Reasons why McPartlin could physically play Bartholomew 'Barry' Henry Allen also known as The Flash, in the upcoming DC film.
Age: Ryan McPartlin is already 35 years old, just a year older than Ryan Reynolds so there are no problems there.
Height: 6'3 (while Barry Allen is said to be between 5'11 and 6'2, this shouldn't be a problem since height translates well on camera.)
Eyes: Blue (same as Barry Allen)
Hair: Blond (same as Barry Allen)
Ability to play a Police chemist: We've already seen him convincingly portray a doctor on 'Chuck'. Playing a chemist should require a more serious tone which I believe is capable as we've seen funny man Ryan Reynolds develop a serious tone for Hal Jordan.
Acting ability: Sure we haven't seen him do that many films, but we have seen him do various personalities and emotions on 'Chuck', so in reality his acting ability can only be put to the test by the actual Casting procedures. Remember, we hadn't seen Toby McGuire in much before Spiderman and look how that worked out.
Will he be able to carry his own film?: With a strong supporting cast filled with well known and most importantly experienced actors and a promising director he might just be able to.
I used to picture him as Aquaman a few years back but now having read The Flash: Rebirth I can't seem to picture anyone else fill the role of Barry Allen.
I would just love to see the sceen below on a bigscreen, wouldn't you?