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Robbie Amell Biography

Birth Name:Robert Patrick Amell

Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession Actor, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Launched a campaign to support the charitable organization Camp Hometown Heroes, which provides a camp for children of fallen military members
  • Attended the Canadian Studios Acting Academy and the Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
  • Made his screen acting debut in the film "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" in 2005
  • Started modeling and acting at the age of 6 with his sister
  • Quote: "(On "The Tomorrow People"): "No matter what you're doing, no matter how long ago it was, you always want to have some sort of homage to the original․""
  • Best known for his role as Stephen Jameson in "The Tomorrow People" and as Fred in "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster․"
  • Was chosen to play the role of Ronnie Raymond, one half of the mutated super hero Firestorm, in the CW's series "The Flash" in 2014
  • His favorite movie to work on was "Cheaper by the Dozen 2," which was filmed on the lake he grew up on
  • His cousin is Stephen Amell, star of the TV series "Arrow․"
  • Played a character named Scooby in two episodes of "How I Met Your Mother․"

Awards

  • 2015Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Comedy: nominated
  • 2015Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Liplock: nominated
  • 2021CCA Super Award-Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series: nominated
  • 2023Leo-Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2023Leo-Best Motion Picture: nominated