Grant Gustin

Thomas Grant Gustin (born January 14, 1990), known professionally as Grant Gustin, is an American actor and singer. He portrayed Barry Allen/The Flash in a guest-starring role on Arrow​, in the eponymous lead role in The Flash​, and as a special guest star in Vixen​, Supergirl​, DC's Legends of Tomorrow​, and Batwoman. Before he was cast in the CW hit show, The Flash, he and fellow CW star, Melissa Benoist were cast in the show, Glee.

Credits

Arrow

Actor

Season 2 "The Scientist" Barry Allen (guest star) "Three Ghosts" Barry Allen (guest star) Season 3 "The Calm" Barry Allen (special appearance by) "The Brave and the Bold" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star) "My Name Is Oliver Queen" The Flash (special appearance by) Season 4 "Green Arrow" Barry Allen (special appearance by) "Legends of Yesterday" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star) "Blood Debts" Barry Allen (special appearance by) "Canary Cry" Barry Allen (special appearance by) Season 5 "Invasion!" The Flash (special guest star) Season 6 "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star) Season 7 "Elseworlds, Part 2" Barry Allen/Green Arrow (special guest star) "Emerald Archer" Barry Allen (special guest star) Season 8 "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star) "Fadeout" Barry Allen (special guest star)

The Flash

Actor

Season 1 "Pilot" Barry Allen/The Streak "Fastest Man Alive" Barry Allen/The Streak "Things You Can't Outrun" Barry Allen/The Streak "Going Rogue" Barry Allen/The Streak "Plastique" Barry Allen/The Streak "The Flash is Born" Barry Allen/The Streak/The Flash "Power Outage" Barry Allen/The Flash "Flash vs. Arrow" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Man in the Yellow Suit" Barry Allen/The Flash "Revenge of the Rogues" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Sound and the Fury" Barry Allen/The Flash "Crazy for You" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Nuclear Man" Barry Allen/The Flash "Fallout" Barry Allen/The Flash "Out of Time" Barry Allen/The Flash "Rogue Time" Barry Allen/The Flash "Tricksters" Barry Allen/The Flash "All Star Team Up" Barry Allen/The Flash "Who is Harrison Wells?" Barry Allen/The Flash and Hannibal Bates/Everyman "The Trap" Barry Allen/The Flash "Grodd Lives" Barry Allen/The Flash "Rogue Air" Barry Allen/The Flash "Fast Enough" Barry Allen/The Flash Season 2 "The Man Who Saved Central City" Barry Allen/The Flash "Flash of Two Worlds" Barry Allen/The Flash "Family of Rogues" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Fury of Firestorm" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Darkness and the Light" Barry Allen/The Flash "Enter Zoom" Barry Allen/The Flash "Gorilla Warfare" Barry Allen/The Flash "Legends of Today" Barry Allen/The Flash "Running to Stand Still" Barry Allen/The Flash "Potential Energy" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Reverse-Flash Returns" Barry Allen/The Flash "Fast Lane" Barry Allen/The Flash "Welcome to Earth-2" Barry Allen/The Flash and Barry Allen "Escape from Earth-2" Barry Allen/The Flash and Barry Allen "King Shark" Barry Allen/The Flash "Trajectory" Barry Allen/The Flash "Flash Back" Barry Allen/The Flash "Versus Zoom" Barry Allen/The Flash "Back to Normal" Barry Allen/The Flash "Rupture" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Runaway Dinosaur" Barry Allen/The Flash "Invincible" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Race of His Life" Barry Allen/The Flash Season 3 "Flashpoint" Barry Allen/The Flash "Paradox" Barry Allen/The Flash "Magenta" Barry Allen/The Flash "The New Rogues" Barry Allen/The Flash "Monster" Barry Allen/The Flash "Shade" Barry Allen/The Flash "Killer Frost" Barry Allen/The Flash "Invasion!" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Present" Barry Allen/The Flash "Borrowing Problems from the Future" Barry Allen/The Flash "Dead or Alive" Barry Allen/The Flash "Untouchable" Barry Allen/The Flash "Attack on Gorilla City" Barry Allen/The Flash "Attack on Central City" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Wrath of Savitar" Barry Allen/The Flash "Into the Speed Force" Barry Allen/The Flash "Duet" Barry Allen/The Flash "Abra Kadabra" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Once and Future Flash" Barry Allen/The Flash "I Know Who You Are" Barry Allen/The Flash/Savitar "Cause and Effect" Barry Allen/The Flash/Savitar "Infantino Street" Barry Allen/The Flash/Savitar "Finish Line" Barry Allen/The Flash/Savitar Season 4 "The Flash Reborn" Barry Allen/The Flash "Mixed Signals" Barry Allen/The Flash "Luck Be a Lady" Barry Allen/The Flash "Elongated Journey Into Night" Barry Allen/The Flash "Girls Night Out" Barry Allen "When Harry Met Harry..." Barry Allen/The Flash "Therefore I Am" Barry Allen "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3" Barry Allen/The Flash "Don't Run" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Trial of The Flash" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Elongated Knight Rises" Barry Allen "Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash" Barry Allen "True Colors" Barry Allen "Subject 9" Barry Allen/The Flash "Enter Flashtime" Barry Allen/The Flash "Run, Iris, Run" Barry Allen/The Flash "Null and Annoyed" Barry Allen/The Flash "Lose Yourself" Barry Allen/The Flash "Fury Rogue" Barry Allen/The Flash "Therefore She Is" Barry Allen/The Flash "Harry and the Harrisons" Barry Allen/The Flash "Think Fast" Barry Allen/The Flash "We Are The Flash" Barry Allen/The Flash Season 5 "Nora" Barry Allen/The Flash "Blocked" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Death of Vibe" Barry Allen/The Flash "News Flash" Barry Allen/The Flash "All Doll'd Up" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Icicle Cometh" Barry Allen/The Flash "O Come, All Ye Thankful" Barry Allen/The Flash "What's Past is Prologue" Barry Allen/The Flash/Savitar "Elseworlds, Part 1" Barry Allen/Green Arrow "The Flash & The Furious" Barry Allen/The Flash "Seeing Red" Barry Allen/The Flash "Memorabilia" Barry Allen "Goldfaced" Barry Allen/The Flash "Cause and XS" Barry Allen/The Flash "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" Barry Allen/The Flash "Failure is an Orphan" Barry Allen/The Flash "Time Bomb" Barry Allen/The Flash "Godspeed" Barry Allen/The Flash "Snow Pack" Barry Allen/The Flash "Gone Rogue" Barry Allen/The Flash and Harrison Sherloque Wells "The Girl With The Red Lightning" Barry Allen/The Flash "Legacy" Barry Allen/The Flash Season 6 "Into the Void" Barry Allen/The Flash "A Flash of the Lightning" Barry Allen/The Flash "Dead Man Running" Barry Allen/The Flash "There Will Be Blood" Barry Allen/The Flash "Kiss Kiss Breach Breach" Barry Allen "License to Elongate" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 1" Barry Allen/The Flash/Dark Flash "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 2" Barry Allen/The Flash/Dark Flash "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three" Barry Allen/The Flash/Green Arrow "Marathon" Barry Allen/The Flash "Love Is A Battlefield" Barry Allen/The Flash "A Girl Named Sue" Barry Allen/The Flash "Grodd Friended Me" Barry Allen/The Flash "Death of the Speed Force" Barry Allen/The Flash "The Exorcism of Nash Wells" Barry Allen/The Flash "So Long and Goodnight" Barry Allen/The Flash "Liberation" Barry Allen "Pay the Piper" Barry Allen/The Flash "Success Is Assured" Barry Allen/The Flash

