“Prison Break’s” Wentworth Miller heads to The CW this Tuesday night on “The Flash.”
The actor will play Leonard Snart/Captain Cold, a foe of Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen. It’s a recurring role for the actor and screenwriter, and he talked about what made him want to get involved on the show in that sort of capacity.
“What I missed most, I think, was the sense of community because there’s a kind of family dynamic that happens organically on a set,” Wentworth told reporters on location for “The Flash,” in Vancouver earlier this month. “I feel it when I come and visit this particular set.
“It’s a very ambitious show and the cast and the crew are in it together to put together great story week after week after week and that’s something I’m familiar with, or was familiar with on ‘Prison Break,'” Wentworth continued. “When I was writing for two or three years and just writing, it was me alone in my living room and I was my own boss to a certain degree, but it was also a lonely experience and… I missed that sensation of, you know, we are all in this together. And it’s about putting something great on TV each and every week.”
Wentworth’s first appearance as Capt. Cold will air this Tuesday, October 28, in an episode titled “Going Rogue.”
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Several weeks later, he will team up on screen with his “Prison Break” co-star Dominic Purcell, who joins the cast as villain Heat Wave. That part is one Wentworth recommended his friend for.
“We were shooting my first episode. [I] was in conversation with [‘The Flash’ Executive Producer and DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer] Geoff Johns and he mentioned this character Heat Wave — did I have any ideas, and as he started to describe the character, the first and only name that… emerged was Dominic Purcell,” Wentworth said during the session with reporters. “Never in a million years did I think that they would be able to pull that together, but so excited that they did.”
“The Flash” continues Tuesday nights at 8/7c on The CW.
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— Jolie Lash
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