Stephen Amell - wikipedia Stephen Amell Stephen Amell Amell at the Heroes & Villains Convention 2016 Stephen Adam Amell ( 1981 - 05 - 08 ) May 8, 1981 ( age 36 ) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Alma mater St. Andrew 's College Occupation Actor, director Years active 2004 -- present Spouse ( s ) Carolyn Lawrence ( 2007 - 2010 ) Cassandra Jean ( m. 2012 ) Children Relatives Robbie Amell ( paternal first cousin ) Stephen Adam Amell ( born May 8, 1981 ) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Oliver Queen / Green Arrow in the Arrowverse television franchise ( based on the comic character of the same name ) and Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows. Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 WWE 4 Philanthropy 5 Personal life 6 Filmography 6.1 Film 6.2 Television 6.3 Web 6.4 Video games 7 Awards and nominations 7.1 Film 7.2 Television 7.3 Other 8 References 9 External links Early Life Amell was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Sandra Anne ( Bolté ) and Thomas J. Amell. He is a first cousin of actor Robbie Amell. He attended St. Andrew 's College, a private, independent school for boys. Acting career Amell appeared in two episodes of the fourth season of Queer as Folk as the Liberty Ride spinning instructor in 2004. Amell played Adam in the first season of the television series Dante 's Cove ; he was replaced in the second season by Jon Fleming. In 2007, Amell won a Gemini Award for his guest - starring role on ReGenesis. The same year he was also nominated for a Gemini Award in the Best Ensemble Cast Category for Rent - a-Goalie. He had recurring roles in the TV series Da Kink in My Hair and Heartland. On December 3, 2010, Amell joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries as werewolf ' Brady ' for season 2. Amell starred as Joran van der Sloot in the Lifetime film Justice for Natalee Holloway which originally aired in May 2011. On October 2, 2011, season 3 of HBO 's series Hung premiered with Amell starring as busboy - turned - prostitute Jason, a younger rival `` ho '' to Thomas Jane 's Ray Drecker. He also appeared as Jim in the fourth season of 90210. Amell announced on October 28, 2011, that he had just finished filming the Christmas episode of New Girl with Zooey Deschanel and Max Greenfield. He touches on the experience of filming his first `` network half - hour comedy '' in an interview with Daemon 's TV. On November 9, 2011, Amell was announced for the recurring role of Scottie, a paramedic on ABC 's Private Practice. He also played the role of Travis McKenna in Blue Mountain State Amell on the set of Arrow in September 2014 In January 2012, Amell was cast as the title character in The CW series Arrow, a re-imagining of the comic - book character Green Arrow. Amell co-starred in the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows, released on June 3, 2016, as vigilante Casey Jones. Amell announced in May 2017 that he will be participating on a special celebrity edition of American Ninja Warrior. WWE As an avid professional wrestling fan, Amell had long campaigned for a guest appearance on WWE 's weekly Raw program, when in late May 2015 it was reported that he was tentatively set to wrestle Stardust at WWE 's SummerSlam pay - per - view on August 23, 2015. Amell made his first WWE appearance on the May 25 Raw, where he had a confrontation with Stardust. However, after the real - life death of Stardust 's father Dusty Rhodes in June 2015, reports speculated that the match had been scrapped. Despite this, Amell stated at the 2015 Comic Con International in July 2015, `` I 'm probably gon na do some stuff with the WWE. I do n't know if that means a wrestling match. We 'll see. '' Amell returned to Raw on August 10, continuing his storyline with Stardust when he stepped into the ring after being assaulted in the audience by Stardust, attacking the wrestler until being contained by security. Following a backstage segment with