Robbie Amell Joins The Flash As Firestorm

Former star of The CW's Tomorrow People and cousin of Arrow's Stephen Amell, Robbie Amell joined the cast of The Flash in the recurring role of Ronnie Raymond, aka, Firestorm.

Amell's Firestorm is slightly different from the source material, as according to Variety, Raymond is an S.T.A.R. Labs maintenance worker and Dr. Caitlin Snow's fiancé, who died when the particle accelerator blew up.

The original Firestorm was distinguished by his integrated dual identity. High school student Ronnie Raymond and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Martin Stein were caught in a nuclear accident that allowed them to fuse into the "nuclear man" Firestorm. Due to Stein's being unconscious during the accident, Raymond was prominently in command of the Firestorm form with Stein a voice of reason inside his mind. Banter between the two was a hallmark of their adventures.

Source - Variety

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