Tony Curran all set to be a part of ‘The Flash as Despero’ cast
Tony Curran is a Scottish actor who has appeared in Underworld: Evolution, Doctor Who, Roots, and the Netflix historical epic Outlaw King. Now the BAFTA Award winner has joined the cast of CW’s The Flash.
On November 16, the return of The CW’s The Flash for an eighth season will also serve as the kick-off to the five-part special event “Armageddon”. The Calibre star is currently filming the upcoming eighth season of The Flash series.
The character of Despero is described as a powerful and intelligent alien possessing incredible telepathic powers who left his homeworld—Kalanor—under mysterious circumstances. Now he’s facing a deadly mission on Earth, one whose outcome will decide the fate of humankind and put him on a collision course with Team Flash.
It is indeed a supervillain created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky who made his first appearance in the 1960 DC comic Justice League of America #1.
The special, which starts off with the season 8 premiere on Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. ET, will feature numerous guest appearances from some of the CW’s most notable heroes and villains including Javicia Leslie as Batwoman, Brandon Routh as The Atom, Cress Williams as Black Lightning, Chyler Leigh as Sentinel, Kat McNamara as Mia Queen and Osric Chau as Ryan Choi. Tom Cavanagh and Neal McDonough will return as enemies Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash and Damien Darhk, respectively.
“Simply put, these are going to be some of the most emotional Flash episodes ever. Plus, there are some truly epic moments and huge surprises that await our fans. And we’re doing them on a scale that’s bigger and bolder than our traditional Flash episodes,” said Eric Wallace, the executive producer.
It’s going to be huge!
