Arrow/Flash Spinoff Taps Doctor Who Alum as Time Traveler Rip Hunter
The CW’s proposed Arrow/Flash spinoff continues to expand its superhero roster, with Doctor Who’s Arthur Darvill as the latest addition, our sister site Deadline reports.
As TVLine correctly predicted (hey, we’re 1-for-2!), Darvill’s character is Rip Hunter, a roguish time traveler who hides the strains of being responsible for history itself behind a facade of charm and wit.
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Rip Hunter is one of three DC Comics figures in the project who have never been portrayed on TV before.
As previously reported, the proposed “team-up” spinoff will also star Arrow‘s Brandon Routh (who plays Ray/The Atom), Caity Lotz (formerly Sara/Canary), The Flash‘s Victor Garber (Dr. Martin Stein/half of Firestorm), Wentworth Miller (Leonard Snart/Captain Cold), Dominic Purcell (Heat Wave) and Pippin actress Ciara Renée as Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl.
In addition to playing Rory on Doctor Who, Darvill also starred in Broadchurch and Once on Broadway.
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