Vixen

Voice actor

Season 1 "Episode 1" The Flash (special guest star) "Episode 2" The Flash (special guest star; credit only) "Episode 3" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star) "Episode 4" The Flash (special guest star) "Episode 5" The Flash (special guest star; credit only) "Episode 6" The Flash (special guest star) Season 2 "Episode 1" The Flash (special guest star) "Episode 6" The Flash (special appearance by)

Superhero Fight Club shorts

Actor

• Superhero Fight Club The Flash  
• Superhero Fight Club 2.0 The Flash

Supergirl

Actor

Season 1 "Worlds Finest" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star) Season 2 "Medusa" Barry Allen (special appearance by) Season 3 "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star) Season 4 "Elseworlds, Part 3" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star) Season 5 "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Actor

Season 2

• "Shogun" Barry Allen (voice; special appearance by)
• "Abominations" Barry Allen (voice; uncredited)
• "Invasion!" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star)
• "The Legion of Doom" Barry Allen (archive footage)

Season 3

• "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star)

Season 5

• "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" Barry Allen/The Flash (special guest star)

Suit Up short

Actor

• Suit Up Barry Allen/The Flash

Batwoman

Actor

Season 1

• "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two" Barry Allen (special guest star)

Trivia

• Gustin's favorite villains are Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller), Weather Wizard (Liam McIntyre) and The Trickster (Mark Hamill).^[1]
• One of Gustin's favorite crossovers was the Supergirl crossover, "Worlds Finest" and he really enjoyed working in crossovers with Brandon Routh.^[1]
• Grant attended Elon University alongside Supergirl​ actor Chris Wood, where they were both musical theater majors.^[2]
• Grant has his own Youtube channel.
• His nephew has his own channel called Soy19 which he would like people to subscribe to.
• Before the arrival of Keiynan Lonsdale, Grant was the youngest member of the main cast of The Flash. He is now the youngest again after Lonsdale was demoted to a special guest in 2017.
• On The Flash​, Gustin also portrayed Hannibal Bates, as Barry Allen/The Flash, in the first season and Barry Allen of Earth-2 in the second season.
• Grant and Nolan Funk previously worked together of FOX's Glee, in the show they were part of the same fictional singing chorus Acappella: The Warblers. The group was a bitter rival with The New Directions, another choir, that included characters played by Melissa Benoist, Darren Criss, and Blake Jenner.
• The participation of Grant and Melissa Benoist in Glee was the major inspiration for the creation of the musical episode "Duet"; The episode also has as a guest star Darren Criss, whose character in Glee was rival to the Grant character for most of the series.
• Grant is the most recurring male actor as he appeared in 15 episodes of Arrow​, 4 episodes of Supergirl​, 4 episodes of DC's Legends of Tomorrow​, and 1 episode of Batwoman.

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