goalie, as well as his work co-starring opposite Shirley MacLaine and Mischa Barton in the feature length motion picture Closing the Ring.
He also played Adam in the first season of the television series Dante's Cove; he was replaced in the second season by Jon Fleming.
In 2007, Stephen won a Gemini Award for his guest-starring role on Regenesis.
Stephen was also nominated for a Gemini Award in the Best Ensemble Cast Category for Rent-a-Goalie.
He had recurring roles in the TV Series Da Kink In My Hair and Heartland.
Stephen, credited as 'Steve Amell,' appeared in three episodes of the fourth season of Queer as Folk as the Liberty Ride spinning instructor.
On December 3rd 2010 Stephen joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries as werewolf 'Brady' for season 2.
Stephen starred as Joran van der Sloot in the Lifetime movie Justice for Natalee Holloway which originally aired in May 2011.
On Sunday, October 2nd, 2011, Season 3 of HBO's TV series Hung premieres with Stephen starring as busboy-turned-prostitute 'Jason', a younger rival "ho" to Thomas Jane's 'Ray Drecker'. And in 90210 Season 4 Episode 4 & 5 as Jim.
Friday, October 28th, 2011 - Stephen announced that he'd just finished filming the Christmas episode of New Girl with Zooey Deschanel and Max Greenfield. He touches on the experience of filming his first "network half hour comedy" in an interview with Daemon's tv here.
The Hollywood Reporter announced on November 9th, 2011 that Stephen booked the recurring role of "Scottie", a paramedic on ABC's primetime medical drama Private Practice. Stephen began filming mid-November and has said via his Facebook page that the episodes will likely begin airing in January.
In January 2012, Amell was cast as the titular character in the The CW pilot Arrow, a re-imaging of the comic-book character The Green Arrow. More information here.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | The House Next Door | Buddy Harrelson | TV film |
| 2007 | The Tracey Fragments | Detective | |
| 2008 | Screamers: The Hunting | Guy | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice | Philip Seaver | TV film |
| 2011 | Justice for Natalee Holloway | Joran Van Der Sloot | TV film |
| Stay with Me | Travis | Short film | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Queer as Folk | Spinning Instructor | guest star |
| Degrassi: The Next Generation | Doorman | guest star | |
| 2005 | 1-800-Missing | Ian Harrington | guest star |
| Tilt | Ian Harrington | guest star | |
| Beautiful People | Jason | guest star | |
| Dante's Cove | Adam | guest star | |
| 2006-2008 | Rent-a-Goalie | Billy | cast member |
| 2007 | ReGenesis | Craig Riddlemeyer | guest star |
| 2007-2010 | Heartland | Nick | guest star |
| 2007-2009 | Da Kink in My Hair | Matthew | guest star |
| 2009 | Flashpoint | Peter Henderson | guest star |
| 2010 | Blue Mountain State | Travis | guest star |
| CSI: Miami | Peter Truitt | guest star | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Marine Gunnery Sergeant Andrew Weaver | guest star | |
| 2011 | The Vampire Diaries | Brady | guest star |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | A.J. Gust | guest star | |
| 90210 | Jim | guest star | |
| Hung | Jason | guest star | |
| 2011-2012 | New Girl | Kyle | guest star |
| 2012 | Private Practice | Scott Becker | guest star |
| Arrow | Oliver Queen | pilot / cast member | |
[edit] External links
- Stephen Amell at the Internet Movie Database
- 2007 Gemini Award Nominations
