Has 'Arrow' Found its Speedy in 'Teen Wolf's' Colton Haynes?
7:15 PM PST 12/11/2012 by Lesley Goldberg
The former MTV star has joined the CW freshman drama in a recurring role as Roy Harper.
The CW's Arrow may have just found its Speedy.
STORY: 'Arrow' EP Andrew Kreisberg on John Barrowman's Reveal, Adding 'Super-Villain Team-Ups'Teen Wolf alum Colton Haynes has booked a recurring role on the freshman drama, playing Roy Harper, a teen who crosses paths with Oliver's (Stephen Amell) sister Thea,The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
As first reported by TV Guide Magazine, Haynes' Roy is a handsome, street-savvy teen from the Glades, the poverty-stricken area of Starling City who winds up being the object of affection for Thea, despite her own misgivings and those of her family. The character, the CW confirms, is "destined" to become a significant part of her life and an important player in the drama from Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg's world.
In the DC Comics on which the series is based, Roy Harper is Green Arrow's teen sidekick known as Speedy, who first appears alongside the hooded hero in 1941's More Fun Comics #73. More recently, the character was a member of the Teen Titans known as Arsenal and ultimately a member of the Justice League of America, where he was known as Red Arrow.
The pairing with Thea (Willa Holland) could bring the rookie series' Speedy tally to two should Roy ultimately prove to be the Arrow's right-hand man. Haynes will first appear in the Feb. 20 episode, entitled "Dodger."
Haynes opted to leave MTV's Teen Wolf in October, making the announcement on Twitter. "These past few yrs have been the best of my life,” he wrote. “I’m sad that this chapter has ended, but excited for a new one to begin. Thx for the love.”
Haynes is repped by ICM Partners, Podwall and Baker Winokur.
Exclusive: Teen Wolf Vet Colton Haynes Joins Arrow as…Who?!
Dec 11, 2012
Ya might wanna sit down for this one, Arrow fans. TV Guide Magazine has learned exclusively that the CW show — which is already exceeding its hot limit with Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy and Colin Donnell — has just hit a major bull's eye by signing Teen Wolf alum Colton Haynes.
"We were big fans of Colton from Teen Wolf and we are thrilled he's joining Arrow," says executive producer Greg Berlanti of the actor, who is set to begin appearing on the show in 2013 as none other than Roy Harper.
DC Comics aficionados will recognize that name as the young marksman who has been known as, since his debut in 1941, the Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy, Teen Titans member Arsenal, and the Justice League's drug-addicted, one-armed Red Arrow. While details on this iteration's possible secret identity are being kept, well, secret, Haynes' Harper is being described by The CW as "a handsome, street-savvy, teenager from 'the Glades,' the harsh, poverty-stricken portion of Starling City."
The recurring role will provide a love interest for Willa Holland's Thea (who is also nicknamed "Speedy"...hmmmm), as well as some serious juice for the show's growing mythology. According to the network's breakdown on the character, in addition to falling for Ollie's little sister after crossing paths "in an unexpected way," Roy is "destined to become a significant part of her life and an important player in the larger world of Arrow." In other words, this is awesome.
The casting comes just two months after Haynes shocked Teen Wolf fans by tweeting out his decision to leave MTV's hit drama, although there is nothing surprised about how fast it took another show to snatch him up. Seriously, look at the guy.
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