Celebrity Body Types: Brandon Routh (Brandon James Routh)
Biological Gender: Male/Man
The Four Body Types Scientific Identification: Body Type Two, BT2 (Possible Body Type One)
Degree of Skinny Fat: Slight to Moderate
Date of Birth: October 9, 1979
Age: 46 (as of 2026)
Birth Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Philanthrophy: Australian Childhood Foundation (child welfare), ServiceNation (community service), St. Jude's Children's Hospital (childhood cancer), Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation (spinal cord injuries)
Previous Relationships: Courtney Ford (ex-wife, actress)
Net Worth: $3 million
Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter)
Career: Star Hollywood Actor
Unscientific Body Types Correlations: Somatotype/Ectomorph, Hormone/Liver
Skinny Fat Details:
Celebrity Brandon Routh sporting (pics above) his genetic scientific Body Type Two (BT2) shape physique/figure while on set. The fully developed vertebrae (posture) and muscles/muscle mass are debatable. He is showing possible signs of skinny fat (lack of genetic muscle, IE thin fat, cellulite, normal weight obesity) on his love handles, lower back, and stomach, indicating a likely underdeveloped lumbar vertebra or several, at least.
One pound of muscle burns six calories per day, but one pound of skinny fat/fat only burns two to three calories. Which directly affects metabolism (the more skinny fat and fat, the slower the metabolism). The mostly developed posture, muscles, and muscle mass across the majority of his BT2 is an advantage that Body Type Three (BT3) and Body Type Four (BT4) human bodies (male or female) generally lack.
Diet, exercise, lifestyle, metabolism, and BMI matter. But so do genes/genetics/DNA. As he continues to age, it will be interesting to see how well Brandon Routh successfully maintains his body shape physique/figure. Is he really a Standard Body Type One (BT1)?
Bio:
Star Hollywood actor Brandon Routh displays (pics above) his Body Type Two shape/figure/physique acting, and during his time off. After attending the University of Iowa for a year, he dropped out and moved to New York City, then Los Angeles, to pursue a full-time acting career. His former manager signed him on because of his uncanny resemblance to Christopher Reeve.
In 1999, he landed his debut acting role in an episode of the ABC television sitcom Odd Man Out. Bit parts in episodes of the shows Undressed (2000, MTV) and Gilmore Girls (2000, The WB) led to his first big break with a recurring role in the popular ABC soap opera One Life to Live (2001-02). Paying his dues, diverse appearances in Cold Case (2003, CBS), Will & Grace (2004, NBC), Oliver Beene (2004, FOX), and The Batman (2006, The WB), led to a transition to major motion pictures and his claim to fame role as Clark Kent in the movie Superman Returns (2006).
Star Hollywood Actor Brandon Routh Body Type Two
To date, his film credits include Fling (2008, also co-producer), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009), Table for Three (2009), Kambakkht Ishq (2009), Miss Nobody (2009), Unthinkable (2010), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011), Crooked Arrows (2012), Missing William (2014), 400 Days (2015), Lost in the Pacific (2016), Vixen: The Movie (2017, voice), Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020), Ick (2024), Fate (2025), and Out of Order! (2025).
In terms of television, he has appeared in episodes of Fear Itself (2008, NBC), Chuck (2010-11, NBC), Partners (2012-13, CBS), Chosen (2013-14, Crackle), Newsreaders (2013, Adult Swim), The Exes (2014, TV Land), Enlisted (2014, FOX), The Millers (2014, CBS), The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014, Hallmark Channel), Arrow (2014-16 & 2020, The CW), The Flash (2015-16, 2019, 2021-22, The CW), Legends of Tomorrow (2016-21, The CW), Lady Dynamite (2016, Netflix), Black-ish (2019, ABC), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019, Nickelodeon), Supergirl (2019, The CW), Batwoman (2019, The CW), Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020, Quibi), The Rookie (2021, ABC), With Love (2021, Amazon Prime Video), Quantum Leap (2023, NBC), and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023, Netflix, voice).
Brandon Routh Body Shape
He has also graced music videos for Christina Aguilera’s 1999 song What a Girl Wants and Sugarland’s 2018 single Babe. Moreover, he has featured in the video games Superman Returns, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Lego DC Super-Villains, and Magic: The Gathering Arena.
Brandon Routh’s demanding acting career, along with diet, exercise, and lifestyle choices, likely increases his metabolic rate, encouraging the burning of more calories and keeping any further excess regular fat weight at bay to maintain his physique.
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