By Karina B.
Staff Writer
“The Flash” is a popular show that just ended last year, “The Flash” is streaming on the CW app and on Netflix. The Flash is played by Grant Gustin. That is what he is mostly known for playing. He has played many roles and has been in many shows and movies. He is also more than just an actor, he is also a singer.
The amount of shows and movies Grant Gustin has been in is crazy! Like I said, he is mostly known for playing The Flash. All the movies and shows he has been in are obviously “The Flash,” “Glee,” “Arrow as the Flash,” “Supergirl” also as The Flash, “Rescued by Ruby,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” also playing as The Flash, and many more!
Grant Gustin has his own life outside of acting and all the shows he plays in. I’m sure there are many things not a lot of people know about him. He’s more than an amazing actor. He is a talented musician, very good at playing the guitar, piano, drums, and overall very good at singing! Fun fact, there is a Flash crossover episode with singing, a musical episode. You’ll find this episode on Season 3, Episode 17. He does some very great singing!
Grant Gustin participated in school plays and musicals and he loved to do them. His passion for acting and singing led him to who he is now, a famous actor and singer. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dreams of becoming a professional actor and singer as well.
The first role he had gotten was Sebastian Smythe, a character in the show, “Glee.” It was said he won the role of Sebastian after “an exhaustive, weeks-long casting search.”
On Sept. 13, 2013, Grant Gustin achieved his most famous role ever, Barry Allen also known as The Flash. This character got struck by lightning one night and gained the powers of super speed and became the fastest man alive. The Flash is on the CW app and Netflix. It has officially nine seasons.
Gustin had six auditions over the couple months including the testing process. Gustin didn’t feel confident of getting the role until he started researching and discovered similarities to actor John Wesley Shipp, who played “The Flash” on CBS for one season in 1990.
Grant Gustin’s amazing acting and singing journey has brought him this far and he has accomplished many things. He is very inspirational and people can learn a lot from his hard work and everything he’s done while trying his best and giving it his all. He wanted to become a professional actor since he was younger, look at him now: A famous celebrity most people know of.