John Wesley Shipp
Acting • 1955-01-22 • Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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.
Known For
7.7The Flash
2014
8.4Teen Wolf
2011
7.4The Flash
1990
5.8The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
1990
6.5The Flash
1990
6.5The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
1991
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Filmography
- 2026
- 2023★ 6.9
- 2020★ 7.7
- 2019★ 7.2
- 2019★ 6.0
- 2016★ 3.4
- 2015★ 7.3
- 2015★ 7.3
- 2015★ 7.4
- 2015★ 5.8
- 2015
- 2014★ 7.7
- 2014★ 7.7
- 2014★ 7.7
- 2012★ 6.8
- 2012
- 2011★ 8.4
- 2010
- 2009★ 7.7
- 2009★ 7.0
- 2008★ 7.6
- 2008★ 5.5
- 2007★ 4.0
- 2005★ 7.8
- 2005★ 6.4
- 2004★ 7.3
- 2002★ 4.3
- 1999★ 5.9
- 1998★ 7.3
- 1997★ 4.5
- 1996★ 4.8
- 1996★ 4.2
- 1995★ 7.2
- 1995★ 7.2
- 1995★ 7.7
- 1995★ 4.0
- 1994★ 10.0
- 1992★ 7.0
- 1991★ 6.5
- 1991★ 7.2
- 1991★ 6.0
- 1991★ 8.0
- 1990★ 7.4
- 1990★ 5.8
- 1990★ 6.5
- 1989★ 5.9
- 1984★ 5.3
- 1982★ 6.2
