Robbie Amell
Robbie Amell | |
|---|---|
 Robbie Amell in 2016 | |
| Born | Robert Patrick Amell April 21, 1988 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Stephen Amell (cousin) |
Robert Patrick "Robbie" Amell (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian actor and model. He is best known for playing Stephen Jameson on The CW's series The Tomorrow People, Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm/ Deathstorm on The CW's series The Flash, Fred Jones in the films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, Paxton Flynn in the film The Hunters, and Wesley Rush as the lead male role in the film The Duff, as well as recurring roles on such television shows as Life with Derek, True Jackson, VP, Unnatural History, and Revenge.
Early life
Amell was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Jo (Burden) and Rob Amell, who work in the custom jewelry business.[1][2][3] He is a first cousin of Arrow actor Stephen Amell.[4] Along with his sister, he started modelling 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. His love for acting made him go to Canadian Studios Acting Academy. He graduated from Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto in 2006. He later pursued his career in acting.[5]
Career
Amell's first role was Daniel Murtaugh in Cheaper by the Dozen 2, which filmed in the Muskoka Region of Ontario. Originally meant to be a non-speaking role, he ended up getting a couple of lines.[6] 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.[7] He has also appeared in the ABC Family film Picture This.
Amell has 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.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10]
In May 2014, Amell joined The Duff as Wesley, the potential love interest for co-star Mae Witman as "The Duff".[11] On July 9, 2014, Amell was cast as a major recurring character on the CW series The Flash as Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm, based on the DC Comics character.[12]
Amell starred alongside Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Garner in the comedy film Nine Lives, which was released on August 5, 2016.[13][14]
In July 2015, Amell was cast in the tenth season of The X-Files as FBI Agent Miller.[15] In October, Amell joined as the lead for McG's horror film The Babysitter.[16] Robbie will also be starring in, and executive producing, the sci-fi/action movie Code 8, with Stephen Amell co-starring and executive producing. The film, expanding on an earlier short, was funded by an IndieGoGo campaign which raised over $1.5 million.[17]
Personal life
Amell began dating actress Italia Ricci in July 2008.[18][19] The couple got engaged on August 20, 2014 and married on October 15, 2016.[20]
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". Amell is also in support of a second NHL team in Toronto via league expansion.[21]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Daniel Murtaugh | |
| 2007 | Left for Dead | Blair | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | American Pie Presents: Beta House | Nick Anderson | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Picture This | Drew Patterson | Television movie |
| 2009 | The Alyson Stoner Project | VIP Guest | |
| 2013 | The Hunters | Paxton Flynn | Television movie |
| 2013 | Struck by Lightning | Justin Walker | |
| 2014 | Criminal | Dino | Short film |
| 2015 | The Duff | Wesley Rush | Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared w/ Mae Whitman) |
| 2015 | Anatomy of the Tide | Brad McManus | |
| 2015 | Max | Kyle Wincott | |
| 2016 | Code 8 | Taylor Reed | Short film; Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Nine Lives | David Brand | |
| 2016 | ARQ | Renton | |
| 2017 | The Babysitter | Post-production | |
| 2017 | When We First Met | Ethan | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Runaway | Stephen | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
| 2006–2008 | Life with Derek | Max Miller | Recurring role, 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, 41 episodes |
| 2009 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Fred Jones | Television film |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Television film | |
| 2010 | Unnatural History | Michael O'Malley | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Destroy Build Destroy | Himself | Episode: "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster vs. Dude, What Would Happen" |
| 2010 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Lyndon | Voice role; episode: "Mother Knows Best" |
| 2011 | How I Met Your Mother | Scooby | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Brothers & Sisters | Young William Walker | Episode: "For Better or for Worse" |
| 2011–2012 | Revenge | Adam | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: NY | Riley Frazier | Episode: "Air Apparent" |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | Young Ray Archer | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Pretty Little Liars | Eric Kahn | Episode: "The Kahn Game" |
| 2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Billy Keats | Episode: "Popilikia" |
| 2012 | Hornet's Nest | Andy Brazil | Television film |
| 2013 | Hot in Cleveland | Lloyd | Episode: "The Conversation" |
| 2013 | 1600 Penn | D.B. | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2013 | Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous | Nick | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | The Tomorrow People | Stephen Jameson | Lead role, 22 episodes |
| 2013 | The Hunters | Paxton Flynn | Television film |
| 2014 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | Episode: "Robbie Amell" |
| 2014–2017 | The Flash | Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm Earth-2 Ronnie Raymond/Deathstorm |
Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2015 | Modern Family | Chase | Episode: "Closet? You'll Love It!" |
| 2015 | Chasing Life | Ecstasy Guy | Episode: "Wild Thing"; uncredited[citation needed] |
| 2016 | The X-Files | Special Agent Kyd Miller | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ "Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous – Cast – Robbie Amell". MTV. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ Kirkland, Bruce (February 18, 2015). "Robbie Amell gushes about starring in 'The DUFF' | Movies | Entertainment | Toro". Torontosun.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Humphrey Funeral Home A.W. Miles - Newbigging Chapel Limited". Humphreymilesnewbigging.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ Bierly, Mandi (September 16, 2013). "Invasion of the Amells: A Q&A with The CW's best bloodline". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Robbie Amell Biography". Yahoo! Movies Canada. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ Bierly, Mandi (September 16, 2013). "Amell Invasion: A Q&A with The CW's best bloodline". EW.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ Mcomet Biography
- ^ Wong, Tony (October 8, 2013). "Robbie Amell debuts in The Tomorrow People". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ "11 Roles You Had No Idea 'The DUFFs Robbie Amell Played". j-14.com. February 18, 2015.
- ^ Vrajlal, Alicia (May 9, 2014). "Luke Mitchell's series The Tomorrow People cancelled after Season One". Daily Mail. London.
- ^ "'Tomorrow People's' Robbie Amell Joins Bella Thorne, Mae Whitman in 'The DUFF' (Exclusive)". TheWrap.
- ^ "'The Flash': Robbie Amell, Firestorm/Ronnie Raymond, Joins 'Arrow' Spinoff". The Hollywood Reporter. July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Robbie Amell and Jennifer Garner Find Nine Lives Opposite Kevin Spacey as a Cat". ComingSoon.net.
- ^ "'The Flash' Star Robbie Amell in Negotiations to Join Kevin Spacey in 'Nine Lives' (Exclusive)". TheWrap.
- ^ Marisa Roffman (July 21, 2015). "Robbie Amell, Lauren Ambrose Added to 'The X-Files'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "'The Flash's' Robbie Amell Joins New Line's 'The Babysitter' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. October 19, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/code-8-a-film-from-robbie-stephen-amell/x/13693726#/
- ^ "Robbie Amell Height Weight Body Statistics". healthyceleb.com.
- ^ "TheTomorrowPeopleCW.com". thetomorrowpeoplecw.com.
- ^ Longeretta, Emily (August 20, 2014). "Italia Ricci & Robbie Amell Engaged — After 6 Years Of Dating". Hollywood Life.
- ^ "Robbie Amell discusses his disappointment in the MLSE and the Toronto Maple Leafs". SceneCreek.com. Youtube.
External links
- Robbie Amell at IMDb
- 1988 births
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey players
- Canadian male child actors
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male models
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Toronto
- People from Old Toronto