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This article is about characters appearing in the 2014 television series. For supporting characters of the comic book character, see List of Flash supporting characters.
The main cast of The Flash at the PaleyFest 2015 presentation for the show. From left to right: Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, Tom Cavanagh, Grant Gustin, Jesse L. Martin, Candice Patton and Rick Cosnett.

The Flash is an American television series developed by writer/producers Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns, based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash. The series premiered in the United States on October 7, 2014, on The CW television network. It is a spin-off from Arrow, existing in the same universe. The Flash follows police forensic investigator Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) struck by lightning, which gives him super speed. He is assisted by S.T.A.R. Labs' Dr. Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker), Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes), and Dr. Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) in attempting to learn more about his powers and how to use them to be a hero. Barry also attempts to solve the strange murder of his mother (Michelle Harrison) by a superhuman attacker which put his father (John Wesley Shipp) in prison, leaving Detective Joe West (Jesse L. Martin) and his daughter Iris West (Candice Patton) to take in a young Barry. The memories of his mother's murder and his father's framing motivates Barry to put his personal needs aside and use his powers to fight those who would hurt the innocent, ultimately shaping him into a hero he is destined to become as the Flash.

The following is a list of characters that have appeared on the television series. Many are named for, or based upon, DC Comics characters.

Main characters

  • Grant Gustin portrays Barry Allen / Flash, a socially awkward Assistant Crime Scene Investigator for the Central City Police Department. Barry was traumatized as a child when his mother was murdered by the Reverse-Flash and his father was framed for the crime. Moments after an explosion at the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator, Barry is struck by lightning in his laboratory and doused by chemicals affected by the accident. When he recovers from a nine-month coma, he has superhuman speed.[1] He uses his new-found power to help the people of Central City as the masked superhero known as the Flash, while trying to unravel the mystery of his mother's murder and the identity of her murderer. Barry has long harbored feelings for Iris but kept them to himself. He eventually reveals his feelings, leading to complications regarding Iris' relationship with Eddie Thawne; but he also learns from a 2024 newspaper in Eobard Thawne's time vault that he may eventually marry Iris. He also shares a close father-son bond with Joe, despite their initial indifference over the circumstances of Nora's murder. Logan Williams portrays the young Barry Allen.
  • Candice Patton portrays Iris West, the daughter of Detective Joe West and best friend of Barry Allen.[2] Barry is in love with Iris, though she initially doesn't know this and is dating her father's partner Eddie Thawne. Though she had wanted to follow her father's footsteps in police work, Joe discouraged Iris and she majored in Journalism in college. Iris is fascinated with the Flash and seeks to find out more about the superhero. When Barry does confess having feelings for her, she is emotionally conflicted between Barry and Eddie as deep down she loves the former too. She discovers Barry is the Flash after the speedster saves her from the Reverse-Flash, but she also feels betrayed because Barry kept this secret from her; but she is more so at her father didn't want Barry to tell her and didn't tell her about Barry's feelings for her. Despite learning her possible future with Barry, Iris chooses to be with Eddie, and she and Barry decide to let things work themselves out naturally, not letting their lives to be dictated by fate.
  • Danielle Panabaker portrays Dr. Caitlin Snow,[3] a bioengineer, the civilian identity of the DC Comics character Killer Frost. Caitlin is the medical support for Barry's team; but she is also the most temperamental and uptight person on the team, mainly out of grief for her fiancé Ronnie Raymond,[3] as she believes her fiancé was killed in the particle accelerator explosion at S.T.A.R. Labs.[4] She later discovers her fiancé survived and is now a metahuman, which gives her hope that they will be together someday, and eventually they do marry. Despite her temperamental tendencies, she has been shown to have a gentler and slightly awkward side and has even nicknamed a few metahumans herself.
