Tom Cavanagh - Wikipedia Tom Cavanagh For other people named Tom Cavanagh, see Tom Cavanagh ( disambiguation ). Tom Cavanagh Cavanagh at the premiere of War, Inc. at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, April 28, 2008 Thomas Patrick Cavanagh ( 1963 - 10 - 26 ) October 26, 1963 ( age 54 ) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Alma mater Champlain College Queen 's University Occupation Actor, Director Years active 1989 -- present Spouse ( s ) Maureen Grise ( m. 2004 ) Children Thomas Patrick Cavanagh ( born October 26, 1963 ) is a Canadian actor and director best known for a variety of roles on American television, including starring roles in Ed ( 2000 -- 2004 ), Love Monkey ( 2006 ) and Trust Me ( 2009 ), and recurring roles on Providence and Scrubs. Since 2014, Cavanagh has served as a series regular on The Flash, portraying various versions of Harrison Wells. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Commercial credits 2.2 Broadway roles 2.3 American television 2.4 Film 2.5 Podcast 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early life Cavanagh was born on October 26, 1963 in Ottawa, Ontario to a Roman Catholic family of Irish descent. Cavanagh moved with his family to Winneba, a small city in Ghana when he was a child. In his teens, the family moved to Lennoxville, Quebec where he started high school. He attended the Séminaire de Sherbrooke, where he studied in French and played basketball for the Barons. He later studied at Champlain College in Lennoxville at the CEGEP level. While attending Queen 's University, Kingston, Ontario, he became interested in theatre and music and played ice hockey and varsity basketball. He graduated with degrees in English, biology and education. Career Commercial credits Cavanagh acted in his native Canada for many years, appearing on television dramas such as Jake and the Kid in the late 1990s, and television commercials, appearing for Labatt Blue Light beer commercials in the 1990s and for CIBC. Broadway roles In 1989, he was cast in the Broadway revival of Shenandoah. Other stage credits include productions of A Chorus Line, Cabaret, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Urinetown and Grease. He appeared in the 2008 production of Some Americans Abroad at Second Stage Theatre in New York City. American television After gaining notice for his recurring role as Dog Boy in the NBC television program Providence, Cavanagh was cast as the title character in the NBC program Ed. Cavanagh received a Golden Globe nomination and a TV Guide Award for his work on Ed, which ran for four seasons beginning in October 2000 and concluding in February 2004. Cavanagh first guest starred on the sitcom Scrubs in 2002 ( `` My Big Brother '' ) where he was cast as Dan Dorian, the brother of lead character J.D., because of his resemblance to Zach Braff. He returned for one episode in 2003 ( `` My Brother, Where Art Thou ? '' ), for a two - episode arc in 2004 ( `` My Cake '' and `` My Common Enemy '' ), for one episode in April 2006 ( `` My New Suit '' ) and then on November 8, 2007 ( `` My Inconvenient Truth '' ). He took the role for one last time in Braff 's final episode as a series regular, the eighth season finale ( `` My Finale '' ). In 2005, Cavanagh filmed a pilot, Love Monkey, with Jason Priestley, Judy Greer and Larenz Tate. The show was selected by CBS as a midseason replacement and debuted on January 17, 2006. Love Monkey was given an eight - episode order, but only three aired on CBS before the show was placed on indefinite hiatus due to low ratings. VH1 bought all eight episodes and played them in their entirety in the spring of 2006. He starred in the Lifetime Movie Network television miniseries The Capture Of The Green River Killer in which he portrayed King County sheriff David Reichert. In March 2006, Cavanagh filmed My Ex-Life, a comedy pilot for CBS about a divorced couple who remain friends. The pilot featured Lost actress Cynthia Watros as his ex-wife. CBS did not select the show for its fall 2006 schedule. Cavanagh portrayed the lead role Nick Snowden ( the heir to the Santa Claus identity ) in the made - for - TV movie Snow in 2005, which is shown annually on the Family Channel. Cavanagh at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2008, Cavanagh appeared in the short - lived ABC series Eli Stone, playing the father of the title character. From January through April 2009, Cavanagh starred in the television drama Trust Me, co-starring Eric McCormack, which aired weekly on TNT until the network cancelled it due to low ratings. Cavanagh hosted Stories from the Vaults on Smithsonian Networks from 2008 to 2009. He made a guest appearance in the mid-season premiere of the USA Network show Royal Pains as former professional golfer Jack O'Malley. In 2012, he appeared