1. Stephen Adam Amell was born on May 8,1981 and is a Canadian actor.
44 Facts About Stephen Amell
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Stephen Amell came to prominence for playing the lead role of Oliver Queen on the CW superhero series Arrow, based on DC Comics.
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Outside of television, Stephen Amell portrayed Casey Jones in the superhero film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
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Stephen Amell co-produced and starred in Code 8 and its sequel Code 8: Part II with his cousin Robbie Amell.
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Stephen Amell has made a number of appearances in the professional wrestling circuit.
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Stephen Adam 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 convicted killer 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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In February 2024, Stephen Amell was cast as Ted Black in the upcoming NBC pilot Suits LA, based on the USA Network original series Suits.
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Stephen Amell has been announced as playing Henry Roland, a police officer, in the forthcoming Crave crime drama series Underbelly.
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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, where 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.
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Stephen Amell posted a tweet saying that "[s]tereotyping Texas isn't any better than stereotyping Ahmed", referring to the name of the student.
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The tweet sparked backlash on the internet, prompting Stephen Amell to take a break from social media.
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Stephen Amell later clarified that his omission of the accent was due to being "lazy in the midst of a mediocre joke".
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In 2020, during the Black Lives Matter protests, Stephen Amell garnered criticisms, including from comic book writer Tee Franklin, after admitting that racism is a systemic problem but he had not personally "seen it in action".
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In 2021, Stephen Amell was asked to leave a Delta Air Lines flight traveling from Austin to Los Angeles for yelling at his wife.
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Stephen Amell later explained on a podcast hosted by Michael Rosenbaum that he was intoxicated when the incident took place.
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In July 2023, Stephen Amell was criticized for comments he made at a fan convention regarding the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.
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Stephen Amell later clarified his opinion, saying that while he does not like striking, he "[understands] fundamentally why we're here" and stated that his support for the union was unconditional and that he stood with them.
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Stephen Amell did not attend the Arrow cast reunion on the picket line outside the Warner Bros.