Eddie Thawne
Eddie Thawne is a fictional character portrayed by Rick Cosnett in The CW's The Flash. Created by Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, the character was introduced in the pilot episode. He is a colleague of the protagonist Barry Allen / Flash, and a romantic interest for Iris West. Cosnett has received positive reviews for his performance.
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Portrayed by | Rick Cosnett |
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Full name | Edward "Eddie" Thawne |
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Affiliation | Team Flash |
Nationality | American |
Fictional character biography
In season one, Eddie is a police detective transferred from Keystone City to Central City Police Department (CCPD).[1][2] Eddie has been dating Iris while working with Joe West who nicknamed him "Detective Pretty Boy".[3][4][5][6] Eddie and Barry gradually end up as good friends, as he teaches Barry how to box which helps in order to be a capable combatant (in addition to Oliver Queen's training) and the two assists each other in various investigations.[7][8][9][10][11] Eddie learns about Eobard Thawne, getting disillusioned from the near-death encounters.[12][13][14][15] However, he realizes the future is not set and sacrifices himself to seemingly erase his descendant from existence to save his loved ones (including Barry and Iris); his body is sucked into a wormhole.[16]
In subsequent seasons, Eddie can be seen through time travel and hallucinations, while his likeness has been used by cosmic forces.[17][18][19][20][21]
In season nine, Eddie is resurrected as "Dr. Malcolm Gilmore" of Mercury Labs by the Negative Speed Force which manipulated him into believing he lost a chance with Iris and a family, turning himself into the speedster Cobalt Blue until he resists the corrupting influence and agrees to co-exist with Barry.[22][23][24][25]
Development

Executive producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, and DC Comics CCO Geoff Johns, created Eddie Thawne for the CW series The Flash with Rick Cosnett cast as the character.[26][27] He is an original character,[28] but he seems to be an amalgamation of Eobard Thawne due to his name and appearance (which ultimately turned to be a red herring) and Hunter Zolomon due to being a police detective,[29][30] as well as Cobalt Blue.[31]
References
- "Pilot". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 1. October 7, 2014. The CW.
- "Fastest Man Alive". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 2. October 14, 2014. The CW.
- "Things You Can't Outrun". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 3. October 21, 2014. The CW.
- "Going Rogue". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 4. October 28, 2014. The CW.
- "Power Outage". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 7. November 25, 2014. The CW.
- "Out of Time". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 15. March 17, 2015. The CW.
- "The Flash Is Born". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 6. November 18, 2014. The CW.
- "Revenge of the Rogues". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 10. January 20, 2015. The CW.
- "The Nuclear Man". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 13. February 10, 2015. The CW.
- "Tricksters". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 17. March 31, 2015. The CW.
- "Who Is Harrison Wells?". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 19. April 21, 2015. The CW.
- "The Man in the Yellow Suit". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 9. December 9, 2014. The CW.
- "The Trap". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 20. April 28, 2015. The CW.
- "Grodd Lives". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 21. May 5, 2015. The CW.
- "Rogue Air". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 22. May 12, 2015. The CW.
- "Fast Enough". The Flash. Season 1. Episode 23. May 19, 2015. The CW.
- "The Man Who Saved Central City". The Flash. Season 2. Episode 1. October 6, 2015. The CW.
- "Flash Back". The Flash. Season 2. Episode 17. March 30, 2016. The CW.
- "Into the Speed Force". The Flash. Season 3. Episode 16. March 14, 2017. The CW.
- "Impulsive Excessive Disorder". The Flash. Season 8. Episode 6. March 9, 2022. The CW.
- "Death Falls". The Flash. Season 8. Episode 13. May 4, 2022. The CW.
- "A New World, Part One". The Flash. Season 9. Episode 10. May 3, 2023. The CW.
- "A New World, Part Two". The Flash. Season 9. Episode 11. May 10, 2023. The CW.
- "A New World, Part Three". The Flash. Season 9. Episode 12. May 17, 2023. The CW.
- "A New World, Part Four". The Flash. Season 9. Episode 13. May 24, 2023. The CW.
- Andreeva, Nellie (January 24, 2014). "'Rick Cosnett & Danielle Panabaker To Co-Star in CW Pilot 'The Flash'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- Staley, Brandon (August 30, 2016). "Rick Cosnett Nearly Played Jay Garrick On CW's Flash". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- Thomas, Leah (March 11, 2015). "Ranking The Original 'Flash' & 'Arrow' Characters". Bustle. Archived from the original on June 6, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "Candice Patton cast as IRIS WEST in Flash TV Pilot". Speed Force. February 4, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- Kay, Ariel (October 7, 2014). "'The Flash' is Already Planning a High Twist". Bustle. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- O'Brien, Conor (May 7, 2023). "The Flash Season 9: Who Is Malcolm Gilmore". Courageous Nerd. Retrieved May 7, 2023.