The Flash star Grant Gustin took to Instagram to pay tribute to young Barry Allen actor Logan Williams, who passed away earlier this week.
On Thursday, The Flash star Logan Williams suddenly died at the age of 16. In addition to appearing on shows such as When Calls the Heart and Supernatural, Logan Williams was also known for playing a young version of Barry Allen on the Arrowverse series The Flash.
Logan Williams made his debut as the young Barry Allen in the pilot of The Flash and reprised the role in 7 subsequent episodes. Earlier this week, Grant Gustin took to his official Instagram page to express his condolences to Logan Williams’ loved ones and reflected on his experience working with the young actor:
“I was so impressed by not only Logan’s talent but his professionalism on set. My thoughts and prayers will be with him and his family during what is I’m sure an unimaginably difficult time for them.”
You can read Grant Gustin’s full statement in the Instagram post below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-iCMd4FebA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Upon the news of Williams’ death, Grant Gustin’s The Flash co-star John Wesley Shipp also took to social media to share a few words about the young actor, saying that “he was 100% committed to playing young Barry Allen, and we missed him once we moved past that part of the story. Love and compassion to Logan’s family and friends in your grief.”
The next episode of The Flash is titled “So Long and Goodnight” and you can read the official synopsis below:
BLACK HOLE THREATENS JOE’S LIFE – After Black Hole hires Rag Doll (guest star Troy James) to kill Joe (Jesse L. Martin), Singh (guest star Patrick Sabongui) suggests he go into Witness Protection but Joe refuses to stop investigating Carver (guest star Eric Nenninger). While investigating Carver with Cisco (Carlos Valdes), Ralph (Hartley Sawyer) runs into Sue (guest star Natalie Dreyfuss). Iris (Candice Patton) becomes suspicious of Eva (guest star Efrat Dor). Alexandra La Roche directed the episode written by Kristen Kim & Thomas Pound (#616).
The Flash stars Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / The Flash, Candice Patton as Iris West, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost, Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon / Vibe, Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells, Jesse L. Martin as Joe West, Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton, and Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man.
The Flash airs on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET on The CW.
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