Biography and his greatest work on television First years He was born on May 8, 1981 in the city of Toronto, Canada, son of Thomas Amell and Sandra Bolté. He has british, german and french ancestry and is cousin of also actor Robbie Amell. At age 19 he moved to California, United States to study acting. Four years later, in 2004, he first appeared on television as a spinning instructor in the Us version of the Queer as Folk series, and later as a goalkeeper in Degrassi: The Next Generation. After that, he continued to play minor roles in following years in series such as Missing, Dante’s Cove, CSI: Miami, The Vampire Diaries, 90210, New Girl, Flashpoint, Heartland and Private Practice. Philanthropy Over the years, Amell has led a numerous charity campaigns selling merchandise through the Represent.com site. In 2014, he created the Fuck Cancer campaign to help people who suffer from the disease and don’t have enough money for medical e