Barry Allen (Arrowverse) Barry Allen (Arrowverse) Bartholomew "Barry" Allen is a fictional character in the television series "The Flash", based on the DC Comics superhero Barry Allen / Flash, created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Adapted for television in 2014 by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns, Barry Allen has been continually portrayed by Grant Gustin and is the alter-ego of the superhero Flash. In the series, Barry is portrayed as a smart, goofy and tardy character, who works at the Central City Police Department as a crime scene investigator. The series begins by showing his backstory depicting the murder of
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