John Wesley Shipp

John Wesley Shipp born January 22 1955 is an American actor known for his various television roles He played the lead Barry Allen on CBSs superhero series The Flash from 1990 to 1991 and Mitch Leery the title characters father on the drama series Dawsons 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 Allens father Henry on the current The Flash series on The CW network