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John Wesley Shipp

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Biography

Sexy actor John Wesley Shipp began his rise to stardom on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light where he played "Kelly Nelson" from 1980…more

Born

1/22/1956, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Birth Name

John Wesley Shipp

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (8)

Role
- Palmetto Pointe
  Micheal Jones
- One Life To Live
  Blanchard Lovelace (1989)
  - S 37: Ep 227 Ep. #9435
    6/2/05
  - S 37: Ep 226 Ep. #9434
    6/1/05
  - S 37: Ep 225 Ep. #9433
    5/31/05
  - S 37: Ep 224 Ep. #9432
    5/30/05
  - S 37: Ep 223 Ep. #9431
    5/27/05
  - + 761 More Credits
- Guiding Light
  Kelly Nelson (1980 - 1984)
  - S 51: Ep 197 Ep. #14138
    4/15/03
  - S 41: Ep 150 Friday, February 5, 1993
    2/5/03
  - S 50: Ep 2 Wednesday December 19, 2001
    12/19/01
  - S 50: Ep 1 Wednesday December 5, 2001
    12/5/01
  - S 49: Ep 4 Friday June 8, 2001
    6/8/01
  - + 347 More Credits
- Dawson's Creek
  Mitch Leery
  - S 4: Ep 23 Coda
    5/23/01
  - S 4: Ep 22 The Graduate
    5/16/01
  - S 4: Ep 21 Separation Anxiety
    5/9/01
  - S 4: Ep 20 Promicide
    5/4/01
  - S 4: Ep 19 Late
    4/25/01
  - + 76 More Credits
- Sisters
  Lucky (1994-1995)
  - S 6: Ep 28 War & Peace (2)
    5/4/96
  - S 6: Ep 27 War & Peace (1)
    5/4/96
  - S 6: Ep 26 Taking a Gamble
    4/27/96
  - S 6: Ep 25 Housecleaning
    4/20/96
  - S 6: Ep 24 Nothing Personal
    4/13/96
  - + 115 More Credits
- Baby of the Bride
  Dennis "Denny" Becker
  - S 1: Ep 1 Baby of the Bride
    12/22/91
- The Flash
  Barry Allen
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Trial of the Trickster
    5/18/91
  - S 1: Ep 20 Alpha
    5/11/91
  - S 1: Ep 19 Good Night, Central City
    5/4/91
  - S 1: Ep 18 Done With Mirrors
    4/27/91
  - S 1: Ep 17 Twin Streaks
    4/13/91
  - + 17 More Credits
- As The World Turns
  Douglas Cummings (1985-1986)
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Teen Wolf
  Isaac's Father
  - S 2: Ep 1 Omega
    6/3/12
- One Life To Live
  Eddie Ford
  - S 44: Ep 122 Ep. #11101
    1/9/12
  - S 43: Ep 103 Ep. #10834
    12/13/10
  - S 43: Ep 102 Ep. #10833
    12/10/10
  - S 43: Ep 101 Ep. #10832
    12/9/10
  - S 43: Ep 100 Ep. #10831
    12/8/10
  - + 10 More Credits
Guest Star (15)

Role
- Drop Dead Diva
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 8 He Said, She Said
    8/14/11
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold
  Professor Zoom
  - S 2: Ep 15 Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!
    10/1/10
- The Closer
  Chris Conroy
  - S 3: Ep 10 Culture Shock
    8/20/07
- CSI: NY
  Patrick Quinn
  - S 3: Ep 10 Sweet 16
    11/22/06
- JAG
  Col. Marcus Sutter
  - S 9: Ep 18 What If ...
    3/12/04
- The Outer Limits
  Peter Shotwell
  - S 7: Ep 18 Lion's Den
    9/8/01
- Dawson's Creek
  Mitch Leery
- Special Ops Force
  Griffin
  - S 1: Ep 5 Alpha Dogs
    10/25/97
- JAG
  Sgt. Granger
  - S 1: Ep 7 War Cries
    11/11/95
- NYPD Blue
  Roy Larson
  - S 1: Ep 15 Steroid Roy
    2/8/94
  - S 1: Ep 14 Jumpin' Jack Fleishman
    1/18/94
- Human Target (1992)
  Garner St. John
  - S 1: Ep 3 Designed by Chance
    8/1/92
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 99 Show #4329
    4/16/91
  - S 29: Ep 17 Show #4247
    11/6/90
- Prisoners of Gravity
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Heroes & Superheroes
    10/11/90
- Fantasy Island
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 11 The Songwriter / Queen of the Soaps
    1/22/83
- Strangers
  Jack
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Dawson's Creek
  Mitch Leery
  - S 5: Ep 4 The Long Goodbye
    10/31/01
  - S 5: Ep 3 Capeside Revisited
    10/24/01
Director (1)

Role
- Palmetto Pointe
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 TBA
    10/16/05

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Trivia
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- In 2005, John appeared in the short film Starcrossed with Marshall Allman from Prison Break. The film won First Prize for Best Drama at the PlanetOut Short Movie Awards in Miami, Florida.
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- Throughout his career John has appeared on the cover of a wide variety of magazines including Soap Opera Digest, TV Guide, and Starlog.
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- John says his favorite episode of The Flash was "Twin Streaks" because it gave him the chance to "stretch a bit" as an actor. In the episode Shipp not only played "The Flash," but his clone as well.
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- John: (about being on "Guiding Light") There was a big buzz and a lot of excitement about Daytime in those days. It was amazing in New York City how many fireman and policemen would stop you and recognize you, because in the firehouse during the day they'd have the show on. It was just a lot of fun.
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- John: In and of itself, my time spent on Guiding Light and As the World Turns stands alone. It wasn't just a stepping stone. I think a lot of actors in any media would love to attempt the kind of stories I was playing.
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- John: (on starring on "The Flash") My first impression was 'No, I don't want to do a television treatment of a super-hero,' because my experience with that had been the old Spider-Man series when somebody held a rope off-camera, and I knew I didn't want to run around in a pair of red tights. But I read the script and thought that this, even free of it's comic book roots, was a character that I would enjoy playing.
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