30 Facts About Stephen Amell

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Stephen Adam Amell was born on May 8,1981 and is a Canadian actor and professional wrestler.

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Stephen Amell came to prominence for playing the lead role of Oliver Queen on The CW superhero series Arrow.

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Stephen Amell was born on May 8,1981 in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Sandra Anne and Thomas J Amell.

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Stephen Amell is a first cousin of actor Robbie Amell.

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Stephen Amell attended St Andrew's College, a private independent school for boys, and graduated in 2000.

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Stephen Amell appeared in two episodes of the fourth season of Queer as Folk as the Liberty Ride spinning instructor in 2004.

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Stephen Amell played Adam in the first season of the television series Dante's Cove; he was replaced in the second season by Jon Fleming.

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In 2007, Stephen Amell won a Gemini Award for his guest-starring role on ReGenesis.

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Stephen Amell had recurring roles in the TV series Da Kink in My Hair and Heartland.

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On December 3,2010, Stephen Amell joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries as werewolf 'Brady' for season 2.

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Stephen Amell starred as the real life criminal Joran van der Sloot in the Lifetime film Justice for Natalee Holloway which originally aired in May 2011.

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On October 2,2011, season 3 of HBO's series Hung premiered with Stephen Amell starring as busboy-turned-prostitute Jason, a younger rival "ho" to Thomas Jane's Ray Drecker.

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Stephen Amell appeared as Jim in the fourth season of 90210.

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Stephen Amell announced on October 28,2011, that he had just finished filming the Christmas episode of New Girl with Zooey Deschanel and Max Greenfield.

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On November 9,2011, Stephen Amell was announced for the recurring role of Scottie, a paramedic on ABC's Private Practice.

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Stephen Amell played the role of Travis McKenna in Blue Mountain State.

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In January 2012, Stephen Amell was cast as Oliver Queen in The CW series Arrow, based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name.

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Stephen Amell co-starred in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows as vigilante "Casey Jones".

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Stephen Amell announced in May 2017 that he would be participating on a special celebrity edition of American Ninja Warrior.

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Stephen Amell demonstrated great physical abilities which was reflective of his athleticism in his portrayal of Oliver Queen.

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In March 2019, Stephen Amell announced the end of Arrow with its eighth and final season, which premiered in October 2019 and concluded in January 2020.

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Stephen Amell participated in the wrestling, and, behind the scenes, wrestlers were said to have been impressed with Stephen Amell's performance.

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Stephen Amell became friends with Rhodes, with whom he later worked on Arrow.

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On December 21,2015, Stephen Amell was awarded a Slammy for the "Celebrity Moment of the Year" for his dive onto Stardust during the match.

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Stephen Amell returned to professional wrestling for Ring of Honor on November 17,2017, at Survival of the Fittest.

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On February 29,2020, Stephen Amell made an appearance at All Elite Wrestling's Revolution, he accompanied Cody Rhodes alongside Rhodes' Nightmare Family for his match against MJF.

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Stephen Amell has hosted a number of successful fundraising campaigns via the crowd funded merchandise platform Represent.

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Stephen Amell ended up selling over 60,000 shirts from this campaign.

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Stephen Amell married his first wife, fellow Canadian Carolyn Lawrence, on December 8,2007, in Toronto.

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Stephen 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.