Although he had relatively few professional credits to his name, clean-cut Midwestern actor Brandon Routh soared into the media limelight when he was cast as the Man of Steel in director Bryan Singer’s highly anticipated revival of the original superhero film franchise, “Superman Returns” (2006). Prior to his meteoric rise, Routh was cutting his teeth on episodic television, landing occasional episodes on shows like “Cold Case” (CBS, 2003- ) and “Will & Grace” (NBC, 1998-2006); even signing a three-year deal to appear regularly on the daytime soap, “One Life to Live” (ABC, 1968- ), though he
