- "You can be whatever you want to be. You're brilliant, man. Absolute best of the best. I can't sit here and watch you run in place in Central City for some old dude who is not going anywhere."
- ―Henry Allen to Barry Allen[src]
Doctor Henry Allen is the husband of Nora Allen and the father of Barry Allen. Following his wife's murder in 2001, Henry was falsely convicted of killing her and sent to Iron Heights Penitentiary.
Biography
Early Life
Henry Allen graduated from university with a doctorate, and later met Nora, whom he would later marry. On September 30, 1992, Henry and Nora Allen had their son Barry Allen.[1]
Death of Nora Allen
In 2001, Nora Allen was murdered in their home, and Henry Allen was falsely convicted for her death and sent to Iron Heights Penitentiary.[2] His son Barry would often visit Henry there.[1]
Barry Allen's Visit
- "Because you're holding yourself back. You're going in circles. You're working three dead-end jobs, going on four. Where do you even have the time?"
"I make the time." - ―Henry Allen and Barry Allen[src]At Iron Heights Penitentiary, Henry was visited by his son Barry Allen, who was obsessed with proving his father's innocence.[1]
Personality
Henry Allen is an innocent man, being falsely convicted for the murder of his wife. Despite this, he wants the best for his son's future and asked him to never visit him again, though Barry still visited him.
Relationships
Family
- Nora Allen † - Wife
- Barry Allen/Flash - Son
Trivia
- This is the second live-action portrayal of Henry Allen, followed by John Wesley Shipp in The CW's The Flash.
Behind the Scenes
- In DC Comics, originally Henry Allen died from natural causes. However, this was retconned in Flash: Rebirth when Professor Zoom traveled back in time to Barry Allen's childhood and murdered Nora Allen to get revenge on the Flash. With the blame placed on Henry, he spent the rest of his life in prison where he eventually died.
- Billy Crudup was uncredited for his appearance in Justice League.
- Henry Allen is the second DC Comics character Billy Crudup portrays. His first portrayal was as Doctor Manhattan/Jon Osterman in the 2009 film Watchmen.
