Barry Allen / The Flash — The Flash Character Profile

About Barry Allen / The Flash

Central protagonist and superhero. Gains superhuman speed after a particle accelerator explosion. Fights various metahuman threats across Central City and the multiverse, creates and repairs alternate timelines, sacrifices himself to the Speed Force, survives a multiversal crisis, and ultimately mentors new speedsters.

Barry Allen / The Flash — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Justice League
• White Lantern Corps
• Blue Lantern Corps
• Central City Police Department
• DC Universe

Quick Facts about Barry Allen / The Flash

Full Name

Bartholomew Henry Allen}}

Occupation

superhero, police officer, forensic scientist

Barry Allen / The Flash's Known Relations

• Don Allen — Child
• Nora Allen — Mother
• Henry Allen — Father
• XS — Relative
• Bart Allen — Relative
• Iris West — Spouse
• Cobalt Blue — Sibling
• Patty Spivot — Unmarried partner
• Justice League — Member of
• White Lantern Corps — Member of
• Blue Lantern Corps — Member of
• Central City Police Department — Member of
• Zoom — Enemy
• Trickster — Enemy
• Heat Wave — Enemy
• Captain Cold — Enemy
• Gorilla Grodd — Enemy
• Pied Piper — Enemy
• Top — Enemy
• Abra Kadabra — Enemy
• Shade — Enemy
• Weather Wizard — Enemy
• Captain Boomerang — Enemy
• Eobard Thawne — Enemy
• Mirror Master — Enemy
• Girder — Enemy
• Cobalt Blue — Enemy
• Golden Glider — Enemy
• Savitar — Enemy
• Thinker — Enemy
• Sam Scudder — Enemy

Barry Allen / The Flash appears in 5 titles

• Justice League: Doom (2012) — character page
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) — character page
• The Flash (2014)
• Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) — character page
• Justice Society: World War II (2021) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Grant Gustin

Appears in

The Flash (2014)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from The Flash

• Dr. Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost (Danielle Panabaker)
• Chester P. Runk (Brandon McKnight)
• Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton)
• Cecile Horton (Danielle Nicolet)
• Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man (Hartley Sawyer)
• Dr. Julian Albert (Tom Felton)
• Joe West (Jesse L. Martin)
• Mark Blaine / Chillblaine (Jon Cor)
• Allegra Garcia (Kayla Compton)
• Cisco Ramon / Vibe (Carlos Valdes)
• Nora West-Allen / XS (Jessica Parker Kennedy)
• Eddie Thawne (Rick Cosnett)