in the Lifetime television movie A Killer Among Us. Since 2014, Cavanagh has been a series regular on The CW 's live - action television series The Flash, portraying various iterations of Dr. Harrison Wells. He first plays the Reverse - Flash 's acclimated form of the Earth - 1 equivalent in season one as well as The CW 's Superhero Fight Club promotional video. Cavanagh also plays doppelgängers of the character from parallel worlds in subsequent seasons ; season two introduces `` Harry '' Wells of Earth - 2, and season three features `` H.R. '' Wells of Earth - 19. Three other doppelgängers ( a steampunk - styled, British - accented doppelganger from Earth - 17, a hillbilly from an unnamed Earth and a French - speaking mime from another unnamed Earth ) make cameos as well. In his directorial debut, Cavanagh directed the season three episode `` The Once and Future Flash ''. Cavanagh returned as Harry for season four, where he also portrayed four other versions of Wells : Harrison Wolfgang Wells of Earth - 12, H. Lothario Wells of Earth - 37, the half - man, half - machine Wells 2.0 of Earth - 22, and `` Wells the Grey '', a wizard from an unnamed Earth. Film Cavanagh starred in the 2002 film Bang Bang You 're Dead. Prior to Ed, Cavanagh 's film appearances were mainly in supporting roles. After that series ended, he had his first starring role as an escaped convict in the thriller Heart of the Storm. In 2005, he starred in the romantic comedy Alchemy, opposite Sarah Chalke ; in 2006, he appeared in another romantic comedy, Gray Matters. In 2006, Cavanagh began filming Breakfast with Scot, in which he plays a gay retired hockey player who becomes an adoptive father to a young boy. The film, released in 2007, drew attention as the first gay - themed film ever to win approval from a major league sports franchise to use its real name and logo ; Cavanagh 's character formerly played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2007 he starred in the second instalment of the direct - to - DVD Raw Feed horror film series from Warner Home Video, Sublime. He starred as Ranger Smith in the feature film Yogi Bear ( 2010 ). Podcast Since 2010, Cavanagh has been co-host of the podcast Mike and Tom Eat Snacks, with his Ed castmate Michael Ian Black, on the Nerdist Podcast Network. Personal life Cavanagh has an older brother who is a Crown Attorney and three sisters. One of his sisters teaches Religious Education ( RE ) and is a chaplain in Ontario ; another is an autism specialist in Toronto, and a third sister is a London, Ontario - based writer. Cavanagh married Maureen Grise, a photo editor for Sports Illustrated on July 31, 2004, in a Catholic ceremony on Nantucket, Massachusetts. The couple have two daughters and two sons. Cavanagh ran the 2006 New York City Marathon. In summer 2008, he founded the Cavanagh Classic, an annual celebrity basketball tournament in Rucker Park in Harlem to raise money and awareness for Nothing But Nets. The charity 's goal is to combat malaria by sending mosquito nets to families that need them. Cavanagh travelled to Rwanda on a March 2009 United Nations Foundation trip to distribute the nets and educate the recipients in their use. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 White Light Ella 's Secretary 1995 Dangerous Intentions Ron 1995 Magic in the Water Simon Mask of Death Joey Midnight Heat Bowlan Profile for Murder Tim Jonas 1997 Honeymoon Jamie 1999 Something More Harry 2003 `` Freddy vs. Jason Will 's Father 2005 Alchemy Mal Downey 2006 How to Eat Fried Worms Mitch Forrester 2006 Two Weeks Barry Bergman 2006 Gray Matters Sam Baldwin 2007 Sublime George Grieves 2007 The Cake Eaters Lloyd 2007 Breakfast with Scot Eric McNally Yogi Bear Ranger John Smith 2013 The Birder Ron Spencer 2014 The Games Maker Mr. Drago 2015 400 Days Zell Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Secret Service Charlie 1 episode 1993 Beyond Reality 1 episode 1993 Sherlock Holmes Returns Rookie Cop Television film 1993 Other Women 's Children Marco Television film Street Legal Dr. Peter Shenfield 1 episode 1995 Madison Jesus 1 episode 1995, 1999 The Outer Limits Carl Toman / Vance Ridout 2 episodes 1995 Hawkeye Corporal Charles Sykes 1 episode 1995 A Vow to Kill Jacey Jeffries Television film Jake and the Kid 1 episode Bloodhounds II Levesh Television film 1997 The Sentinel Bill Collins 1 episode 1997 Northern Lights Frank Television film 1998 Cold Squad Spencer Taggart 1 episode 1998 Viper Charles Bennett 1 episode 1998 Eyes of a Cowboy Lonesome Cooper 1 episode 1998 Twisteeria Live Action Man Television film 1998 The 900 Lives of Jackie Frye Jackie Frye Television film 1999 Mentors Lewis Carroll 1 episode 1999 -- 2000 Providence Doug Boyce Recurring role, 8 episodes 1999 Oh, Grow Up Bruce 1 episode 1999 Anya 's Bell Patrick Birmingham