Brandon Routh
Routh in 2008, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Brandon James Routh
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 9, 1979
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish, German, Irish, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, more distant Welsh and Dutch
Brandon Routh is an American actor and model. He played Clark Kent/Superman in the 2006 film Superman Returns, and has also had leading roles in the films Fling, Life Is Hot in Cracktown, Table for Three, Unthinkable, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, Crooked Arrows, 400 Days, and Lost in the Pacific, and on television’s One Life to Live, Chuck, The Nine Lives of Christmas, Arrow/The Flash/DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and The Nine Kittens of Christmas.
He is the son of Catherine, a teacher, and Ronald Routh, a carpenter. Brandon is of English, some Scottish, German, Irish, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and more distant Welsh and Dutch, ancestry. He has also stated:
I’m Chickapoo [Kickapoo, a Native American tribe], watered down quite a bit, on my father’s side.
It is not clear if this Native American ancestry has been verified/documented. All of Brandon’s paternal grandparents, great-grandparents, and great-great-grandparents are listed as “White” on United States Censuses.
He was raised in Norwalk, Iowa. Brandon is married to actress Courtney Ford, with whom he has a son.
Brandon’s patrilineal line can be traced to Lawrence Routh, who was born, c. 1660, in Yorkshire, England, and to Lawrence’s wife, Anne Metcalfe, who was born, c. 1665, also in Yorkshire.
Brandon’s paternal grandfather was Amor Ellis Routh (the son of Pearl V. Routh and Ruth Estelle Congar/Conger). Amor was born in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, and was fire chief of Earlham, Iowa. Pearl was the son of Joshua S. Routh/Ruth and Emma Lula Etta Neely/Neeley, who had Irish grandparents. Brandon’s great-grandmother Ruth was the daughter of Revillo/Reville Spencer Congar, whose parents were from New York, and of Emma Sarah Whitaker, who was born in New York.
Brandon’s paternal grandmother was Velma Mae/May Junkin (the daughter of Joy McQuie Junkin and Ada/Addie Lowdema Morgan). Velma was born in Redfield, Dallas, Iowa. Joy was the son of George Thompson Junkin and Mary McQuie; Mary’s parents, Peter McQuie and Isabella McCullough/McCulloch, were Scottish, with Peter being from Kirkcudbrightshire. Brandon’s great-grandmother Ada was the daughter of Alexander/Alex L. Morgan, whose paternal grandparents were Welsh; and of Viola Jane Clearwater, whose grandmother was Scottish.
Brandon’s maternal grandfather was John Junior Lear (the son of John Lear and Madge Luvena Phipps). Brandon’s grandfather John was born in Osceola, Clarke, Iowa. Brandon’s great-grandfather John was the son of Peter Lear, a German emigrant, from Baden-Württemberg, and of Elizabeth/Lizzie A. Henderson, whose parents, Thomas Henderson and May Henry, were from Ireland. Brandon’s great-grandmother Madge was the daughter of Charles Rush Phipps and Alice May Campbell.
Brandon’s maternal grandmother was Viola Lorraine Brown (the daughter of Leigh Alfred Brown and Edith Bell Brandon). Viola was born in Prescott, Adams, Iowa. Leigh’s father, Daniel Ephraim Brown/Braun, was the son of George Christian Braun/Brown and Anna Catherine Wilhelmina Jenss, who were German. Leigh’s mother, Brandon’s great-great-grandmother, was Viola Adelphia/Adelpha Ballou. Her Ballou line originates with an English emigrant, William Ballou, from Devonshire. Brandon’s great-grandmother Edith was the daughter of William Martin Brandon and Elizabeth Caroline Van Winkle; Brandon’s great-great-grandmother Elizabeth was the daughter of Oliver Perry Van Winkle and Irene Cox.
One of Brandon’s direct matrilineal ancestors is a woman named Hannah Brewster, who was born, c. 1688, in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, to Wrestling Brewster and Mary Holland. Hannah’s paternal great-grandfather was William Brewster (c. 1566-1644), a Mayflower passenger and noted Pilgrim. Among many of William’s other descendants are actors Jordana Brewster, Paget Brewster, Austin Butler, Chevy Chase, Taylor Lautner, Seth MacFarlane, and Elisabeth Shue, actor and model Noah Mills, director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer Zack Snyder, singer Buffy Sainte-Marie, soccer player Clint Dempsey, Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, and Governor of Arkansas Winthrop Rockefeller.
