InSeason 1of The CW’sThe Flash, fans were introduced to two members of the Snart family, Leonard, a.k.a.Captain Cold(Wentworth Miller) and his sister Lisa, a.k.a. Golden Glider (Peyton List). Today, we have word fromThe Hollywood ReporterthatMichael Ironsidehas come aboard to play their father, Lewis Snart inThe Flash Season 2. The actor will guest star in the third episode ofSeason 2, entitled"Family of Rogues", alongsideWentworth MillerandPeyton List.
Lewis Snart is described as a “cold-blooded, ruthless career criminal,” who is just released from prison and returns to Central City to put a plan together that will put his children’s lives in danger. The Lewis Snart character does have roots in theDC Comics, but very little is known about him, except that he is so abusive to Leonard when he was a boy, that the child spends most of his time with his grandfather, an ice cream truck vendor. As of now, it seems thatMichael Ironsidewill only be appearing in one episode ofThe Flash Season 2, but, since Captain Cold is also confirmed to star inCW Network’sDC’s Legends of Tomorrowas well, it’s possible that the patriarch character could cross over to that show.
Michael Ironsidewill be joined by a number of new additions forSeason 2, includingTeddy SearsasJay Garrick, the original Flash, and Shantel VanSanten as Patty Spivot, a new addition to the Central City Police Department who teams up with Joe West (Jesse L. Martin). She is said to be obsessed with meta-humans and has a crush on Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), unaware that he is actuallyThe Flash.Grant Gustinrevealed atComic-Conlast week that Barry will get new “lightning” powers in the upcoming season.
Other new developments forSeason 2include Barry getting a new mentor, now that his former mentor Harrison Wells/Reverse Flash (Tom Cavanagh) has been transported to another dimension.Grant Gustinconfirmed that Barry will be working with this mentor in the second episode of the new sesaon. The show’s producers confirmed that they will be exploring the show’s “multi-verse” inSeason 2, with Gorilla Grodd set to return and Zoom being set up as the primary villain throughout this next run of episodes.
Michael Ironside, who has over 230 film and TV credits to his name, will next be seen inTurbo Kid, set for release on August 28, and Desecrated, arriving later this year. On the small screen, he most recently had a recurring arc on CBS’Vegasand voiced Ultra Magnus onTransformers: Prime. Do you thinkMichael Ironsideis the perfect fit to play Lewis Snart?
