John Barrowman

John Scot Barrowman (born March 11, 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, singer, dancer and writer. He portrayed Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer in a recurring role throughout the first and second seasons of Arrow, and reprises him in a lead role in the third and fourth seasons. He also guest stars as Malcolm in The Flash episode.

Also, with his older sister, Carole E. Barrowman, they wrote Arrow ' s third comic book tie-in series, Arrow: The Dark Archer.

Barrowman signed a deal that would make him a series regular across all of the Berlanti shows (like Katie Cassidy and Wentworth Miller). As of 2016, he has the freedom to move across the fifth season of Arrow, the third season of The Flash and the second season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

Arrow
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 * {{Ep|An Innocent Man|Malcolm Merlyn}}
 * {{Ep|Damaged|Malcolm Merlyn}}
 * {{Ep|Muse of Fire|Malcolm Merlyn}}
 * {{Ep|Year's End|Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer}}
 * {{Ep|Trust but Verify|Malcolm Merlyn}}
 * {{Ep|Betrayal|Malcolm Merlyn}}
 * {{Ep|Dead to Rights|Malcolm Merlyn}}
 * {{Ep|Salvation|Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer}}
 * {{Ep|Unfinished Business|Malcolm Merlyn}}
 * {{Ep|The Undertaking|Malcolm Merlyn}}
 * {{Ep|Darkness on the Edge of Town|Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer}}
 * {{Ep|Sacrifice|Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer}}

Season 5

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Writer

 * "Sacrifice" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Carnage" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Deception" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Confession" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Tempest" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Blessed" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Traitor" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Betrayal" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Sacrifice" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Vengeance" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Reckoning" (with Carole E. Barrowman)
 * "Justice" (with Carole E. Barrowman)

Trivia

 * John Barrowman and Carole E. Barrowman have already written other books together, like Torchwood ' s Captain Jack and the Selkie in 2009 and Exodus Code in 2012.
 * It is the third time where John Barrowman write a TV series tie-in book based on a character he portrays. The first and the second times were in Torchwood ' s Captain Jack and the Selkie and Exodus Code where he portrayed "Captain Jack Harkness" in Torchwood. The third time is in Arrow ' s Arrow: The Dark Archer where he portrays Malcolm Merlyn in Arrow.