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|name= John Wesley Shipp
 
|name= John Wesley Shipp
 
|image= John Wesley Shipp.png
 
|image= John Wesley Shipp.png
 
|birth= January 22, 1955
 
|birth= January 22, 1955
 
|job= Actor
|death=
 
|character= [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash]]<br/>[[Pollux]]<br/>[[Henry Allen]]<br/>[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]]
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|character= [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen/The Flash]]<br/>[[Pollux]]<br>[[Henry Allen]]<br/>[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]]
|show= The Flash (CBS)
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|first= {{Ep|Pilot (The Flash (CBS))}}
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|last= {{Ep|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three}}
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|imdb= 0794128
 
|twitter= JohnWesleyShipp
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|wikipedia= John_Wesley_Shipp
 
}}
 
}}
'''John Wesley Shipp''' (born January 22, 1955) is an American actor. He portrays [[Henry Allen]] and [[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]] on {{S|F}}​​​​. He is perhaps most notable for previously portraying [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen/The Flash]] in the 1990s series {{S|1990}}​​​​​​. He reprised that role in the {{Cross|Elseworlds}} crossover event, and will again in {{Cross|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}.<ref>[https://www.tvinsider.com/811839/john-wesley-shipp-crisis-on-infinite-earths-arrowverse-crossover/ "'Crisis on Infinite Earths': John Wesley Shipp to Return for The CW Crossover Event" - TV Insider]</ref>
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'''John Wesley Shipp''' (born January 22, 1955) is an American actor. He portrays [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen/The Flash]] and [[Pollux]] in [[CBS]]'s {{S|1990}} and [[Henry Allen]] and [[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]] in [[The CW]]'s {{S|F}}. He reprised the role of [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen/The Flash]] in {{Cross|Elseworlds}} and {{Cross|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}.
   
 
==Credits==
 
==Credits==
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*{{Ep|The Trial of the Trickster|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen/The Flash]]}}
 
*{{Ep|The Trial of the Trickster|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen/The Flash]]}}
 
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}}
 
 
===''The Flash'' (The CW)===
 
===''The Flash'' (The CW)===
 
====Actor====
 
====Actor====
 
{{Scroll|
 
{{Scroll|
 
=====Season 1=====
 
=====Season 1=====
*{{Ep|Pilot (The Flash (The CW))|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|Pilot (The Flash (The CW))|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|Fastest Man Alive|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|Fastest Man Alive|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|Things You Can't Outrun|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|Things You Can't Outrun|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|The Man in the Yellow Suit|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|The Man in the Yellow Suit|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|Crazy for You|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|Crazy for You|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|Tricksters|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|Tricksters|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|Fast Enough|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|Fast Enough|[[Henry Allen]]}}
 
 
=====Season 2=====
 
=====Season 2=====
*{{Ep|The Man Who Saved Central City|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|The Man Who Saved Central City|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|Gorilla Warfare|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|Gorilla Warfare|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|Welcome to Earth-2|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90 )|Barry Allen / The Flash]] (archive footage)}}
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*{{Ep|Welcome to Earth-2|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]] (archive footage)}}
*{{Ep|Rupture|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|Rupture|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|The Runaway Dinosaur|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|The Runaway Dinosaur|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|Invincible|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|Invincible|[[Henry Allen]]}}
*{{Ep|The Race of His Life|[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]]}}
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*{{Ep|The Race of His Life|[[Henry Allen]] and [[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]]}}
   
 
=====Season 3=====
 
=====Season 3=====
*{{Ep|Flashhpoint|[[Jay Garrick |Jay Garrick /The Flash ]]}}
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*{{Ep|Flashpoint|[[Henry Allen]] and [[Jay Garrick|The Flash]] (archive footage)}}
 
*{{Ep|Paradox|[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]]}}
 
*{{Ep|Paradox|[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]]}}
 
*{{Ep|The Present|[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]]}}
 
*{{Ep|The Present|[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]]}}
*{{Ep|Into the Speed Force|[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick /The Flash]]}}
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*{{Ep|Into the Speed Force|[[Jay Garrick|The Flash]]}}
 
