Robbie Amell
Robbie Amell | |
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Born | Robert Patrick Amell April 21, 1988 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
Years active | 2005–present |
Partner(s) | Italia Ricci (2008–present; engaged) |
Relatives | Stephen Amell (cousin) |
Robert Patrick "Robbie" Amell (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian actor, known for playing the lead role of Stephen Jameson on The CW's series The Tomorrow People and his role as Fred Jones in the films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, as well as numerous 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[1] He is a cousin of Arrow actor Stephen Amell.[2] 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. His love for acting made him go to Canadian Studios Acting Academy. He graduated from Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto in 2006.[3]
Career
Amell's first role was Daniel Murtaugh in Cheaper by the Dozen 2, which filmed in the Muskoka Region of Ontario. He also appeared in the 2010 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.[4] 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.[5] He also takes break dancing lessons. 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.
In 2013, he 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. The first episode had 2.32 million U.S. viewers. In 2014 CW opted not to renew The Tomorrow People for a second season. In July, 2014, it was revealed that he was cast as the recurring character on the freshman show The Flash as Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm, based on the DC Comics character.
Personal life
He has been dating Canadian actress Italia Ricci since July 2008.[6][7] The couple got engaged on August 20, 2014.[8] He is the cousin of actor Stephen Amell.[9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Daniel Murtaugh | |
2007 | Left for Dead | Blair | |
2007 | American Pie Presents: Beta House | Nick Anderson | Direct-to-video |
2008 | Picture This | Drew Patterson | Television film |
2009 | The Alyson Stoner Project | VIP guest | |
2009 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Fred Jones | Television film |
2010 | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Fred Jones | Television film |
2012 | Hornet's Nest | Andy Brazil | Television film |
2012 | Struck by Lightning | Justin Walker | |
2013 | Anatomy of the Tide | Brad McManus | |
2013 | The Hunters | Paxton Flynn | Television film |
2014 | Criminal | Dino | Short film In post-production |
2015 | Max | Kyle Wincott | Filming |
2015 | The Duff | Wesley | In post-production |
2016 | Scooby Doo! WrestleMania mystery 2 | Fred Jones | (voice) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Runaway | Stephen | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
2006–08 | Life with Derek | Max Miller | 17 episodes |
2008 | Murdoch Mysteries | Wallace Driscoll | Episode: "Still Waters" |
2008–11 | True Jackson, VP | Jimmy Madigan | Recurring (season 1); main cast (seasons 2–3); 40 episodes |
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) | 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 | CSI: NY | Riley Frazier | Episode: "Air Apparent" |
2011–12 | Revenge | Adam | 4 episodes |
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" |
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 |
2013–14 | The Tomorrow People | Stephen Jameson | Main cast; 22 episodes |
2014 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | Episode: "Robbie Amell" |
2014–present | The Flash | Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm | Recurring role |
References
- ^ "Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous – Cast – Robbie Amell". MTV. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ 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. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ Mcomet Biography
- ^ Wong, Tony (8 October 2013). "Robbie Amell debuts in The Tomorrow People". The Star. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ HealthyCeleb.com
- ^ TheTomorrowPeopleCW.com
- ^ http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/08/20/italia-ricci-robbie-amell-engaged/
- ^ Bierly, Mandi (September 16, 2013). "Invasion of the Amells: A Q&A with The CW's best bloodline". Entertainment Weekly. Time. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
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 voice actors
- Canadian male models
- Canadian male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Toronto
- People from Old Toronto