John Wesley Shipp

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.

John Wesley Shipp has built a filmography of 13 credits over a career spanning from 1990 to 2020.

John Wesley Shipp's most notable role to date came in The Flash (2014), where he played Henry Allen. He also appeared in Teen Wolf (2011) as Mr. Lahey. Most recently appeared in DC's Stargirl (2020) as Jay Garrick / The Flash.

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