*{{Ep|Finish Line|[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]]}}
 
*{{Ep|Finish Line|[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]]}}
   
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=====Season 5=====
 
=====Season 5=====
*{{Ep|What's Past is Prologue|[[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick /The Flash]] and [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen / The Flash]]}}
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*{{Ep|What's Past is Prologue|[[Jay Garrick|The Flash]] (archive footage), [[Henry Allen]], and [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]]}}
*{{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 1|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen / The Flash]] (uncredited)}}
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*{{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 1|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]] (uncredited)}}
   
 
=====Season 6=====
 
=====Season 6=====
 
*{{Ep|A Flash of the Lightning|[[Jay Garrick]]}}
 
*{{Ep|A Flash of the Lightning|[[Jay Garrick]]}}
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*{{Ep|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen/The Flash]]}}
 
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====Actor====
 
====Actor====
 
=====Season 4=====
 
=====Season 4=====
*{{Ep|Bunker Hill|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen /The Flash]] (uncredited)}}
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*{{Ep|Bunker Hill|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]] (uncredited)}}
   
 
===''Arrow''===
 
===''Arrow''===
 
====Actor====
 
====Actor====
 
=====Season 7=====
 
=====Season 7=====
*{{Ep|Unmasked|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen /The Flash]] (uncredited)}}
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*{{Ep|Unmasked|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]] (uncredited)}}
*{{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 2|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen /The Flash]]}}
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*{{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 2|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]]}}
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*On {{S|F}}​​​​, Shipp portrayed [[Henry Allen]] in the [[Season 1 (The Flash)|first]] [[Season 2 (The Flash)|three]] [[Season 3 (The Flash)|seasons]], and [[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]] in the [[Season 2 (The Flash)|subsequent]] [[Season 3 (The Flash)|recent]] [[Season 4 (The Flash)|seasons]].
 
*On {{S|F}}​​​​, Shipp portrayed [[Henry Allen]] in the [[Season 1 (The Flash)|first]] [[Season 2 (The Flash)|three]] [[Season 3 (The Flash)|seasons]], and [[Jay Garrick|Jay Garrick/The Flash]] in the [[Season 2 (The Flash)|subsequent]] [[Season 3 (The Flash)|recent]] [[Season 4 (The Flash)|seasons]].
*Along with the {{S|A}}​​​​ actors [[Colton Haynes]] and [[JR Bourne]] and the {{S|S}}​​​​ actor [[Tyler Hoechlin]], Shipp appeared in the TV show ''Teen Wolf''.
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*Along with the {{S|A}}​​​​ actors [[Colton Haynes]] and [[JR Bourne]] and {{S|S}}​​​​ actor [[Tyler Hoechlin]], Shipp appeared in the TV show ''Teen Wolf''.
 
*Archive footage of Shipp as Barry Allen from the 1990s series can be seen on [[Earth-90|another Earth]] in {{Ep|Welcome to Earth-2}}.
 
*Archive footage of Shipp as Barry Allen from the 1990s series can be seen on [[Earth-90|another Earth]] in {{Ep|Welcome to Earth-2}}.
 
*Although Shipp portrayed Jay Garrick, it is unknown who portrayed the character (as the Man in the Iron Mask) in previous episodes.
 
*Although Shipp portrayed Jay Garrick, it is unknown who portrayed the character (as the Man in the Iron Mask) in previous episodes.
*Shipp portraying Barry Allen in the [[w:c:theflash-cbs:The Flash|1990 series of the same name]], while having portrayed the same character's father in the [[The Flash|2014 series of the same name]] is parallel to how [[Helen Slater]] portrayed [[w:c:superman-anthology:Supergirl|Kara Zor-El/Supergirl]] in the 1984 film of the same name, but currently plays Supergirl's mother in the current {{S|S}}​​​​ series, which is linked to the current Flash series via shared multiverse.
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*Shipp portraying Barry Allen in the 1990 {{S|1990}} series, while having portrayed the same character's father in the 2014 {{S|F}} series is parallel to how [[Helen Slater]] portrayed [[w:c:superman-anthology:Supergirl|Kara Zor-El/Supergirl]] in the 1984 film of the same name, but currently plays Supergirl's mother in the current {{S|S}}​​​​ series, which is linked to the current Flash series via the [[Arrowverse]].
 
