Stephen Amell was born on May 8, 1981 in Toronto Canada. He decided to pursue a career in acting when he was in his teens. His first role was that of "spinning instructor" in Queer as Folk (2000). He also had minor roles in Degrassi: la nueva generación (2001),Missing (2003) and Tilt (2005). He had recurring roles in Beautiful People (2005) and Rent-a-Goalie (2006). His first on-screen role was that of a detective in The Tracey Fragments (2007) which was followed by a small role in Cerrando el círculo (2007). His first major role in a TV show was that of a werewolf in the CW Hit series, Crónicas vampíricas (2009). This led to him getting recurring roles in Hung (Superdotado) (2009), Sin cita previa (2007) and Heartland (2007). He was then called in to audition for another CW series, but this time in a lead role. He was then cast as the titular superhero, Green Arrow in the new hit series, Arrow (2012). In 2012, on Christmas day, he married his girlfriend 'Cassandra Jean' in a private ceremony in the Caribbean and on May 25, 2013, he renewed his vows when he married her for the second time in New Orleans. - IMDb Mini Biography By: vhavnal
Trivia
Attended an all boys private school: St. Andrew's College located in Aurora, Ontario.
Older cousin of Robbie Amell.
First child, daughter Mavi Alexandra Jean Amell, was born, October 15, 2013, with wife Cassandra Jean.
Personal Quotes
I like vocabulary and I actually read a book called 'Word Freak,' which is about a guy who basically went into competitive Scrabble for a year. But having a big vocabulary and being good at Scrabble are not the same thing.
When I first broke into the acting industry, I taught spinning classes to support myself.
I'm still an actor who wants to work all the time.
I'm flattered if any movie role and my name are mentioned in the same sentence, because there haven't been a ton of them.
