Robbie Amell
Robert Patrick Amell IV (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian-American[3] actor and producer. He is best-known for his roles as Stephen Jameson on The CW series The Tomorrow People, Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm on The CW series The Flash, and Nathan Brown in the Prime Video series Upload. Other roles include Fred Jones in the films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, The Hunters as Paxton Flynn, The DUFF as Wesley Rush, The Babysitter as Max, and the science fiction film Code 8 as Connor Reed; the latter of which also starred his cousin, Stephen Amell. He also appeared on television shows such as Life with Derek, True Jackson, VP, Unnatural History, and Revenge.
Robbie Amell
Canada (1988–present)
United States (2020–present)[2]
- Actor
- producer
1994–present
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Stephen Amell (cousin)
Early life[edit]
Amell was born in Toronto as the son of Josephine "Jo" Burden and Robert Patrick "Rob" Amell III, who work in the custom jewelry business.[4][5][6] His first cousin is Arrow actor, Stephen Amell.[7] 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. Because of his love for acting, Amell attended Canadian Studios Acting Academy. He graduated from Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto in 2006. He later pursued his career in acting.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Amell began dating actress Italia Ricci in July 2008.[28] The couple got engaged on August 20, 2014, and married on October 15, 2016.[29] Amell and Ricci had their first child, a son, in 2019;[1] they became dual Canadian/US citizens in January 2020 and reside in Toronto.[30]
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.[31]