**Ironically, both actors' character's direct relation, as well as their role and involvement in their superhero children's' lives, are quite opposite. Henry Allen is Barry Allen's biological father and was wrongfully arrested when Barry was a child, which led to Barry growing up without him and could never see him outside of visits to his prison, until he was finally released. [[Eliza Danvers]] on the other hand is Kara Danvers's adoptive mother who Kara spent most of her life with (if one doesn't count the 24 years she spent sleeping in the Phantom Zone), and heavily influenced Kara's upbringing and blending into the human lifestyle.
 
**Ironically, both actors' character's direct relation, as well as their role and involvement in their superhero children's' lives, are quite opposite. Henry Allen is Barry Allen's biological father and was wrongfully arrested when Barry was a child, which led to Barry growing up without him and could never see him outside of visits to his prison, until he was finally released. [[Eliza Danvers]] on the other hand is Kara Danvers's adoptive mother who Kara spent most of her life with (if one doesn't count the 24 years she spent sleeping in the Phantom Zone), and heavily influenced Kara's upbringing and blending into the human lifestyle.
 
*Shipp also provided the voice for [[w:c:braveandbold:Professor Zoom|Eobard Thawne/Professor Zoom]] in the animated series ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold''.
 
*Shipp also provided the voice for [[w:c:braveandbold:Professor Zoom|Eobard Thawne/Professor Zoom]] in the animated series ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold''.
 
==External links==
 
*{{IMDb|name/nm0794128/}}
 
*{{Twitter|JohnWesleyShipp}}
 
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 03:13, 16 February 2020

John Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is an American actor. He portrays Barry Allen/The Flash and Pollux in CBS's The Flash and Henry Allen and Jay Garrick/The Flash in The CW's The Flash. He reprised the role of Barry Allen/The Flash in Elseworlds and Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Credits

The Flash (CBS)

Actor

The Flash (The CW)

Actor

Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6


Supergirl

Actor

Season 4

Arrow

Actor

Season 7

Trivia

  • On The Flash​​​​, Shipp portrayed Henry Allen in the first three seasons, and Jay Garrick/The Flash in the subsequent recent seasons.
  • Along with the Arrow​​​​ actors Colton Haynes and JR Bourne and Supergirl​​​​ actor Tyler Hoechlin, Shipp appeared in the TV show Teen Wolf.
  • Archive footage of Shipp as Barry Allen from the 1990s series can be seen on another Earth in "Welcome to Earth-2".
  • Although Shipp portrayed Jay Garrick, it is unknown who portrayed the character (as the Man in the Iron Mask) in previous episodes.
  • Shipp portraying Barry Allen in the 1990 The Flash series, while having portrayed the same character's father in the 2014 The Flash series is parallel to how Helen Slater portrayed Kara Zor-El/Supergirl in the 1984 film of the same name, but currently plays Supergirl's mother in the current Supergirl​​​​ series, which is linked to the current Flash series via the Arrowverse.
    • Ironically, both actors' character's direct relation, as well as their role and involvement in their superhero children's' lives, are quite opposite. Henry Allen is Barry Allen's biological father and was wrongfully arrested when Barry was a child, which led to Barry growing up without him and could never see him outside of visits to his prison, until he was finally released. Eliza Danvers on the other hand is Kara Danvers's adoptive mother who Kara spent most of her life with (if one doesn't count the 24 years she spent sleeping in the Phantom Zone), and heavily influenced Kara's upbringing and blending into the human lifestyle.
  • Shipp also provided the voice for Eobard Thawne/Professor Zoom in the animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.