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Grant Gustin
Gustin at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Thomas Grant Gustin

(1990-01-14) January 14, 1990 (age 34)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2003–present
Known for
Spouse
Andrea "LA" Thoma
​
(m. 2018)​

Thomas Grant Gustin (born January 14, 1990) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his role as Barry Allen / The Flash on the CW series The Flash as part of the Arrowverse television franchise, and for his role as Sebastian Smythe on the Fox series Glee.

Early life

Thomas Grant Gustin was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He is the son of Tina Haney, a pediatric nurse, and Thomas Gustin, a college professor.[1][2] During his high school years, he attended the Governor's School for the Arts program in Norfolk for musical theater. He also went to Hurrah Players Incorporated which is a theater organization in Virginia. In 2008, he graduated from Granby High School and went on to attend the BFA Music Theater Program at Elon University in North Carolina for two years.[3] He has been a friend of actor Chris Wood since college.[4]

Career

Gustin left school to take the role of Baby John in the Broadway Revival Tour of West Side Story, and performed with the tour from its opening on September 30, 2010, through September 23, 2011.[3][5][6]

Gustin in 2014

On November 8, 2011, he debuted on the television series Glee as Sebastian Smythe, an openly gay member of the Dalton Academy Warblers.[3] Gustin won the recurring role of Sebastian, a promiscuous and scheming character, after "an exhaustive, weeks-long casting search". He originally auditioned for a role as a tap dancer, but did not get the part. However, Ryan Murphy kept him in mind.[7] He began filming the role early on Monday, September 26, 2011, after having finished his final West Side Story performance the previous Friday night.[8] In January 2012, Naya Rivera (as her character Santana Lopez) and Gustin (as Smythe) performed "Smooth Criminal" as a duet in the season three episode "Michael", backed by musical duo 2Cellos. The song was filmed in a similar environment as the 2Cellos music video, in a room surrounded by empty chairs as the two musicians play. This cover debuted and peaked at number 26 at Billboard Hot 100, number 10 at Billboard Digital Songs, and number 28 at Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart at the week of February 18, 2012.[9]

Gustin began filming A Mother's Nightmare, an original film for the Lifetime network, in late May 2012. The project also stars actresses Annabeth Gish and Jessica Lowndes, and was shot in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.[10] On July 11, 2012, it was announced that Gustin had landed a major role in the independent film Affluenza.[11]

On September 13, 2013, it was announced that Gustin would play Barry Allen in the second season of Arrow. He was initially supposed to appear in three episodes, the last one serving as the backdoor pilot for a potential spin-off Flash series.[12] However, the backdoor pilot plan was dropped in favor of a stand-alone pilot, titled The Flash.[13] The pilot was picked up with an initial order of thirteen episodes, and the series premiered on October 7, 2014, with 4.8 million viewers, the most for a premiere on The CW in five years.[14][15] As of 2019, the show is in its sixth season with nearly 120 episodes. As part of the greater Arrowverse, Gustin has reprised the role on Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow as well as the web series Vixen.

On March 30, 2016, it was announced that Gustin would star in William H. Macy's film Krystal.[16] The film premiered in 2017 at the Virginia Film Festival, and was released in 2018.[citation needed] In March 2020, Gustin was cast in Operation Blue Eyes as Barry Keenan.[17]

Personal life

In January 2016, Gustin began dating Andrea "LA" Thoma. The couple announced their engagement on April 29, 2017.[18] They married on December 15, 2018.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Kid Fitness Jungle Adventure Exercise Video Club fit kid Direct-to-video
2014 Affluenza Todd Goodman
2017 Krystal Campbell Ogburn
2018 Tom and Grant Tom[20] Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 A Haunting Thomas (Stacy's boyfriend) Episode: "Hungry Ghosts"
2011–2013 Glee Sebastian Smythe Recurring role; 7 episodes
2012 CSI: Miami Scott Ferris / Trent Burton Episode: "Terminal Velocity"
2012 A Mother's Nightmare Chris Stewart Television film
2013 90210 Campbell Price Recurring role; 8 episodes
2013–2020 Arrow Barry Allen / Flash Recurring role; 12 episodes
2014–present The Flash Barry Allen / Flash Lead role
2016–present Supergirl Barry Allen / Flash 5 episodes
2016–present Legends of Tomorrow Barry Allen / Flash 4 episodes (2 voice, 2 live)
2019 Batwoman Barry Allen / Flash Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two"

