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(1955년생, Norfolk, Virginia, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 네버엔딩 스토리 2, Scallop Season, The Flash가 있으며, 그 외에도 애로우, 플래시, 클로저, JAG, 틴 울프, CSI: 뉴욕, 슈퍼걸, 도슨의 청춘일기, 블라인드스팟, 배트맨 - 더 브레이브 앤 더 볼드, 제3의 눈, Late Night with David Letterman 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Scallop Season에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Scallop Season에서 Anton Lerner 역을 맡았다. 2023년 The Flash: Saga of the Scarlet Speedster에 출연했다. 2020년 스타걸에서 Jay Garrick / The Flash 역을 맡았다.