John Wesley Shipp (b. January 22, 1955) portrayed Flash/Barry Allen, and his clone Pollux, on the 1990 series The Flash.
He has also worked on other projects related to DC properties, portraying fashion designer Garner St. John in an episode of Human Target, voicing Professor Zoom for the animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and portraying Henry Allen and Jay Garrick in the 2014 series The Flash. He reprises as Barry Allen in Elseworlds (Arrowverse).
- Pictured: John Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen from the The Flash episode "Pilot"
Work History
Acting Credits
| The Flash | 1990-1991 | Barry Allen/Flash |
|---|---|---|
| "Pilot" | September 20, 1990 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Out of Control" | September 27, 1990 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Watching the Detectives" | October 18, 1990 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Honor Among Thieves" | October 25, 1990 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Double Vision" | November 1, 1990 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Sins of the Father" | November 8, 1990 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Child's Play" | November 15, 1990 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Shroud of Death" | November 29, 1990 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Ghost in the Machine" | December 13, 1990 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Sight Unseen" | January 10, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Beat the Clock" | January 31, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "The Trickster" | February 7, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Tina, Is That You?" | February 14, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Be My Baby" | February 21, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Fast Forward" | February 27, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Deadly Nightshade" | March 30, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Captain Cold" | April 6, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Twin Streaks" | April 13, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash Pollux |
| "Done with Mirrors" | April 27, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Good Night, Central City" | May 4, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "Alpha" | May 11, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| "The Trial of the Trickster" | May 18, 1991 | Barry Allen/The Flash |
| Human Target | 1992-1992 | Garner St. John |
|---|---|---|
| "Designed by Chance" | August 1, 1992 | Garner St. John |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | 2008-2011 | Professor Zoom |
|---|---|---|
| "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!" | May 29, 2010 | Professor Zoom |
| The Flash | 2014- | Henry Allen Jay Garrick/The Flash Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90) |
|---|---|---|
| "Pilot" | October 7, 2014 | Henry Allen |
| "Fastest Man Alive" | October 14, 2014 | Henry Allen |
| "Things You Can't Outrun" | October 21, 2014 | Henry Allen |
| "The Man in the Yellow Suit" | December 9, 2014 | Henry Allen |
| "Crazy for You" | February 3, 2015 | Henry Allen |
| "Tricksters" | March 31, 2015 | Henry Allen |
| "Fast Enough" | May 19, 2015 | Henry Allen |
| "The Man Who Saved Central City" | October 6, 2015 | Henry Allen |
| "Gorilla Warfare" | November 17, 2015 | Henry Allen |
| "Rupture" | May 3, 2016 | Henry Allen |
| "The Runaway Dinosaur" | May 10, 2016 | Henry Allen Speed Force |
| "Invincible" | May 17, 2016 | Henry Allen |
| "The Race of His Life" | May 24, 2016 | Henry Allen Jay Garrick/The Flash |
| "Flashpoint" | October 4, 2016 | Henry Allen (Flashpoint) |
| "Paradox" | October 11, 2016 | Jay Garrick/The Flash |
| "The Present" | December 6, 2016 | Jay Garrick/The Flash |
| "Into the Speed Force" | March 14, 2017 | Jay Garrick/The Flash |
| "Finish Line" | May 23, 2017 | Jay Garrick/The Flash |
| "Enter Flashtime" | March 6, 2018 | Jay Garrick |
| "What's Past is Prologue" | December 4, 2018 | Henry Allen Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90) |
| "Elseworlds, Part 1" | December 9, 2018 | Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90) |
| "A Flash of the Lightning" | October 15, 2019 | Jay Garrick |
| "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three" | December 10, 2019 | Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90) |
| Supergirl | 2015- | Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90) |
|---|---|---|
| "Bunker Hill" | December 2, 2018 | Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90) |
| Arrow | 2012-2020 | Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90) |
|---|---|---|
| "Unmasked" | December 3, 2018 | Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90) |
| "Elseworlds, Part 2" | December 10, 2018 | Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90) |
