Thomas Grant Gustin (born January 14, 1990 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American actor and singer. He's primarily known for playing Barry Allen/The Flash across The CW's Arrowverse, first appearing on Arrow and ultimately spinning off into his own headlining series. Prior to The Flash, he held a recurring role on Glee as Sebastian Smythe.
Coincidentally, he was born in the same city as John Wesley Shipp (the previous TV Flash), and in the same year Shipp's show premiered.
Selected filmography:
- A Haunting (2006) as Thomas
- West Side Story (2010 — 2011) as Baby John
- Glee (2011 — 2013) as Sebastian Smythe
- The Glee Project (2012) as himself
- CSI: Miami (2012) as Scott Ferris / Trent Burton
- 90210 (2013) as Campbell Price
- Arrowverse (2013 — 2023) as Barry Allen/The Flash:
- Arrow (2013 — 2016, 2019 — 2020)
- The Flash (2014 — 2023)
- Flash vs. Arrow (2014)
- Vixen (voice only; 2015 — 2016)
- Heroes Join Forces (2015)
- Supergirl (2016)
- Legends of Tomorrow (voice only; 2016)
- Invasion! (2016)
- Crisis on Earth-X (2017)
- Elseworlds (2018)
- Crisis On Infinite Earths (2019 — 2020)
