
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.

as Mr. Lahey

as Henry Allen
2014

as Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90)
2012

as Mr. Lahey
2011

as Chris Conroy
2005

as Marcus Sutter
1995

as Patrick Quinn
2004

as Mitch Leery
1998

as Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90)
2015

as Dr. Katz
2015

as Self - Guest
1982

as Coach Peter Shotwell
1995

as Professor Zoom (voice)
2008
as Nick Frankenthaler
2019

as Anton Lerner
2026

as Self
2023

as Nick Frankenthaler
2019

as John Herring
2019

as Stillwell
2016

as Lt. Thawne
2015

as The President of the United States
2015

as Bennie Lee Fudge
2012
as Mr. Palmer
2010
as George
2009
as Barrington Freeman
2008

as Ray Colton
2007

as Father
2005

as Jim
2002

as Jim Carson
1999
as Jack
1997

as Dr. Stanton
1996

as John Hobart
1995
as Terry Lattner
1994

as Barry Allen / The Flash
1992

as Dennis
1991

as Barry Allen / The Flash
1991

as Spex (voice)
1991

as Barry Allen / The Flash
1990
as Mr. Lahey
3 ep.

as Henry Allen
15 episodes

as Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90)
1 episodes

as Mr. Lahey
3 episodes

as Chris Conroy
1 episodes

as Marcus Sutter
1 episodes

as Patrick Quinn
1 episodes

as Mitch Leery
81 episodes

as Barry Allen / The Flash (Earth 90)
1 episodes

as Dr. Katz
1 episodes

as Self - Guest
1 episodes

as Coach Peter Shotwell
1 episodes

as Professor Zoom (voice)
1 episodes

as Doug Bailey
1 episodes

as Jay Garrick / The Flash
2 episodes

as Barry Allen / Flash
22 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Jack
1 episodes

as Lucky Williams
10 episodes