** Brandon Routh in Superman Returns, who emulated Reeve's performance.

Brandon Routh himself stated, in an HBO First Look interview that he was playing three characters ; Clark Kent, the reporter / farm boy ; Superman, the protagonist and savior of Metropolis ; and Kal-El, the Last Son of Krypton.

This was followed nearly two decades later by a fifth film called Superman Returns with Brandon Routh giving a performance very similar to Reeve's.

In season ten, for the first time in public Clark begins to formulate a bumbling / stuttering Kent with glasses akin to the Christoper Reeve / Brandon Routh portrayal of the character.

* 1979 – Brandon Routh, American actor

** Brandon Routh, American actor

* Brandon Routh ( Wade )

* Brandon Routh, actor ( Superman Returns, Zack and Miri Make a Porno )

* Brandon Routh

More villains appeared, such as Tony Zucco ( voiced by Mark Hamill, who voiced the Joker in the DC animated universe ), Killer Moth ( voiced by Jeff Bennett ), Black Mask ( voiced by James Remar ), Rumor ( voiced by Ron Perlman ), Everywhere Man ( voiced by Brandon Routh ), Harley Quinn ( voiced by Hynden Walch ), Francis Grey ( voiced by Dave Foley ), and the Basil Karlo version of Clayface ( voiced by Wallace Langham in the first appearance, Lex Lang in the second appearance ).

Brandon James Routh ( born October 9, 1979 ) is an American actor and former fashion model.

* Brandon Routh, as Sebastian, a stud whom Hal Linden's character replaces Will with, after the two have a falling out over Will's misinterpretation of their relationship.

However, McG pulled out of the project and direction was taken over by director Bryan Singer, who recast Brandon Routh as the lead.

He was up for the role of Superman in Superman Returns, but the part was won by Brandon Routh instead.

McPartlin originally auditioned for the role of Clark Kent / Superman in the movie Superman Returns, but he lost the role to Brandon Routh.