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Stephen Adam Amell [1] (born May 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He came to prominence for playing the lead role of Oliver Queen on the CW superhero series Arrow (2012–2020), based on DC Comics.
Oliver Queen first appears in the pilot episode of Arrow. [2] He is discovered on the deserted island of Lian Yu by fishermen, having been shipwrecked there five years earlier following the destruction of his family yacht the Queen's Gambit, which he was on with his father Robert Queen (Jamey Sheridan) and Sara Lance (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), who did not survive.
His real name is Oliver Jonas Queen, a wealthy businessman, owner of Queen Industries, and a well-known celebrity in Star City. He uses this position to hide the fact that he is Green Arrow. [ 1 ] Partly inspired by Robin Hood , Green Arrow is an archer who uses his skills to fight crime in his home cities of Star City and Seattle , as well as ...
Emiko dies after making amends with Oliver and is buried under the name "Emiko Adachi Queen". In season eight following the Crisis and the formation of Earth-Prime, Emiko is alive again as she attends Oliver's funeral. She is welcomed into the family by Moira. The character is based on the DC Comics character Emiko Queen.
The episode introduces Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), a billionaire playboy, his mother Moira Queen (Susanna Thompson), sister Thea (Willa Holland), new bodyguard John Diggle (David Ramsey), best friend Tommy Merlyn (Colin Donnell), ex-girlfriend Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy), and her father Detective Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne).
He is later summoned by John Diggle to pose as Tommy Merlyn in Green Arrow's costume during Oliver Queen's trial and later takes the place of Judge C. McGarvey. Upon the jury finding Oliver Queen guilty, Chance as Judge McGarvey has Oliver Queen seek probation and then he is free to go.
Arrow was developed for television by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim in 2012, and premiered on The CW in October of the same year. [2] [3] The series is loosely based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, telling the story of Oliver Queen, a former-billionaire turned vigilante.
The son of Oliver Queen and Moonday Hawke, Connor picked up his father's mantle for a time as Green Arrow. Stanley Dover, Sr. Green Arrow vol. 3, #1 (April 2001) A seemingly kindly, wealthy philanthropist that discovered a reborn Oliver Queen and offered him assistance in his mission as Green Arrow.