The Flash movie cast: Every actor, character, and cameo in the DC movie

The Flash movie is one of this year’s biggest cinematic releases. But just who is in the DCEU movie?

After making cameo and recurring appearances across multiple forms of DC media over the past decade, the DC Extended Universe’s Barry Allen finally takes center stage in the long-awaited The Flash movie.

The film was on the backburner for a long time, as it struggled to hold down directors early on, the pandemic resulted in further delays, post-production issues held it up, and controversy surrounding its star Ezra Miller cast a huge shadow over its impending release – especially as multiple other DC movies and TV shows were cancelled around it.

Nevertheless, after nearly 10 years-in-the-making, The Flash arrives in movie theaters. But, as its trailers and teasers have already hinted at, it will have a star-studded cast of actors and a must-see line-up of DC characters and cameos. Who can you expect to see in it?

*** This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS from The Flash movie. Don’t read on if you don’t want the movie spoiled for you. ***

The Flash movie cast

The Flash is set to be the movie that reinvents the DC Universe, clearing out a lot of the DCEU remnants that DC Studios have decided to move away from and keeping those they wish to maintain, while also setting the stage for a new era of DC on film.

With that, you can expect a number of major names to pop up, some reprising roles from eras gone-by and others perhaps starting a new chapter in their DC journey.

Here is the full main cast of confirmed actors and characters in The Flash movie:

• Ezra Miller – The Flash / Barry Allen
• Michael Keaton – Batman / Bruce Wayne
• Ron Livingstone – Henry Allen (replacing Bill Crudup who played the role in Justice League)
• Kiersey Clemons – Iris West
• Michael Shannon – General Zod
• Antje Traue – Faora-Ul
• Sasha Calle – Supergirl
• Ben Affleck – Batman / Bruce Wayne
• Maribel Verdú – Nora Allen
• Saoirse-Monica Jackson – Patty Spivot
• Rudy Mancuso – Albert Desmond
• Ian Loh – Young Barry

The Flash cameos

Being that it’s both a DC and multiversal movie, there were some surprise cameos in the movie that audiences didn’t see coming. Some were from the DCEU, others were from classic DC properties, and some were from films that were never even made. Yeah, it’s amazing what CGI can be used for these days.

Here is the full list of cameos:

• Jeremy Irons – Alfred Pennyworth
• Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman
• Temuera Morrison – Thomas Curry
• George Clooney – Bruce Wayne / Batman
• Jason Momoa – Arthur Curry / Aquaman
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
• Andy Muschietti
• Adam West’s Batman (via CGI)
• George Reeves’ Superman (via CGI)
• Teddy Sears’ Jay Garrick
• Christopher Reeve’s Superman (via CGI)
• Helen Slater’s Supergirl (via CGI)
• Nicolas Cage’s Superman (via CGI)
• Henry Cavill’s Superman (via CGI)

There were rumors that Grant Gustin will make a cameo appearance as his version of the Scarlet Speedster from The CW TV series (which just completed its uber-successful run after nine seasons) but he was bafflingly excluded from the line-up – a decision that understandably angered fans.