Triple H, it was announced that Neville would team with Amell to face Stardust and King Barrett at SummerSlam. At the event on August 23, 2015, Amell and Neville defeated Barrett and Stardust in a tag team match. Neville and Barrett started and after Neville used his speed to control the action, Barrett tagged in Stardust. Stardust insisted that Amell enter the ring, a challenge accepted in a way that both imitated and bettered Stardust 's own athletic ring entrance. Stardust first pushed Amell to the canvas, Amell then responded with a kip - up and a stiff front thrust kick to Stardust 's chest. For the next few minutes Amell was controlled by Stardust and Barrett, and absorbed punches, kicks, knees, slams, falls from ring to floor, and an attack on the floor by the non-legal man, Stardust. Upon returning to the ring, and hitting Stardust with an enzuigiri, Amell made a hot tag to Neville, who dominated both opponents. The conclusion of the match came after Amell dove off the top turnbuckle onto Stardust and Barrett who were standing on the floor below. The match ended after Neville hit his finisher, the Red Arrow, on Barrett and pinned him. Behind the scenes, wrestlers were said to have been impressed with Amell 's performance. There were also talks of a potential singles match with Stardust. On December 21, 2015, Amell was awarded a Slammy for the `` Celebrity Moment of the Year '' for his dive onto Stardust. Philanthropy Amell has hosted a number of successful fundraising campaigns via the crowd funded merchandise platform Represent.com. In 2014, Amell partnered with the charity Fuck Cancer to raise almost a million dollars with the release of a T - shirt featuring his face on the front ( with a Post-it note on his forehead, and featuring the organization 's name ). He ended up selling over 60,000 shirts from this campaign. In January 2015, Amell launched his second Represent.com campaign featuring a word he made up, Sinceriously, to benefit two mental health charities : Paws and Stripes, and Stand For The Silent. In August 2015, Amell used his guest appearance on WWE Raw with Stardust to raise funds via his third campaign for children 's hospice Emily 's House in Toronto. The campaign raised $300,000, and Amell and Stardust presented a cheque together at Emily 's House. During the Red Nose Day special of American Ninja Warrior, Amell donated $35,000 for completing all six obstacles, and an extra obstacle, the Salmon Ladder. Personal Life Amell married his first wife, fellow Canadian Carolyn Lawrence, on December 8, 2007, in Toronto. The couple divorced in 2010. Amell married actress and model Cassandra Jean on December 25, 2012, in a private ceremony in the Caribbean, and for a second time in New Orleans on May 26, 2013. The couple have a daughter, Mavi, born in 2013. Growing up, Amell was a fan of various local sporting teams, such as the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, and the Toronto Blue Jays. Amell is still very involved with the sports ; recently, Amell campaigned to have Jays ' third baseman Josh Donaldson elected to the 2015 all - star game. Since moving to Los Angeles, Amell has supported the LA Kings, and more recently, the LA Rams. Amell and his business partner own Nocking Point, a wine company based out of Walla Walla, Washington. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Tracey Fragments, The The Tracey Fragments Detective 2007 Closing the Ring Teddy Gordon 2009 Screamers : The Hunting Guy Direct to video 2011 Stay with Me Travis Short film 2016 Code 8 Drone Pilot ( voice ) Short film ; also executive producer 2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows Casey Jones 2018 Code 8 Garrett Post production ; also executive producer Television Year Title Role Notes Queer as Folk Spinning Instructor 2 episodes Degrassi : The Next Generation Doorman Episode : `` Ghost in the Machine : Part 2 '' 2005 Missing Ian Harrington Episode : `` Paper Anniversary '' 2005 Tilt Bellboy