Sources: Genealogies of Brandon Routh – https://famouskin.com
https://www.geni.com
Brandon’s paternal grandfather, Amor Ellis Routh, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Brandon’s paternal great-grandparents, Pearl V. Routh and Ruth Estelle Congar/Conger – http://www.schueths.com
Brandon’s paternal great-grandfather, Pearl V. Routh, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Pearl V. Routh on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Brandon’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Revillo/Reville Spencer Congar and Emma Sarah Whitaker, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Brandon’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://www.frontierfamilies.net
Obituary of Brandon’s paternal grandmother, Velma Mae/May (Junkin) Routh – http://iagenweb.org
Brandon’s paternal great-grandfather, Joy McQuie Junkin, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Joy McQuie Junkin on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Brandon’s paternal great-grandmother, Ada/Addie Lowdema Morgan, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Ada/Addie Lowdema Morgan on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Brandon’s paternal great-great-great-great-grandparents, Lawson A. Mingus and Sarah/Salley Brice – https://www.familysearch.org
Brandon’s maternal grandfather, John Junior Lear, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Brandon’s maternal grandmother, Viola Lorraine Brown, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Brandon’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth Caroline Van Winkle (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com
Looks part Native American or Asian
Nah, he looks Atlantid. Could be Southern european and dark English.
I’ve read in some places that Brandon Routh has some French-Canadian ancestry. That would explain his dark features.
He doesn’t.
I have read that too but remember lots of French Canadians are very nordic looking too with blond hair and blue eyes so even if he does have FC blood in him his dark features wouldn’t necessarily be from his FC side and their are darker types in some his other ethnicities too.
He can be fully White and apparently he is, no doubt about this. Whites may have different shapes, features and colours (eyes, hair, skintone etcc.), anyone who visits europe (where White people originally come from) will realise this. You will get to see more blonde and blue eyed in the scandinavian countries and more brunette and Brown/hazel eyed in the south, but they are all White.
There is no way that he is fully white. He looks Native American or part Asian.
Exactly. Same thing with Jimmy Fallon.
They have a “Native” look to them.
after having read the information listed below i see he’s stated he has native american which makes a lot more sense, he has dark hair & dark eyes, somewhat of a broad chin and nose, honestly like look at him, no one of 100% english, scottish, german or dutch descent has hair and eyes as dark as that. Why do we ignore celebrity statements about their bloodline just because it’s not “thoroughly documented” when it’s obvious in their appearance
“Why do we ignore celebrity statements about their bloodline just because it’s not “thoroughly documented” when it’s obvious in their appearance”
Because there’s not a shred of evidence that he has Native American ancestors within the level of his parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and great-great-grandparents (in fact, it’s documented that none of them were Native Americans). Almost certainly, none of his great-great-great-grandparents were Native American either. And being 1/64th Native American (of which there is no proof that he is) would have no effect on his physical appearance. So it doesn’t even matter (for the purposes of this discussion) whether or not he is 1/64th Native American (which, again, there is no proof of either).
BTW, here is his father:
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/06/17/brandon-routh-superman-and-his-super-dad-photos-video/article?nclick_check=1
Here is his mother:
https://votesmart.org/canphoto/137945_lg.jpg
Video of his mother:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agj-eIJ5TU8
Remember, Routh said that the alleged Native American ancestry is on his father’s side, not his mother’s. His mother is definitely darker than his father.
ok fair call, his mother certainly looks mixed, still there could be something unknown on her side
His mother’s ancestry has been documented.
Any of these “uknown” ancestors, if they existed, would be something like 1/128th of Brandon’s ancestry.
well, I cant open his dad’s pic, btw he looks a bit like his mother. That colouring is something that can happen in people of British Isles descent, and very often in show-biz, because for some reason this look is considered more attactive (expecially in men). Think about Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart for example
So what about these 100% English people?
http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/Dominic-Cooper-in-The-Devils-Double.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/tonny/Orlando/Bdaycollection/50.jpg
http://media.lehighvalleylive.com/entertainment-general_impact/photo/russell-brand-797a195191791e68.jpg
His phenotype is Atlanto-Med, which exists in the British Isles.
yeah see i don’t think any of those celebrities look british either, but yet they are, what can you do
There’s no really set ‘British Isles look’ they vary in phenotype from pasty gingers to darker Med types.
“no one of 100% english, scottish, german or dutch descent has hair and eyes as dark as that”
Have you ever heard abou Jake bugg? There are a lot of British people with dark brown hair like him
LOL
And he looks a bit Brazilian actor Reynaldo Gianecchini(fully Italian)