Candice Patton


Candice Patton is an American actress. She portrayed Iris West-Allen in the 2014 television series The Flash.

Early life

Patton was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and raised in Plano, Texas. She attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, graduating with a BFA in Theatre.

Career

In May 2004, following her first year in university, Patton took part in CBS' Soap Star Screen Test, a nationwide audition contest for university students to win a role on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. Patton won the contest alongside Ethan Rains. In 2008, Patton had a starring role in The WB's web series Sorority Forever and a role in the independent film Commander and Chief.
Patton was cast for many television series including the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She portrayed Iris West in The Flash for The CW. The role led to her appearing on other Arrowverse shows including Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman. In the third-season episode "Duet", she played Millie Foss, the daughter of gangsters, in a dream world scenario. Her role as Iris West garnered her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2017.

Charity work

In 2017, along with her Arrowverse co-stars Patton co-founded Shethority, an online global collective described as "a positive place for women and the feminine to inspire, empower, and share." Active members of the initiative include Melissa Benoist, Nicole Maines, Chyler Leigh, Caity Lotz, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe, Emily Bett Rickards, Juliana Harkavy, Katie Cassidy and Danielle Panabaker. Through social media, women share their own stories and experiences on dealing with self-acceptance, homophobia, sexual harassment at the workplace and so on. Shethority has its own clothing line, from which all the money collected will be donated to non-profit organizations fighting for girls and women rights, such as Girls Not Brides and Girls, Inc..
In May and June 2019, Patton, DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee, writer Tom King, and fellow CW series actresses Nafessa Williams and Danielle Panabaker toured five U.S. military bases in Kuwait with the United Service Organizations, where they visited the approximately 12,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in that country as part of DC's 80th anniversary of Batman celebration.

Personal life

In September 2024, Patton gave birth to her first child with former pro basketball player J.R. Smith.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004–2005'Robin5 episodes
2007'CandyEpisode dated December 6, 2007
2008CasanovasActress #2Episode: "Hollywood Heartburn"
2009EntourageDan Coakley's assistant3 episodes
2009CastleYoung womanEpisode: "Inventing the Girl"
2009HeroesOlivia2 episodes
2008–2009Days of Our LivesJill / Alicia2 episodes
2010'KellyEpisode: "Double Doe"
2010One Tree HillTanisha2 episodes
2010Grey's AnatomyMeg WaylonEpisode: "Almost Grown"
2011'KateTelevision film
2011Harry's LawDenise RainesEpisode: "American Dreams"
2011CSI: MiamiWendy GibsonEpisode: "Blood Lust"
2011Love BitesLiz BethEpisode: "Modern Plagues"
2011Man Up!Dana3 episodes
2012Rizzoli & IslesMrs. AveryEpisode: "This Is How a Heart Breaks"
2013'Tori8 episodes
2014–2023'Iris West-AllenMain role
2017SupergirlIris West-AllenEpisode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1"
2017ArrowIris West-AllenEpisode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2"
2017Legends of TomorrowIris West-AllenEpisode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4"
2019BatwomanIris West-AllenEpisode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two"
2017Whose Line Is It Anyway?HerselfEpisode 3 of season 5
2020Whose Line Is It Anyway?HerselfEpisode 6 of season 8

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Sorority ForeverMercedes Muna21 episodes
2015Con ManDr. Chu Hua substitute2 episodes

YearTitleArtistRole
2017"Good Life"Keiynan LonsdaleHerself/Random girl

Awards and nominations