10 New DC Extended Universe Characters To Look Out For In 2017
7. Iris West
Who's Playing Her? Kiersey Clemons.
Who's Kiersey Clemons? Clemons has had roles both major and minor on shows including the original CSI, New Girl, Extant, and Amazon's Transparent, and you may have seen her this past summer in Neighbors 2, but cinephiles will most likely know her from her role as Diggy in 2015's Dope.
What's She Appearing In? Justice League.
Why You Should Be Excited: Iris West is one of the most important characters in Flash mythology, with her connections to the various Flashes often serving as the heart of many stories, particularly as the love interest/girlfriend/wife of Barry Allen. The character will see a much larger role in the 2018 solo film - which would've reunited Clemons with her Dope director, Rick Famuyiwa, had he not unfortunately bowed out of the project - but, like some of the other characters on this list, establishing her ahead of that is a good way to illuminate Barry Allen's own character in Justice League. And considering how likable Clemons herself is, it shouldn't be too hard to see how and why Iris is at the heart of Barry's world.