Brandon Root is an American actor and model. Brandon James Root was born on October 9, 1979 in the small town of Norwalk, Iowa, in the family of a carpenter and teacher. Brandon has two sisters and a brother. Together with his parents in his spare time he was fond of music and played the piano and trumpet, and also dreamed of an acting career. While studying at Norwalk High School, the boy took part in productions of the school theater. After high school, Ruth successfully passed the entrance exams
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Brandon Root is an American actor and model.
Brandon James Root was born on October 9, 1979 in the small town of Norwalk, Iowa, in the family of a carpenter and teacher. Brandon has two sisters and a brother. Together with his parents in his spare time he was fond of music and played the piano and trumpet, and also dreamed of an acting career. While studying at Norwalk High School, the boy took part in productions of the school theater. After high school, Ruth successfully passed the entrance exams to the University of Iowa and worked as a model to pay for tuition.
After university in 1999, he moved to Los Angeles to start a career as a professional actor.
At the beginning of his career, thanks to his appearance, the aspiring actor appeared in Christina Aguilera’s video for the song What a Girl Wants, as well as in episodes of some television series.
Among the roles of the aspiring actor were episodic characters in films such as “The Faculty”, Awesometown, “Carla” and “Disclaimer”, as well as roles in television series.
"Detective Rush" .
"One Life to Live" "Will & Grace" and "Oliver Bean."
In 2006, Brandon was noticed by director Bryan Singer and offered the guy the lead role in the film Superman Returns. This role immediately made the actor popular around the world. In the same year, the young man was awarded Spike TV as “Best Superhero”.
In the movie “Superman Returns”, the talented actor played alongside such famous actors as Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth and James Marsden. The film grossed about four hundred million dollars at the global box office, and was also nominated for an Oscar for the best visual special effects.
After the release of Superman Returns Ruth did not appear on screens for about two years, and in 2008 several films with his participation were released at once. The actor played a secondary role in the comedy Zack and Miri shoot porn directed by Kevin Smithai the main role in the film Lie to Me. He also appeared in several episodes of the television series Fear Embodiment and
Chuck .
During his career, Brandon starred in forty-eight films. Among them are such as “Table for Three”, “Unthinkable”, “Scott Pilgrim Against All”, “Curved Arrows”, “Missing” and “Dylan Dog: The Vampire Chronicles”.
Brandon Ruth married actress Courtney Ford. The couple have a son.