John Wesley Shipp
Birthday: 1955-01-22 | Place of Birth: Norfolk, Virginia, USAJohn Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is an American actor known for his various television roles. He played the lead Barry Allen on CBS's superhero series The Flash from 1990 to 1991, and Mitch Leery, the title character's father, on the drama series Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2001. Shipp has also played several roles in daytime soap operas including Kelly Nelson on Guiding Light from 1980 to 1984, and Douglas Cummings on As the World Turns from 1985 to 1986 (which earned him his first Daytime Emmy Award). In 2014, he was cast as Barry Allen's father Henry on the current The Flash series on The CW network.
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as Nick Frankenthaler
as Lt. Thawne
as Ray Colton
as Jim
as John Hobart
as Barry Allen / Flash
as Barry Allen / The Flash