Episode : `` Rivered '' 2005 Beautiful People Jason 5 episodes 2005 Dante 's Cove Adam 2 episodes 2006 House Next Door, The The House Next Door Buddy Harrelson Television film 2006 -- 08 Rent - a-Goalie Billy 18 episodes 2007 ReGenesis Craig Riddlemeyer 2 episodes 2007 -- 09 Da Kink in My Hair Matthew 4 episodes 2007 -- 12 Heartland Nick Harwell 6 episodes 2009 Flashpoint Peter Henderson Episode : `` Exit Wounds '' Blue Mountain State Travis McKenna 2 episodes CSI : Miami Peter Truitt Episode : `` Sleepless in Miami '' NCIS : Los Angeles Marine Gunnery Sergeant Andrew Weaver Episode : `` Bounty '' The Cutting Edge : Fire and Ice Philip Seaverm Television film 2011 Vampire Diaries, The The Vampire Diaries Brady 2 episodes 2011 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation A.J. Gust Episode : `` 73 Seconds '' 2011 Justice for Natalee Holloway Joran van der Sloot Television film 2011 Hung Jason 10 episodes 2011 90210 Jim 2 episodes 2011 -- 12 New Girl Kyle 2 episodes 2012 Private Practice Scott Becker 7 episodes 2012 -- present Arrow Oliver Queen / Green Arrow Lead role 2013 When Calls the Heart Wynn Delaney Television film 2014 -- present The Flash Oliver Queen / Green Arrow 5 episodes 2015 Reelside Himself Episode : `` Superheroes '' 2015 WWE Raw Himself 2 episodes 2016 -- present DC 's Legends of Tomorrow Oliver Queen / Green Arrow 4 episodes 2017 American Ninja Warrior Himself Episode : `` Celebrity Ninja Warrior for Red Nose Day '' Web Year Title Role Notes 2015 Dudes Being Dudes in Wine Country Himself Also co-creator 2015 -- 16 Vixen Oliver Queen / Green Arrow ( voice ) 5 episodes Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 Injustice : Gods Among Us Green Arrow ( Arrow skin ) Voice 2014 Lego Batman 3 : Beyond Gotham Green Arrow / Arrow Voice Awards and nominations Film Year Award Category Work Result Refs 2016 CinemaCon Award Male Star of Tomorrow Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows Won 2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Movie Actor Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows Nominated Television Year Award Category Work Result Refs 2007 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series ReGenesis Won 2007 Gemini Award Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series Rent - a-Goalie Nominated 2008 Gemini Award Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series Rent - a-Goalie Nominated 2012 IGN Awards Best TV Hero Arrow Nominated 2013 NewNowNext Award Cause You 're Hot Arrow Nominated 2013 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor : Fantasy / Sci - Fi Arrow Nominated 2013 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Breakout Star Arrow Nominated 2014 IGN Awards Best TV Hero Arrow 2nd place 2014 People 's Choice Awards Favorite Sci - Fi / Fantasy TV Actor Arrow Nominated 2014 Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Arrow Nominated 2014 Constellation Awards Best Male Performance in a 2013 Science Fiction Television Episode Arrow Nominated 2014 Young Hollywood Awards Super Superhero Arrow Nominated 2015 Best. Ever. TV Awards 2015 Best Couple and Steamiest Moment ( shared w / Emily Bett Rickards ) Arrow Won 2015 MTV Fandom Awards Ship of the Year ( shared w / Emily Bett Rickards ) Arrow Won 2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor : Fantasy / Sci - Fi Arrow Nominated 2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV : Liplock ( shared w / Emily Bett Rickards ) Arrow Nominated 2015 Slammy Award Celebrity Moment of the Year SummerSlam Won 2016 MTV Fandom Awards Ship of the Year ( shared w / Emily Bett Rickards ) Arrow Won 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Hero Arrow Nominated Other Year Award Category Result Refs 2017 People 's Choice Awards Favorite Social Media Celebrity Nominated References Jump up ^ Amell, Stephen ( @ StephenAmell ) ( July 7, 2015 ). `` Adam. '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Horner, Rachel ( October 5, 2015 ). `` Stephen Amell : 10 Reasons We Love the ' Arrow ' Star ''. `` MSN ''. Jump up ^ `` Bolté, Auguste Armour ''. `` Globe and Mail ''. February 25, 2014. Jump up ^ Bierly, Mandi ( September 16, 2013 ). `` Invasion of the Amells : A Q&A with The CW 's best bloodline ''. `` Entertainment Weekly ''. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Jump up ^ `` I am Andrean ''. `` St. Andrew 's College '',. Retrieved January 20, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Harris, Bill ( September 29, 2011 ). `` Amell has big role on ' Hung ' ''. `` London Free Press ''. Retrieved May 18, 2012. Jump up ^ Goodman, Lee - Anne ( October 25, 2007 ). `` Winning ensemble ; Rent - a-Goalie star vows to le... Entertainment ''. `` Welland Tribune ''. Retrieved October 18, 2012. Jump up ^ Arrow, Jennifer ; Dos Santos, Kristin ( December 3, 2010 ). `` Casting Scoop : Meet the Newest Vampire Diaries Hottie ! ''. `` E ! Online ''. Retrieved May 18, 2012. ^ Jump up to : O'Neal, Seasn ( January 31, 2012 ). `` Here is the guy who will play Green Arrow for The CW ''. `` The A.V. Club ''. Retrieved May 18, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Ngwije, Americ ( October 28, 2011 ). `` Exclusive Interview : HUNG 's Stephen Amell Opens Up About Jason 's Trouble With Women, Fun Sex Scenes & Larry David ''. `` Daemon 's TV ''. Retrieved May 18, 2012. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( November 9, 2011 ). `` ' Private Practice ' Taps ' Hung ' Star for Recurring Role ''. `` The Hollywood Reporter ''. Retrieved May 18, 2012. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( March 31, 2015 ). `` ' Arrow 's ' Stephen Amell to Star in ' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 ′ ''. `` Variety ''. Jump up ^ M, Lainee ( April 7, 2017 ). `` Stephen Amell Accepts ' American Ninja Warrior ' Challenge, ' Arrow ' Actor Joins Coach Kacy Catanzaro ''. `` Celebeat ''. Retrieved April 19, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Real, Evan ( May 28, 2015 ). `` Stephen Amell Wrestling In SummerSlam Against WWE Superstar Stardust - Hollywood Life ''. `` Hollywood Life ''. Jump up ^ Johnson, Mike ( May 26, 2015 ). `` Stardust challenges Amell ''. `` Pro Wrestling Insider ''. Retrieved August 23, 2015. Jump up ^ Caldwell, James ( May 25, 2015 ). `` Caldwell 's WWE Raw results 5 / 25 : Complete `` virtual - time '' coverage of live Raw - Memorial Day, final Chamber PPV hype, Cena 's Open Challenge, `` Entourage, '' more ``. `` Pro Wrestling Torch ''. Retrieved August 23, 2015. Jump up ^ Silverio, Ben ( July 2, 2015 ). `` Has Stephen Amell 's WWE Summerslam Match Been Scrapped ? ''. `` sciencefiction.com ''. Jump up ^ Jayson, Jay ( July 11, 2015 ). `` Arrow 's Stephen Amell Confirms Stuff With The WWE ''. `` Comicbook.com ''. Jump up ^ Caldwell, James ( August 10, 2015 ). `` Caldwell 's WWE Raw results 8 / 10 : Complete `` virtual - time '' coverage of live Raw - WWE Title match, D - Bryan returns, Summerslam hype, TV actor guest - stars, more ``. `` Pro Wrestling Torch ''. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Jump up ^ Caldwell, James ( August 23, 2015 ). `` Caldwell 's SummerSlam report 8 / 23 : Ongoing `` virtual - time '' coverage of Lesnar vs. Taker, Title vs. Title, more big matches ``. `` Pro Wrestling Torch ''. Retrieved August 23, 2015. Jump up ^ Johnson, Mike ( August 24, 2015 ). `` Why Foley was at SummerSlam, Stephen Amell - WWE update and more backstage notes ''. `` Pro Wrestling Insider ''. Retrieved August 24, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Celebrity Moment of the Year ''. `` WWE ''. December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015. Jump up ^ Couch, Aaron ( September 24, 2014 ). `` Why ' Arrow ' Star Stephen Amell Is Saying `` F -- - Cancer '' for Charity ``. `` The Hollywood Reporter ''. Retrieved October 7, 2015. Jump up ^ Lash, Jolie ( November 25, 2014 ). `` ' Arrow ' Star Stephen Amell Brings Back ' F -- - Cancer ' Charity Campaign ''. `` Access Hollywood ''. Retrieved October 7, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Burks, Robin ( January 22, 2015 ). `` Stephen Amell Launches New Charity Campaign, Sinceriously ''. `` Tech Times ''. Retrieved October 7, 2015. Jump up ^ Stroud, Brandon ( September 14, 2015 ). `` Stephen Amell And Stardust Delivered A Huge Check For Charity ''. `` Uproxx ''. Retrieved October 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Arrow 's Stephen Amell Crushes Celebrity Ninja Warrior Course ''. Screen Rant. 2017 - 05 - 25. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Old Boys News ''. `` The Andrean - Spring 2008 ''. 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Superheroes ''. Reelside. Season 1. July 9, 2015. The Movie Network. Jump up ^ `` Stephen Amell Marries Cassandra Jean In The Caribbean ''. `` Huffington Post ''. January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Arrow 's Stephen Amell Marries for a Second Time ''. `` People ''. May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Stephen Amell Welcomes Daughter Mavi Alexandra ''. `` People ''. October 19, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Stephen Amell 's Daughter Mavi Supports ' Arrow ' With Adorable Outfit ''. `` Hollywood Life ''. January 21, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ Amell, Stephen ( @ StephenAmell ) ( December 12, 2013 ). `` Hey Maple Leaf fans ? I 'd skip the game against the # KINGS and watch # Arrow. We know how this one is ending. '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Kennedy, John R ( June 17, 2015 ). `` Actor Stephen Amell campaigns to get Josh Donaldson in MLB All - Star Game ''. `` Global News ''. Retrieved September 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Nocking Point ''. `` Nocking Point Wines ''. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Amell, Stephen ( @ StephenAmell ) ( May 31, 2017 ). `` It 's time to go to work on @ Code8Movie. Toronto... I 'm coming home. '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Amell, Stephen ( @ StephenAmell ) ( June 1, 2017 ). `` ( image ) '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Amell, Robbie ( @ RobbieAmell ) ( July 19, 2017 ). `` That 's a wrap on Code 8. Would n't change a thing. '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Lesnick, Silas ( 2016 ). `` CinemaCon Awards : Stephen Amell to be Honored ''. `` Cominsoon.net ''. Jump up ^ `` Best TV Hero ''. `` IGN ''. 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` 2013 Teen Choice Awards nominees ''. `` zap2it. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Best TV Hero ''. `` IGN ''. 2013. Jump up ^ `` Leo Awards, Nominees 2014 ''. `` Leoawards ''. 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Constellation Awards - A Canadian Award for Excellence in Film & Television Science Fiction ''. `` The Constellation Awards ''. 2014. Jump up ^ `` Nominees and Winners ''. `` Young Hollywood Awards ''. 2014. Jump up ^ Dos Santos, Kristin ; Bricker, Tierney ( July 13, 2015 ). `` Best. Ever. TV. Awards : Watch Outlander, Vampire Diaries, Arrow and More Winners Accept Their Trophies ! ''. `` E ! Online ''. Jump up ^ Bell, Crystal ( July 13, 2015 ). `` Olicity Is Our Ship Of The Year And We Ca n't Stop Smiling ''. `` MTV News ''. ^ Jump up to : Wagmeister, Elizabeth ( June 10, 2015 ). `` Teen Choice Awards Nominees 2015 : Full List Of Nominations ''. `` Variety ''. Jump up ^ `` WWE News : 2015 Slammy categories and nominees ''. `` Pro Wrestling ''. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015. Jump up ^ Amell, Stephen ( July 22, 2016 ). `` stephenamell ''. `` Instagram ''. Jump up ^ Petit, Stephanie ( April 6, 2017 ). `` Get Out Leads the Nominations for MTV 's First Ever Movie & TV Awards ''. `` People ''. Retrieved April 8, 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stephen Amell. 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Question: who is the actor that plays the arrow
Answer: Stephen Adam Amell