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John Wesley Shipp
Born: 22nd Jan 1955 Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 44
Film: 26 (59%)
Television: 18 (41%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Soap, Romance, Talk
Filmography
2026
When a mysterious drifter shows up in a Florida coastal town, Lila, a sanguine waitress with a quick smile extends a lifeline. But as she finds hersel ... view
Character:
Anton Lerner
2023
Short documentary about The Flash from comic book creation to film and television hero. ... view
Character:
Self
May 2020 (first aired)
Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. ... view
Character:
Jay Garrick / The Flash (2 ep.)
2019
A skateboarder investigating the mysterious death of his roommate is led into the inner workings of a self-help company, and the pharmaceutical lab be ... view
Character:
Nick Frankenthaler
2019
Ruby and Detective Killian investigate a suspicious fatal car accident. With their yin and yang relationship, they solve the case, until Ruby finds ne ... view
Character:
John Herring
2016
In a dystopian world, a bounty hunter sets out to capture a ruthless band of outlaws who have kidnapped an important father and daughter through a wor ... view
Character:
Stillwell
2015
Sensory Perception is a sci-fi, feature length drama about Jeremy Jacobs, a "recovering" drug addict struggling to get his life back together. Things ... view
Character:
Lt. Thawne
Oct 2015 (first aired)
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her ... view
Character:
Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90) (1 ep.)
Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90) (archive footage) (1 ep.)
2015
With his father MIA at war and his mother critical in hospital, a young boy consoles himself with dreams of playing in the youth soccer league. To do ... view
Character:
The President of the United States
Sep 2015 (first aired)
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos ... view
Character:
Dr. Katz (1 ep.)
Oct 2014 (first aired)
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. ... view
Character:
Henry Allen (15 ep.)
Jay Garrick / The Flash (12 ep.)
Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90) (2 ep.)
Oct 2012 (first aired)
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determ ... view
Character:
Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90) (1 ep.)
2012
Hell and Mr. Fudge is an 2012 American drama film directed by Jeff Wood and written by Brian Phillip Stoddard. Based on a true story, the film stars M ... view
Character:
Bennie Lee Fudge
Jun 2011 (first aired)
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one h ... view
Character:
Mr. Lahey (3 ep.)
2010
Separation Anxiety traces the friendship of three twenty-something childhood pals, Quinn, Jess, and Bailey on the morning of Bailey's funeral. As the ... view
Character:
Mr. Palmer
2009
Life in Wilmington, North Carolina is pretty slow for David until he starts having a fling with a mysterious older woman. To make life even more compl ... view
Character:
George
Jul 2009 (first aired)
A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney. ... view
Character:
Doug Bailey (1 ep.)
Nov 2008 (first aired)
The Caped Crusader is teamed up with Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Aquaman and countless others in his quest to uphold justice. ... view
Character:
Professor Zoom (voice) (1 ep.)
2008
What if a worldwide secret organization existed and you were recruited to join? That's what happens to Charles West when he's recruited to join the Ka ... view
Character:
Barrington Freeman
2007
After years of plotting, Christie vows to get revenge on her uncle, whom she blames for her father's demise. ... view
Character:
Ray Colton
Jun 2005 (first aired)
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murde ... view
Character:
Chris Conroy (1 ep.)
2005
Two brothers develop a sexual attraction to one another amid the unkind world around them. ... view
Character:
Father
Sep 2004 (first aired)
Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators". ... view
Character:
Patrick Quinn (1 ep.)
2002
Sara escapes a life of poverty and abuse to marry Jim Bratchett, but her joy is short-lived when she discovers that Jim intends her to be a full-time ... view
Character:
Jim
1999
Ellen Carson is a real estate agent who inadvertently cuts off a delivery truck driver while changing lanes on the freeway to hurry home. The truck dr ... view
Character:
Jim Carson
Jan 1998 (first aired)
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college. ... view
Character:
Mitch Leery (81 ep.)
1997
Shaw, an inveterate explorer and Willa, the headstrong daughter of a famous archaeologist, team up to search for a lost treasure described in an old j ... view
Character:
Jack
Apr 1996 (first aired)
Anthology series of stand alone episodes about Americans in Paris and the sometimes tragic and sometimes uplifting relationships, trysts and loves the ... view
Character:
Jack (1 ep.)
1996
A divorced mother is targeted by an on-line stalker known as Cybergod, and she teams with an ex-cop to track down the maniac. ... view
Character:
Dr. Stanton
Sep 1995 (first aired)
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of offic ... view
Character:
Marcus Sutter (1 ep.)
Granger (1 ep.)
Mar 1995 (first aired)
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were of ... view
Character:
Coach Peter Shotwell (1 ep.)
1995
An attractive cop is assigned the task of tracing millions of dollars of stolen church funds. The thief, is locked up in prison, and the plan is to br ... view
Character:
John Hobart
1994
Two cops try to solve the murder of a former prostitute while fighting for their jobs in a crime-ridden precinct of a Northwestern city. ... view
Character:
Terry Lattner
1992
The Scarlet Speedster teams up with the city's previous superhero, The Nightshade, in two adventures. ... view
Character:
Barry Allen / The Flash
1991
Soon after returning from their honeymoon, John and Margaret Hix receive the surprise of their life - at 53, Margaret is pregnant! Against her husband ... view
Character:
Dennis
1991
Every super hero has his nemesis - and this time Flash has that murderous mischief maker the Trickster ... view
Character:
Barry Allen / The Flash
May 1991 (first aired)
The Reed sisters of Winnetka, Illinois, are a close-knit group. Alex, Georgie, Teddy, and Frankie navigate the waters of life's triumphs and tragedies ... view
Character:
Lucky Williams (10 ep.)
1991
A budding detective solves crimes with the help of three stop-motion animated clay characters. ... view
Character:
Spex (voice)
1990
A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero. ... view
Character:
Barry Allen / The Flash
Original title: Die unendliche Geschichte II - Auf der Suche nach Phantásien
1990
Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroy ... view
Character:
Barney
Sep 1990 (first aired)
When a bolt of lightning crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged substances bathes chemist Barry Allen, transforming him int ... view
Character:
Barry Allen / Flash (22 ep.)
Aug 1989 (first aired)
Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction, fantas ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1984
After graduating high school, Carrie needs something to do for the summer. She goes to lifeguard try-outs and gets the job. In this hot Los Angeles su ... view
Character:
Callahan
Feb 1982 (first aired)
Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (1 ep.)