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2015–2016 Vixen Barry Allen / Flash Voice; 8 episodes

Theater

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010–2011 West Side Story Baby John Broadway Revival Tour [21]

Discography

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
 CAN
[22] 		IRL
[23] 		UK
[24] 		US
[25]
"Uptown Girl" 2011 — 93 — 140 68 Glee: The Music, Volume 7
"Bad" 2012 — 90 — 193 80 Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three
"Smooth Criminal" with Naya Rivera (featuring 2Cellos) 59 28 46 86 26
"I Want You Back" — — — — —
"Stand" — — — — —
"Glad You Came" — 74 — — 90
"Live While We're Young" — — — — — Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1
"Super Friend" with Melissa Benoist 2017 — — — — — The Flash – Music from the Special Episode: Duet
"Runnin’ Home to You" — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor The Flash Nominated [26]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Breakout Star Won [27]
Choice TV: Chemistry (with Candice Patton) Nominated
Choice TV: Liplock (with Candice Patton) Nominated
Saturn Awards Breakthrough Performance Award Won [28][29]
Best Actor on Television Nominated
2016 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show Nominated [30]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Won [31]
Choice TV: Chemistry (with Candice Patton) Nominated
Choice TV: Liplock (with Candice Patton) Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television Nominated [32]
2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Hero Nominated [33]
Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television Nominated [34]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Action TV Actor Won [35]
Choice TV Villain Nominated
2018 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Nominated [36]
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Hero Nominated [37]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Action TV Actor Won [38]
Choice TV Ship (with Candice Patton) Nominated
Choice Male Hottie Nominated
2019 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star Nominated [39]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Action TV Actor Nominated [40]
Saturn Awards Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television Nominated [41]

References

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  2. ^ Elon University[dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "Norfolk actor lands a role on TV's 'Glee'". The Virginian-Pilot. October 27, 2011. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  4. ^ Abrams, Natalie (March 20, 2017). "Grant Gustin on Being Back in his element". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017. ...But the weirdest person is actually Chris Wood, because we went to Elon University together, we were musical theater majors together, and we were very good friends in school.
  5. ^ "West Side Story Tour Announces Cast". BroadwayWorld.com. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original on February 25, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  6. ^ Gustin, Grant [@grantgust] (September 23, 2011). "Premature last performance with #WSS tonight. It's been such an amazing year! I will miss you all so much" (Tweet). Retrieved September 30, 2011 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Ausiello, Michael (September 27, 2011). "Glee Exclusive: New Gay Warbler to Come Between Kurt and Blaine!". TVLine. PMC. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  8. ^ Gustin, Grant (September 26, 2011). "@grantgust: Early morning. First day on set. #surreal". Twitter. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  9. ^ Gary Trust (February 10, 2012). "Weekly Chart Notes: Madonna, Michael Jackson, 'Godspell'". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  10. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 21, 2012). "'Glee's' Grant Gustin to Star in Lifetime Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  11. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (July 11, 2012). "'Glee' Star Grant Gustin Lands Lead in Indie Film 'Affluenza' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
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  17. ^ Amanda N'Duka (March 11, 2020). "'The Flash' Star Grant Gustin To Play Frank Sinatra Jr.'s Kidnapper In 'Operation Blue Eyes'; Joe Mantegna Directing Film". Deadline. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  18. ^ Petit, Stephanie (April 30, 2017). "The Flash Star Grant Gustin Is Engaged to Girlfriend LA Thoma — Check Out Her Ring!". People. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  19. ^ Johnson, Zach (December 17, 2018). "The Flash Star Grant Gustin and LA Thoma Are Married". E! Online. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  20. ^ "A Conversation with Grant Gustin: The Flash – Hosted by Kevin Smith!". YouTube. June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  21. ^ Jones, Kenneth (August 23, 2010). "Cast Announced for West Side Story Tour; Ali Ewoldt and Kyle Harris Are Star-Crossed". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  22. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
  23. ^ "Smooth Criminal": "Irish Music Charts Archive: Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 15 March 2012". Chart-Track. GfK. March 15, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  24. ^ Peak positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  25. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in the United States:
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