Stephen Amell

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Stephen Adam Amell (born May 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and producer, best known for playing Oliver Queen / Green Arrow on The CW superhero series Arrow, the show that started the Arrowverse. A lifelong professional wrestling fan, he has made appearances in major professional wrestling promotions, including working a match for IWE in 2015 and for Ring of Honor in 2017, joining the stable Bullet Club and later The Elite.

[edit] Early life

Amell was born May 8, 1981, in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Sandra Anne (Bolté) and Thomas J. Amell.

He attended St. Andrew's College, a private, independent school for boys.

[edit] Acting career

Amell appeared in two episodes of the fourth season of Queer as Folk as the Liberty Ride spinning instructor in 2004. Amell played Adam in the first season of the television series Dante's Cove; he was replaced in the second season by Jon Fleming. In 2007, Amell won a Gemini Award for his guest-starring role on ReGenesis. The same year he was also nominated for a Gemini Award in the Best Ensemble Cast Category for Rent-a-Goalie.

He had recurring roles in the TV series Da Kink in My Hair and Heartland. On December 3, 2010, Amell joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries as werewolf 'Brady' for season 2.

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.

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

In January 2012, Amell was cast as Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow in The CW series Arrow, based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name. This series and role led to Amell appearing as the character on other superhero series on the network as part of the growing Arrowverse on shows such as The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl, as well as the CW Seed webseries Vixen.

Amell co-starred in the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, 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.

In 2017, Amell 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 set to air in late 2019. His first post-Arrow project was announced the following August: Heels, a Starz drama series set in the world of independent professional wrestling.

[edit] Professional wrestling

Stephen Adam Amell (born May 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and producer, best known for playing Oliver Queen / Green Arrow on The CW superhero series Arrow, the show that started the Arrowverse. He is now working with World Incorporated Wrestling.

[edit] IWE (2015)

[edit] Ring of Honor (2017)

[edit] All In (2018)

[edit] World Incorporated Wrestling

[edit] Debut and WIW World Tag Team Champion (2017-2019)

Main article: Team Arrow

[edit] Various feuds and part-time (2019)

[edit] Return and WIW World Tag Team Champion (2020-present)

[edit] Philanthropy

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Film

[edit] Television

[edit] Web

[edit] Video games

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• World Incorporated Wrestling
  • WIW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with David Ramsey/John Diggle (2)
  • WIW Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with John Diggle (1)

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