JamesG
05-27-2014, 10:41 PM
"The Flash" Scoop: John Wesley Shipp's Top-Secret Role Revealed
by Vlada Gelman
May 27, 2014
The Flash is unmasking John Wesley Shipp‘s character.
Shipp, who portrayed Barry Allen/The Flash in CBS’ short-lived ’90s version, will play Barry Allen’s dad, Henry, on the upcoming CW series, TVLine has learned.
“Given his history with The Flash, [executive producers] Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns and I could only think of one person we wanted to play Barry’s father and that was John Wesley Shipp,” said EP Greg Berlanti in a statement.
“He gives a fantastic and emotional performance in the pilot and we are looking forward to his presence in many more episodes. Also, personally, it was just wonderful to work with him again since my days at Dawson’s Creek. He’s a great actor and a great guy.”
http://tvline.com/2014/05/27/the-flash-cast-john-wesley-shipp-barry-allens-father/
by Vlada Gelman
May 27, 2014
The Flash is unmasking John Wesley Shipp‘s character.
Shipp, who portrayed Barry Allen/The Flash in CBS’ short-lived ’90s version, will play Barry Allen’s dad, Henry, on the upcoming CW series, TVLine has learned.
“Given his history with The Flash, [executive producers] Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns and I could only think of one person we wanted to play Barry’s father and that was John Wesley Shipp,” said EP Greg Berlanti in a statement.
“He gives a fantastic and emotional performance in the pilot and we are looking forward to his presence in many more episodes. Also, personally, it was just wonderful to work with him again since my days at Dawson’s Creek. He’s a great actor and a great guy.”
http://tvline.com/2014/05/27/the-flash-cast-john-wesley-shipp-barry-allens-father/