5 Reasons Why Grant Gustin Is The Perfect Flash

While many superheroes are really billionaires or aliens underneath their masks, Barry Allen is a nerdy, socially awkward dork that is head over heels in love with Iris West. Gustin never failed to highlight Barry's humanity through his "adorkable" performance as the character — which helped him seem a lot more normal than your average superhero and ultimately made him that much more relatable to viewers.

However, the similarities between the actor and his character don't stop there. Since the beginning of the show, Barry has made it abundantly clear that he absolutely loves being The Flash, and this enthusiasm is reflected in real life as Gustin clearly loves his job just as much as his character does — and his passion regularly translates to the screen.

Barry Allen is the heart of the show and nobody could have captured that quite as perfectly as Gustin has. The show is a success because it revolves around this amazing character and all this is the result of the amazing actor portraying him. There would be no Flash without Barry Allen and, quite frankly, there would be no Barry Allen without Grant Gustin.