Television film 1999 -- 2000 Sports Night Howard 2 episodes 2000 -- 2004 Ed Ed Stevens Lead role, 83 episodes 2002 Bang Bang You 're Dead Val Duncan Television film 2002 -- 2009 Scrubs Dan Dorian Recurring role, 7 episodes Jack & Bobby Jimmy McAllister 2 episodes Heart of the Storm Simpson Television film Snow Nick Snowden Television film 2006 Love Monkey Tom Farrell Lead role, 8 episodes 2006 My Ex Life Nick Television film 2008 Snow 2 : Brain Freeze Nick Snowden Television film 2008 The Capture of the Green River Killer Dave Reichert Television miniseries 2008 -- 2009 Eli Stone Jeremy Stone Recurring role, 7 episodes 2009 Trust Me Conner Lead role, 13 episodes 2009 Christmas Dreams Eli Television film Edgar Floats Edgar Floats Television film 2011 Trading Christmas Charles Johnson Television film 2011 -- 2012 Royal Pains Jack O'Malley Recurring role, 7 episodes 2012 A Killer Among Us Nick Carleton Television film 2013 Doc McStuffins Big Jack 1 episode, voice role 2013 The Goldbergs Charles Kremp 1 episode 2013 Blue Bloods Mickey 1 episode 2014 Lucky Duck Snap Television film ; voice role 2014 The Following Kingston Tanner 4 episodes 2014 Undateable Frank 1 episode 2014 -- present The Flash Harrison Wells / Reverse - Flash Main role 2015 Robot Chicken Harrison Wells Voice role ; episode : `` Ants on a Hamburger '' 2016 Van Helsing Micah 1 episode Video games Year Title Role Notes Yogi Bear : The Video Game Ranger Smith Voice References Jump up ^ Rothstein, Michael ( July 13, 2009 ). `` Fame And Notre Dame : Actor Tom Cavanagh ''. The Journal Gazette. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 13. That was the start of it, so to speak, and we 're Irish Catholic and Notre Dame, well, they 're the Irish... ^ Jump up to : Blackman, Lori ( November 15, 2000 ). `` Tom Cavanagh of ' Ed ' ''. CNN. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 13. My parents are educators, and they were over there putting in teaching systems in Africa Jump up ^ Ouzounian, Richard ( July 11, 2014 ). `` Canadian actor known for Ed grateful for a string of `` great jobs, '' including The Following, The Flash and animated series on Disney Junior ``. The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319 - 0781. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 18. Jump up ^ Labatt Blue Commercial. VideoCassettes. July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 08 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ `` Shows : Season 29 2007 -- 2008 ''. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 13. Jump up ^ Frankel, Daniel ( February 4, 2009 ). `` TNT 's ' Trust Me ' tumbles : USA 's original series fare well against networks ''. Winnipeg Free Press. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( April 12, 2009 ). `` TNT cancels ad - agency drama `` Trust Me '' ``. Reuters. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 13. Jump up ^ Abrams, Natalie ( February 10, 2014 ). `` Ed 's Tom Cavanagh Joins The CW 's The Flash Pilot ''. TV Guide. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 13. Jump up ^ `` ' The Flash ' & ' Arrow ' Stars Battle in ' Superhero Fight Club ' Promo ''. April 13, 2015. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 15. Jump up ^ `` ' The Flash ' EP on `` Heartbreaking '' Finale Death, Season 2 Speedsters and Villains ``. The Hollywood Reporter. May 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 23. Jump up ^ http://cultfix.co.uk/the-flash-314-attack-on-central-city-review-32062.htm Jump up ^ `` The Flash Recap : Greetings From Earth - 19 ''. Vulture. October 26, 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` The Flash : The Once And Future Flash Review & Discussion ''. Screen Rant. April 25, 2017. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 14. Jump up ^ `` ' The Flash ' recap : ' When Harry Met Harry... ' ''. EW. November 14, 2017. p. 2. Retrieved November 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Supergirl ' : First Look at Saturn Girl in `` Wake Up '' Photos ``. Comicbook.com. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Cage Nuptials Kick Off a Week of Weddings ''. People. August 5, 2004. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 13. Jump up ^ `` https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iT5ePVousAxGZOKEEU8UqOoZz39V-O2cNXoo6bdlOuU/edit?usp=sharing ''. External link in title = ( help ) ; Missing or empty url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Peterson, Erin ( October 29, 2008 ). `` I 'm a Runner : Tom Cavanagh ''. Runner 's World. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 13. Jump up ^ Cavanagh, Tom ( March 25, 2009 ). `` Trust me, Nets Save Lives ''. Nothing But Nets. 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Question: who plays dr harrison wells in the flash
Answer: Thomas Patrick Cavanagh