Robbie Amell


Robert Patrick Amell IV is a Canadian-American actor and producer. He is known for playing Stephen Jameson on The CW series The Tomorrow People, Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm on The CW series The Flash, Nathan Brown on Upload, Fred Jones in the films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, and the films The Hunters as Paxton Flynn, The DUFF as Wesley Rush, and The Babysitter as Max. He has also had recurring roles on television shows such as Life with Derek, True Jackson, VP, Unnatural History, and Revenge.

Early life

Amell was born in Toronto; he is the son of Jo and Rob Amell, who work in the custom jewellery business. His first cousin is Arrow actor Stephen Amell. 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. He later pursued his career in acting.

Career

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. 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. 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. 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, 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. In May 2014, Amell joined The DUFF as Wesley, the potential love interest for co-star Mae Witman as "The DUFF". 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.
In July 2015, Amell was cast in the tenth season of The X-Files as FBI Agent Miller. Amell starred alongside Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Garner in the comedy film Nine Lives, which was released on August 5, 2016.
In 2017, Amell co-starred in McG's horror film The Babysitter. Also starring Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving and Bella Thorne, the film was released by Netflix on Friday, October 13. He also starred in and executive produced the 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.

Personal life

Amell began dating actress Italia Ricci in July 2008. The couple got engaged on August 20, 2014, and married on October 15, 2016. Amell and Ricci welcomed their first child, a son, on September 12, 2019; they became US citizens in January 2020.
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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Cheaper by the Dozen 2Daniel Murtaugh
2007'Nick AndersonDirect-to-video
2007Left for DeadBlair
2008Picture ThisDrew Patterson
2009'VIP guest
2012Struck by LightningJustin Walker
2014CriminalDinoShort film
2015The DUFFWesley Rush
2015MaxKyle Wincott
2015Anatomy of the TideBrad McManus
2016Code 8Connor ReedShort film; also executive producer
2016Nine LivesDavid Brand
2016ARQRenton
2017The BabysitterMax
2018When We First MetEthan
2019Code 8Connor Reed
2020DesperadosJared
2020Max

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006RunawayStephen2 episodes
2006–2008Life with DerekMax Miller17 episodes
2008Murdoch MysteriesWallace DriscollEpisode: "Still Waters"
2008Picture ThisDrew PattersonTelevision film
2008–2011True Jackson, VPJimmy MadiganMain role, 42 episodes
2009Scooby-Doo! The Mystery BeginsFred JonesTelevision film
2010Unnatural HistoryMichael O'Malley2 episodes
2010Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake MonsterFred JonesTelevision film
2010Destroy Build DestroyHimselfEpisode: "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster vs. Dude, What Would Happen"
2011How I Met Your MotherNate "Scooby" Scooberman2 episodes
2011Brothers & SistersYoung William WalkerEpisode: "For Better or for Worse"
2011–2012RevengeAdam4 episodes
2011Riley FrazierEpisode: "Air Apparent"
2012AlcatrazYoung Ray Archer3 episodes
2012Hornet's NestAndy BrazilTelevision film
2012Pretty Little LiarsEric KahnEpisode: "The Kahn Game"
2012Hawaii Five-0Billy KeatsEpisode: "Popilikia"
2013Hot in ClevelandLloydEpisode: "The Conversation"
20131600 PennD.B.7 episodes
2013Zach Stone Is Gonna Be FamousNick8 episodes
2013–2014The Tomorrow PeopleStephen JamesonLead role, 22 episodes
2013The HuntersPaxton FlynnTelevision film
2014Whose Line Is It Anyway?HimselfEpisode: "Robbie Amell"
2014–2017The FlashEarth-1 Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm
Earth-2 Ronnie Raymond/Deathstorm		11 episodes
2015Modern FamilyChaseEpisode: "Closet? You'll Love It!"
2015Chasing LifeEcstasy guyEpisode: "Wild Thing"; uncredited
2016–2018The X FilesSpecial Agent Kyd Miller3 episodes
2018–2019A Series of Unfortunate EventsKevin3 episodes
2020UploadNathan BrownMain cast

Awards and nominations