Robbie Amell | |
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![]() Robbie Amell in 2016 | |
Born | Robert Patrick Amell April 21, 1988 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse(s) | Italia Ricci (m. 2016) |
Relatives | Stephen Amell (paternal first cousin) |
Robert Patrick Amell (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Stephen Jameson on The CW's series The Tomorrow People, Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm 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, 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 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 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.[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 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.[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 2017, Amell co-starred in McG's horror film The Babysitter.[16] Also starring Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving and Bella Thorne, the film was released by Netflix on Friday, October 13.
He will 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 |
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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 | Max | |
2018 | When We First Met | Ethan | Post-production |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Fred Jones | 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" |
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, 11 episodes |
2015 | Modern Family | Chase | Episode: "Closet? You'll Love It!" |
2015 | Chasing Life | Ecstasy Guy | Episode: "Wild Thing"; uncredited[22] |
2016–present | The X-Files | Special Agent Kyd Miller | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
References[]
- ↑ "Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous – Cast – Robbie Amell". MTV. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
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: - ↑ Kirkland, Bruce (2015-02-18). "Robbie Amell gushes about starring in 'The DUFF' | Movies | Entertainment | Toro". Torontosun.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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: - ↑ "Humphrey Funeral Home A.W. Miles - Newbigging Chapel Limited". Humphreymilesnewbigging.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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: - ↑ Bierly, Mandi (September 16, 2013). "Invasion of the Amells: A Q&A with The CW's best bloodline". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/09/16/stephen-amell-robbie-amell-arrow-tomorrow-people/. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Robbie Amell Biography". Yahoo! Movies Canada. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
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: - ↑ Bierly, Mandi (2013-09-16). "Amell Invasion: A Q&A with The CW's best bloodline". EW.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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: - ↑ Mcomet Biography
- ↑ Wong, Tony (October 8, 2013). "Robbie Amell debuts in The Tomorrow People". The Star (Toronto). https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2013/10/08/robbie_amell_debuts_in_the_tomorrow_people.html. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ "11 Roles You Had No Idea 'The DUFFs Robbie Amell Played". j-14.com. February 18, 2015.
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: - ↑ Vrajlal, Alicia (May 9, 2014). "Luke Mitchell's series The Tomorrow People cancelled after Season One". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2623958/Australian-actor-Luke-Mitchells-sci-fi-series-The-Tomorrow-People-cancelled-season.html.
- ↑ "'Tomorrow People's' Robbie Amell Joins Bella Thorne, Mae Whitman in 'The DUFF' (Exclusive)". TheWrap.
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: - ↑ "'The Flash': Robbie Amell, Firestorm/Ronnie Raymond, Joins 'Arrow' Spinoff". The Hollywood Reporter. July 9, 2014. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/flash-robbie-amell-firestorm-ronnie-717319.
- ↑ "Robbie Amell and Jennifer Garner Find Nine Lives Opposite Kevin Spacey as a Cat". ComingSoon.net.
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: - ↑ "'The Flash' Star Robbie Amell in Negotiations to Join Kevin Spacey in 'Nine Lives' (Exclusive)". TheWrap.
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: - ↑ Marisa Roffman (2015-07-21). "Robbie Amell, Lauren Ambrose Added to 'The X-Files'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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: - ↑ "'The Flash's' Robbie Amell Joins New Line's 'The Babysitter' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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: - ↑ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/code-8-a-film-from-robbie-stephen-amell/x/13693726#/
- ↑ "Robbie Amell Height Weight Body Statistics". healthyceleb.com.
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: - ↑ "TheTomorrowPeopleCW.com". thetomorrowpeoplecw.com.
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: - ↑ Longeretta, Emily (August 20, 2014). "Italia Ricci & Robbie Amell Engaged — After 6 Years Of Dating". Hollywood Life.
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: - ↑ "Robbie Amell discusses his disappointment in the MLSE and the Toronto Maple Leafs". SceneCreek.com. Youtube.
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: - ↑ Robbie Amell [@RobbieAmell] (August 31, 2015). "What the hell am I doing on Chasing Life? Find out tonight. @italiaricci chasinglifeabcf https://instagram.com/p/7EKIxkHsoD/" (Tweet). Retrieved April 13, 2017 – via Twitter.
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