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Stephen Adam Amell (born May 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He came to prominence for playing the lead role of Oliver Queen on the CW superhero series Arrow (2012–2020), based on DC Comics. Amell also appeared in subsequent Arrowverse franchise media, along with reprising his role in various video games. Following the conclusion of Arrow, Amell landed the lead roles in both the Starz drama series Heels (2021–2023), and Suits LA, the sequel to Suits.
Outside of television, Amell portrayed Casey Jones in the superhero film (2016). He co-produced and starred in Code 8 and its sequel with his cousin Robbie Amell. He has also made a number of appearances in the professional wrestling circuit.
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 co-starred in (released on June 3, 2016) as vigilante "Casey Jones". Amell announced in May 2017 that he would be participating on a special celebrity edition of American Ninja Warrior. Amell demonstrated great physical abilities which was reflective of his athleticism in his portrayal of Oliver Queen. In 2017, he took part in the directorial debut of former Heartland co-star Michelle Morgan, a short film entitled Mi Madre, My Father, playing the estranged father of a six-year-old girl. Morgan raised funds for the production through a crowdfunding campaign. The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
In March 2019, Amell announced the end of Arrow with its eighth and final season, which premiered in October 2019 and concluded in January 2020.
Amell has also been announced as playing Henry Roland, a police officer, in the forthcoming Crave crime drama series Underbelly.Stewart Clarke, "Stephen Amell, Minnie Driver, Hamza Haq To Star In Crime Series ‘Underbelly’ For Canadian Streamer Crave; Shaftesbury Producing & Fifth Season Across Sales". Deadline Hollywood, October 22, 2024.
In May 2015, it was reported that he was set to wrestle Cody Rhodes at WWE's SummerSlam pay-per-view in August. Amell made his first WWE appearance on the May 25 episode of Raw, where he had a confrontation with Stardust. Amell returned to Raw in early August; after being assaulted in the audience by Stardust, Amell got into the wrestling ring to attack him 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 Wade Barrett at SummerSlam.
At the event on August 23, 2015, Amell and Neville defeated Barrett and Stardust in a tag team match. Amell participated in the wrestling, and, behind the scenes, wrestlers were said to have been impressed with Amell's performance. Amell became friends with Rhodes, with whom he later also worked on Arrow.
On December 21, 2015, Amell was awarded a Slammy for the "Celebrity Moment of the Year" for his dive onto Stardust during the match.
In 2018, Amell tweeted "my âpölògīés" in response to criticism about his failure to use the acute accent while tweeting singer Beyoncé's name. After he was accused by online commenters of disrespecting black names, he said he had omitted the accent while being "lazy in the midst of a mediocre joke".
In 2020, during the Black Lives Matter protests, Amell was criticized by comic book writer Tee Franklin and others for saying that racism is a systemic problem but that he had not personally "seen it in action".
In 2021, Amell was asked to leave a Delta Air Lines flight traveling from Austin to Los Angeles for yelling at his wife. He later said he was intoxicated at the time.
In July 2023, Amell was criticized for comments he made at a fan convention regarding the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. While he expressed support for SAG-AFTRA as his union, he called striking a "reductive negotiating tactic" and "myopic" and seemed to criticize that the strike banned him from promoting the second season of Heels. He 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. Amell did not attend the Arrow cast reunion on the picket line outside the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, California, as he was in New York City at the time, but on the day of the reunion, he was photographed on the picket line in front of the Warner Bros. Discovery offices in New York and reportedly sent his regards to his former showrunners in California. Marc Guggenheim, executive producer of Arrow and organizer of the revival, interpreted his attendance in New York as a symbolic stand in solidarity.
| 2004 ! scope="row" | Queer as Folk | Spinning Instructor | 2 episodes |
| 2005 ! scope="row" | Missing | Ian Harrington | Episode: "Paper Anniversary" |
| 2006 ! scope="row" | Buddy Harrelson | Television film | |
| 2006–2008 ! scope="row" | Rent-a-Goalie | Billy | Main role |
| 2007 ! scope="row" | ReGenesis | Craig Riddlemeyer | 2 episodes |
| 2007–2009 ! scope="row" | Da Kink in My Hair | Matthew | 4 episodes |
| 2007–2012 ! scope="row" | Heartland | Nick Harwell | 6 episodes |
| 2009 ! scope="row" | Flashpoint | Peter Henderson | Episode: "Exit Wounds" |
| 2010 ! scope="row" | Blue Mountain State | Travis McKenna | 2 episodes |
| 2011 ! scope="row" | Brady | 2 episodes | |
| 2011–2012 ! scope="row" | New Girl | Kyle | 2 episodes |
| 2012 ! scope="row" | Private Practice | Scott Becker | 7 episodes |
| 2012–2020 ! scope="row" | Arrow | Oliver Queen / Green Arrow | Main role |
| 2013 ! scope="row" | When Calls the Heart | Wynn Delaney | Television film |
| 2014–2023 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Flash, The" | The Flash | Oliver Queen / Green Arrow | 9 episodes |
| 2015 ! scope="row" | Reelside | Himself | Episode: "Superheroes" |
| 2016–2020 ! scope="row" | Legends of Tomorrow | Oliver Queen / Green Arrow | 6 episodes |
| 2017 ! scope="row" | American Ninja Warrior | Himself | Episode: "Celebrity Ninja Warrior for Red Nose Day" |
| 2017–2019 ! scope="row" | Supergirl | Oliver Queen / Green Arrow | 3 episodes |
| 2019 ! scope="row" | Batwoman | Oliver Queen / Green Arrow | Episode: "" |
| 2021–2023 ! scope="row" | Heels | Jack Spade | Main role |
| 2025 ! scope="row" | Suits LA | Ted Black | Main role |
| 2013 ! scope="row" | Green Arrow | ||
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| 2015 ! scope="row" | Dudes Being Dudes in Wine Country | Himself | Also co-creator |
| 2015–2016 ! scope="row" | Vixen | Oliver Queen / The Arrow / Green Arrow | Voice; 5 episodes |
| 2017–2024 ! scope="row" | Being The Elite | Himself | Cameo |
| 2021–2024 ! scope="row" | Shot of Brandi | Himself | Cameo |
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