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John Wesley Shipp

Actor • Born 1955

John Wesley Shipp

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John Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur and actor known for his various television roles. He played the lead Barry Allen on CBS's superhero series The Flash from 1990 to 1991, and Mitch Leery, the title character's father, on the drama series Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2001. Shipp has also played several roles in daytime soap operas including Kelly Nelson on Guiding Light from 1980 to 1984, and Douglas Cummings on As the World Turns from 1985 to 1986 (which earned him his first Daytime Emmy Award). In 2014, he was cast as Barry Allen's father Henry on the current The Flash series on The CW network.

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The Flash posterThe FlashSeries • 2014JAG posterJAGSeries • 1995Arrow posterArrowSeries • 2012The Closer posterThe CloserSeries • 2005CSI: NY posterCSI: NYSeries • 2004Teen Wolf posterTeen WolfSeries • 2011Supergirl posterSupergirlSeries • 2015Dawson's Creek posterDawson's CreekSeries • 1998Blindspot posterBlindspotSeries • 2015Batman: The Brave and the Bold posterBatman: The Brave and the BoldSeries • 2008The Outer Limits posterThe Outer LimitsSeries • 1995Drop Dead Diva posterDrop Dead DivaSeries • 2009DC's Stargirl posterDC's StargirlSeries • 2020The Flash posterThe FlashSeries • 1990The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter posterThe NeverEnding Story II: The Next ChapterMovie • 1990The Flash posterThe FlashMovie • 1990Golden Shoes posterGolden ShoesMovie • 2015The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster posterThe Flash II: Revenge of the TricksterMovie • 1991Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath posterRuby Herring Mysteries: Her Last BreathMovie • 2019Starcrossed posterStarcrossedMovie • 2005