Robert Patrick Amell (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Stephen Jameson on The CW\'s series The Tomorrow People, Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm on The CW\'s series The Flash, Fred Jones in the films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, and the films The Hunters as Paxton Flynn, The DUFF as Wesley Rush, and The Babysitter as Max. He has also had recurring roles on such television shows as Life with Derek, True Jackson, VP, Unnatural History, and Revenge.\n', '

Amell was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Jo (Burden) and Rob Amell, who work in the custom jewellery business. He is a first cousin of Arrow actor Stephen Amell. Along with his sister, he started modeling and acting in small roles in commercials when he was six years old. At age sixteen, he began landing roles in high school plays such as Louis and Dave and Fionia, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and The Importance of Being Earnest. His love for acting made him go to Canadian Studios Acting Academy. He graduated from Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate in Toronto in 2006. He later pursued his career in acting.\n', '

Amell\'s first role was Daniel Murtaugh in Cheaper by the Dozen 2, which filmed in the Muskoka Region of Ontario. Originally meant to be a non-speaking role, he ended up getting a couple of lines. He also appeared in the 2007 horror film Left for Dead.\n', '

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