Robbie Amell

Robert Patrick Amell IV (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian and American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Nathan Brown in the Prime Video series Upload (2020–2025), Stephen Jameson on The CW series The Tomorrow People (2013–2014), and Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm on The CW series The Flash (2014–2017, 2022). Other roles include Fred Jones in the films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010), The Hunters as Paxton Flynn (2013), The DUFF as Wesley Rush (2015), The Babysitter as Max (2017), and the science fiction film Code 8 as Connor Reed (2019); the latter of which also starred his cousin, Stephen Amell. He also appeared on television shows such as Life with Derek (2006–2008), True Jackson, VP (2008–2011), Unnatural History (2010), and Revenge (2011–2012).

Early life and education Robert Patrick Amell IV was born on April 21, 1988 in Toronto, the son of Josephine "Jo" Burden and Robert Patrick "Rob" Amell III, who work in the custom jewellery business. His first cousin is Arrow actor, Stephen Amell.

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.

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 American 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 breakdancing lessons. He had a recurring role on MTV's Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous. He was cast as Fred Jones in the 2009 television film 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. On July 9, 2014, Amell was cast as a major recurring character on the CW series The Flash as Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm in the first and third seasons, as well as Ronnie's evil counterpart Deathstorm in the second and eighth seasons.

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 Nine Lives, which was released on August 5, 2016. In 2017, he co-starred in McG's horror film The Babysitter. He reprised his role in the 2020 sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen.

Amell starred in and executive produced the 2019 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. He returned to star in and produce the 2024 sequel, Code 8: Part II.

From 2020-2025, Amell starred in Upload, a science fiction comedy series on Amazon Prime Video. Amell's performance was cited as a highlight of the series, particularly his chemistry with co-star Andy Allo and when playing dual roles in the third season.

Personal life Amell began dating actress Italia Ricci in July 2008 after meeting her while filming American Pie Presents: Beta House. The couple got engaged on August 20, 2014, and married on October 15, 2016. Amell and Ricci had their first child, a son, in 2019;

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

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Runaway Stephen 2 episodes 2006–2008 Life with Derek Max Miller 17 episodes2008 Murdoch Mysteries Wallace Driscoll Episode: "Still Waters" Picture This Drew Patterson Television film 2008–2011 True Jackson, VP Jimmy Madigan Main role 2009 Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins Fred Jones Television film2010 Unnatural History Michael O'Malley 2 episodes Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster Fred Jones Television film Destroy Build Destroy Himself Episode: "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster vs. Dude, What Would Happen"2011 How I Met Your Mother Nate "Scooby" Scooberman 2 episodes Brothers & Sisters Young William Walker Episode: "For Better or for Worse" CSI: NY Riley Frazier Episode: "Air Apparent" 2011–2012 Revenge Adam Connor 4 episodes 2012 Alcatraz Young Ray Archer 3 episodes Hornet's Nest Andy Brazil Television film Pretty Little Liars Eric Kahn Episode: "The Kahn Game" Hawaii Five-0 Billy Keats Episode: "Popilikia"2013 Hot in Cleveland Lloyd Episode: "The Conversation" 1600 Penn D.B. 7 episodes Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous Nick 8 episodes Paxton Flynn Television film 2013–2014 Stephen Jameson Main role 2014 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Himself Episode: "Robbie Amell" 2014–2017,2022 Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm, Deathstorm Recurring role2015 Modern Family Chase Episode: "Closet? You'll Love It!" Chasing Life Ecstasy Guy Episode: "Wild Thing"; uncredited 2016–2018 Special Agent Kyd Miller 3 episodes 2018–2019 Kevin 3 episodes 2020–2025 Upload Nathan Brown Lead role 2023 The Witcher Gallatin 3 episodes

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result201517th Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actor: ComedyThe DUFF Choice Movie: Liplock 2021 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series