Actor
John Wesley Shipp
January 22, 1955 · Norfolk, Virginia, USA
John Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur and 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.
Notable work
7.8The Flash (2014)
as Henry Allen and as Jay Garrick / The Flash and as Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90)
6.8Arrow (2012)
as Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90)
8.4Teen Wolf (2011)
as Mr. Lahey
7.3Supergirl (2015)
as Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90) and as Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90) (archive footage)
7.4Blindspot (2015)
as Dr. Katz
7.7DC's Stargirl (2020)
as Jay Garrick / The Flash
5.8The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
as Barney
7.3CSI: NY (2004)
as Patrick Quinn
7.3Dawson's Creek (1998)
as Mitch Leery
7.4The Flash (1990)
as Barry Allen / Flash
7.3JAG (1995)
as Marcus Sutter and as Granger
7.9The Closer (2005)
as Chris Conroy
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