Andy Mientus to Bring Villainous Pied Piper Back to THE FLASH?

By: Feb. 03, 2015
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Broadway vet Andy Mientus stopped by PIX11 today, opening up about his role as villainous Pied Piper on The CW's hit super hero drama THE FLASH.

On possibly reprising his role on the series, Mientus says: "I think if you look to the original comics, you'll see who this character is and what he becomes. There's a lot of potential for some really cool storylines. When you see the way we leave it on Tuesday's episode, you'll see the potential."

The final episode of Mientus' current arc on THE FLASH airs tonight on The CW.

For Mientus' full interview with Pix11, click here.

Mientus previously told ComicBook.com on bringing his character back for additional episodes: "I really love this character and I love, love, love this cast and team. It's probably my favorite thing that I've ever worked on just because the people are so lovely and it's so stupidly fun to flim these action scenes and deliver this kind of heightened superhero dialogue. So obviously I would be thrilled if I was asked to be more of a premanent fixture..."

On the episode titled "The Sound and the Fury", Dr. Wells' (Tom Cavanagh) former protégée, Hartley Rathaway (Mientus), returns to seek revenge on his mentor after being affected by the particle accelerator explosion. Now able to manipulate sound waves, the brilliant Rathaway is a dangerous threat to both Wells and THE FLASH (Grant Gustin). Meanwhile, Iris (Candice Patton) is thrilled when she's hired by the Central City Picture News as their newest cub reporter. Unfortunately, her editor (guest star Tom Butler) pairs her with a veteran reporter, Mason Bridge (guest star Roger Howarth), who wants nothing to do with her. Cisco (Carlos Valdes) recalls his first day on the job at S.T.A.R. Labs when he met Hartley and Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker). Joe (Jesse L. Martin) asks Eddie (Rick Cosnett) for a favor but asks him to keep it a secret from Barry. John Showalter directs the episode, written by Alison Schapker & Brooke Eikmier.

Mientus is making his Broadway debut in the role of 'Marius' in LES MISERABLES. A Pittsburgh native, he toured the country in the first national tour of Spring Awakeningand appeared in MCC Theater's production of Carrie. On television, he was a series regular on the NBC musical drama Smash, and this season has recurring roles on both the FX comedy ANGER MANAGEMENT and the ABC Family drama Chasing Life.



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