  • Rick Cosnett portrays Eddie Thawne, a character who shares the surname with the DC Comics character Eobard Thawne. A recent transfer to the Central City Police Department from Keystone City, Eddie is a police detective partnered with Joe West and dates Iris West.[4] Eddie had a troubled childhood and was initially jealous of Barry Allen because of the childhood bond with Iris. However, Eddie is suspicious of Barry's true feelings for Iris despite denials. Though despite this Barry and Eddie eventually do become good friends. For a time, Eddie sees the Flash as a menace and takes charge of a task force dedicated to capturing the hero. Later, Eddie modifies his negative perception of the Flash after a near-death experience with the Reverse-Flash. He learns Barry's secret identity and helps Joe and Barry in their investigation of Harrison Wells. Eddie later finds out he is a forefather of the Reverse-Flash. Eobard reveals their connection to Eddie and divulges that Iris may eventually marry Barry instead of him. However, after a conversation with Martin Stein, Eddie discovers that the future is not yet set and that he is in control of his own destiny. Eddie chooses to stop his sociopathic descendant from killing Barry by killing himself, dying in Iris' arms while causing Eobard to vanish. His body to sucked into a wormhole caused by the Reverse-Flash's manipulations.
  • Carlos Valdes portrays Cisco Ramon, the civilian identity of the DC Comics character Vibe.[5] A mechanical engineering genius and a surrogate son of "Harrison Wells"/Eobard Thawne, Cisco is the youngest member of the team of scientists at S.T.A.R. Labs who has a very relaxed and comedic wit. Cisco also has a tendency to nickname the metahuman villains they face, some of whom actually do adopt these names for themselves, and develops equipment and arsenal for Barry Allen and his vigilante allies. He also forms a friendly bond with Ray Palmer because of their genius intellects and shared tendency to nickname enemies, but he is on bad terms with his brother Dante Ramon, the family favorite despite being the most emotionally insecure. He is initially the first person to discover Wells' real identity for which he is killed until Barry resets the timeline yet Cisco retained the memories of the events that led to his murder. Cisco learns from "Wells"/Eobard that this is because he was also affected by the particle accelerator's explosion and is now a metahuman, having an ability to see into alternate timelines and may develop other powers.
  • Tom Cavanagh portrays Dr. Harrison Wells, the mind and money behind Central City’s S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator. Turned into a pariah after the lab explodes,[6] he serves as a mentor to Barry Allen. However, Wells harbors secrets involving Barry's fate as the Flash, and pretends to be paraplegic. He kills to protect Barry as well as to protect his own secrets, and Joe becomes suspicious of Wells' plans for Barry. He is later seen to have similar powers as the Flash, however, needs to periodically charge his body with the Speed Force energy to maintain his speed. It is eventually revealed that he is Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash (portrayed by Matt Letscher[7]) in disguise. Stranded in the present after his plan to murder the eleven-year-old Barry resulted in a battle with the Flash's future self that ended in his nemesis's mother's death, Eobard now needs Barry to generate enough power to help him return to his own proper time. After he kills the real Harrison Wells, he takes over the identity due to his victim's future role in indirectly causing the Flash's existence in the original timeline, thus Eobard makes Barry receive the speed powers as early as possible by fulfilling that destiny himself. Eobard is erased from existence after his ancestor commits suicide in the season one finale.
  • Jesse L. Martin portrays Joe West, a police detective, father of Iris West, and foster father to Barry Allen following Nora Allen's death and Henry Allen's incarceration.[8][9] Joe is one of the few who knows Barry's secrets, and becomes his reluctant partner against metahuman criminals; Joe also offers Barry supports in both crimefighting and life issues, mainly revolving Barry's feelings for Iris which he has been aware of since they were children. He also helps Barry in the attempts to prove Henry's innocence. Suspicious of Harrison Wells' intentions, Joe also suspects Wells may be connected to Nora's murder, so is secretly investigating and ultimately he and the team discover Wells' true identity.

Recurring characters

This is a list of recurring actors and the characters they portrayed in multiple episodes, which were significant roles, sometimes across multiple seasons. The characters are listed, in alphabetical order by actor, by the season in which they first appeared.

