Who is in the cast of The Flash season 7?

FANS are eagerly awaiting the return of The Flash, with season seven set to test the band of superheroes in a major way.

Season six featured plenty of twists and turns – not to mention a gigantic cliffhanger, so season seven is expected to have plenty of action.

The Flash cast – who stars in season 7?

The newest season of The Flash will feature all the stars of season six with the notable exception of Hartley Sawyer, who played Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man on series since 2017.

He was fired from the show after racist and homophobic remarks he made surfaced on his now-deleted Twitter.

Grant Gustin as Barry Allen aka Flash

Barry Allen is a crime scene investigator at the Central City Police Department who also protects the city as the superhero Flash.

Taking on this lead role is Grant Gustin.

Before landing the part he had a recurring role as Sebastian in Glee.

Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen

Iris West-Allen is the founder of the Central City Citizen and a leader of Team Flash at S.T.A.R. Labs.

She is also Barry’s wife.

Candice shot to fame in The Flash, but before that she had a recurring role in The Game.

Her character Iris has also popped up in fellow superhero shows like Supergirl and Batwoman.

Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow aka Killer Frost

Caitlin Snow is a bioengineer and one of S.T.A.R. Labs’ resident scientists.

She is also the metahuman Killer Frost, who actually inherited her superpowers.

Danielle began acting as a teenager and came to prominence for her roles in the Disney films Stuck in the Suburbs (2004), Sky High (2005) and Read It and Weep (2006).

Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon

Cisco Ramon is a mechanical engineering but really a jack of all trades.

In addition to working with S.T.A.R. Labs, he was also the superhero Vibe until he took the metahuman cure.

Before landing the part of Cisco, actor Carlos was mainly known for his work on the theatre.

His other TV work included starring in Arrow.

Jesse L. Martin as Joe West

Joe West is a Central City detective who’s also Iris and Wally’s father as well as Barry’s foster father.

Prior to starring on The Flash, Jesse spent nearly 10 years playing Detective Ed Green on Law & Order and its spinoff shows.

Like Carlos he is known for his theatre work.

Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton

Cecile Horton is the Central City district attorney who is in a relationship with Joe West and has a child with him.

Actress Danielle is a veteran of the small screen, since her rise to fame in the 90s.

This even included a role in Third Rock From The Celeb Report.

Tom Cavanagh as Nash Wells

Like Danielle, Tom is also well known on TV.

He is known for a variety of roles including the leading role in Ed.

What is The Flash about?

The Flash is a spin-off from Arrow, so as expected takes place in the Arrowverse.

It centres around Grant Gustin, a superhero crime scene investigator who can move at super-human speed.

The following synopsis has been provided by The CW for season seven:

“After a thrilling cliffhanger last season which saw the new Mirror Master (Efrat Dor) victorious and still-at-large in Central City, The Flash must regroup in order to stop her and find a way to make contact with his missing wife, Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton)…

“Flash will ultimately defeat Mirror Master. But in doing so, he’ll also unleash an even more powerful and devastating threat on Central City: one that threatens to tear his team—and his marriage—apart.”

Since the previous series was curtailed because of the pandemic, the episodes planned for the end of season six have been incorporated into the beginning of season seven.

When is The Flash on TV and how can I watch it?

The seventh season of The Flash premiered on The CW on March 2, 2021.

You can catch up on missed episode on The CW episode.