The Flash Star Grant Gustin Reflects On His Arrowverse Audition 11 Years Later

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Gustin doubted he would land the role of The Flash due to his age and physical appearance.
Gustin didn't believe he fit the superhero mold, questioning why he was even considered for the role.
Despite initial doubts, Gustin got the role, and reflects on portraying Barry Allen as beyond what he could have ever imagined.

DC TV star Grant Gustin gets detailed about his Arrowverse audition for The Flash TV show. By the end of this month, it will have been exactly one year since The Flash season 9 finished its run on The CW. While it started as an Arrow spinoff, The Flash ended up being the longest-running series in the entire Arrowverse.
During a new Men's Health feature spotlight, Gustin was asked to look back at his initial audition in 2013 when he landed the role of Barry Allen in Arrow season 2, which paved the way for The Flash TV show. As Gustin talked heavily about being unsure if he was right for the role, he shared the following on eventually landing the gig:

Grant Gustin: It never crossed my mind. I mean, I was 23 when I auditioned for that show and thought I had no chance of getting it. I didn't even want to go to the audition. I was like, 'This is a waste of my time and their time.' In the breakdown it said he was late twenties to early thirties. He's big and buff and blonde in the comics. I was just like, 'Why are they even seeing me?' I had imposter syndrome about even going to that audition. The idea of 'Do I want this?' never even crossed my mind. That was similar to now doing Water for Elephants—beyond a dream come true. Getting to play a superhero someday wasn't even something I could have dreamed.

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