Season One

  • Robbie Amell portrays Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm, an engineer at S.T.A.R. Labs and Caitlin Snow’s fiancé, based on the DC Comics character of the same name who is half of the character Firestorm.[3] He is thought to have died in the particle accelerator explosion, saving the lives of his co-workers. It is later revealed he survived the accident, but it merged him with Martin Stein and the F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. transmutation matrix, transforming both them into one pyrokinetic entity. Though Firestorm is Ronnie's body it is Professor Stein who remained in control for most of their existence, though Ronnie occasionally took control for brief moments. They eventually learn to control their shared powers, including an ability to separate themselves at will. Like Caitlin, Cisco and Professor Stein, Ronnie also becomes good friends with Barry; he, Barry and Oliver Queen ultimately join forces to subdue the Reverse-Flash. Ronnie and Caitlin eventually properly marry.
  • Victor Garber portrays Martin Stein / Firestorm, a nuclear physicist focused on transmutation, based on the DC Comics character of the same name and is also half of the character Firestorm.[10] During their initial merging, Stein remains in control of Firestorm, though Ronnie occasionally took control for brief moments. They eventually learn to control their shared powers, including an ability to separate themselves at will. Professor Stein also subsequently gives Barry and Eddie some insight on the possibility of time travel and their respective destinies.
  • Roger Howarth portrays Mason Bridge, a reporter at the Central City Picture News who mentors Iris who has become suspicious of Harrison Wells and is investigating his past and has even found evidence of his murder of Simon Stagg when everyone believes Stagg is a recluse. However, Mason is killed by the Reverse-Flash, who erases all his evidence to keep his secrets. However, Mason's disappearance causes a chain of events leading Barry Allen to discover that Harrison Wells is his quarry, and both he and Joe West realize that the reporter is murdered for getting close to the truth about the Reverse-Flash. When Iris is worried and begins looking into Mason's disappearance Eddie covers with the story that Mason ran away for a girl, but Iris eventually learns the truth for herself.[11]
  • Malese Jow portrays Linda Park, a journalist for the Central City Picture News who befriends Iris and Barry[12] and eventually dates Barry. The character was originally portrayed by Olivia Cheng in an episode of the series Arrow.[13]
  • Wentworth Miller portrays Leonard Snart / Captain Cold,[14][15] the son of a police officer who turns to crime, and uses a stolen cryonic technology weapon developed by Cisco. Snart is a cunning and intelligent bank robber who seeks to eliminate the Flash seeing him as a threat to his world, and steals a gun from S.T.A.R. Labs, created by Cisco, that is able to freeze objects and people on contact. Cisco created it to stop the Flash if something went wrong. Snart teams up with Mick Rory in Revenge of the Rogues in an attempt to kill The Flash but fails but gets The Flash to reveal to the world he exists. He is also the brother of Lisa Snart. He also learns from Cisco, after threatening to kill his brother Dante, that Barry Allen is the Flash. He eventually becomes leader of his crew that Barry dubs the "Rogues". In "Rogue Air", Barry asks Snart to assist him transporting meta-humans out of Central City, to Lian Yu. Snart accepted, in exchange for Barry erasing Snart's criminal record. He double crosses Barry by sabotaging the truck containing Mark Mardon/Weather Wizard, Kyle Nimbus/The Mist, Roy Bivolo/Rainbow Raider, Jake Simmons/Death Bolt and Shawna Baez/Peek-a-Boo. Snart killed Simmons with his cold gun, claiming Simmons owed him money. Mark and Bivolo now owe Snart, but Shawna and Nimbus escaped.
  • Dominic Purcell portrays Mick Rory / Heat Wave, an arsonist and accomplice of Leonard Snart who in contrast to his partner, uses a heat gun capable of burning almost anything. However Mick's obsession for maximum destruction and failure to think causes tensions between him and Snart, who has even been tempted to kill him.[15]
  • John Wesley Shipp portrays Henry Allen, Barry's father. Shipp previously portrayed Barry Allen / Flash in the 1990 television series.[17] Henry was a respectable doctor before he was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and incarcerated in Iron Heights Prison. Only his son, Barry, and later, Joe West, believe his innocence. He learns that Barry is the Flash, and is proud of his son; Henry serves as Barry's moral conscience to use his powers wisely, and thus keeping Barry from being tempted to use his speed for personal gains such as altering his own past through time travels.

Season Two

  • Teddy Sears will portray Jay Garrick, based on the DC Comics character of the same name. He arrives in Central City to warn Barry and his team at S.T.A.R. Labs of an impending danger that he alone cannot stop.[18]
  • Shantel VanSanten will portray Patty Spivot, based on the DC Comics character of the same name. She is Detective West's new partner who is obsessed with metahumans, and a potential love interest for Barry.[18]

Guest stars

The following is a supplementary list of guest stars, some recurring, who appear in lesser roles. The characters are listed, in alphabetical order by actor, by the season in which they first appeared.

See also

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