Who is Grant Gustin and How Much Money Does He Make?
American singer and performer Grant Gustin has a net worth of $5 million. Grant Gustin came into the world in January 1990 in Norfolk, Virginia. He played Campbell Price on the TV show 90210 in 2013. From 2011 to 2013, Gustin’s main role on the TV show Glee was as Sebastian Smythe.
In 2015, he did the voice of The Flash/Barry Allen in the TV show Vixen, which was a smaller show than most. Gustin has played Barry Allen/The Flash on the TV show The Flash since around 2014, and he has played a similar role on the TV show Arrow since around 2013.
He also appeared in the movie Affluenza and in episodes of the TV show CSI: Miami. Gustin was in the Broadway Revival Tour of West Side Story from 2010 to 2011. In 2015, he won two awards for The Flash. One was from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, and the other was from Teen Choice. In 2018, Grant Gustin got married to Andrea “LA” Thoma.
Early Years of Grant Gustin
Thomas Grant Gustin was born to Thomas Gustin and Dr. Tina Haney on January 14, 1990, in Norfolk, Virginia. His father taught college, and his mother used to work as a nurse for children.
As he grew up, he became interested in the arts, so Gustin went to the Governor’s School in Norfolk to study the Arts program for musical theatre.
He also went to a theatre group in Virginia called Hurrah Players Incorporated while he was there. At the time, he wanted to become an architect and loved drawing and making things that were different.
In 2008, Grant finally got his high school diploma from Granby High School. After that, he went to Elon University in North Carolina for two years to get a BFA in music theatre.
During college, Chris Wood, who is now an actor like Grant, became Grant’s best friend. He started tap dancing when he was only 8. Gustin grew up with Tyler, his older brother, and Gracie, his younger sister.
A career in Acting
Grant’s acting career began in 2004 when he was still in high school. He got a part in the movie Rain, which he did while he was still in school. He played the role of Logan in this student movie.
Before this, Gustin played a Club Fit kid in the 2003 Direct-to-DVD movie Kid Fitness Jungle Adventure Exercise Video. From September 2010 to September 2011, Gustin played the part of Baby John in the Broadway Revival Tour of West Side Story.
In November 2011, Gustin was chosen to play the recurring role of Sebastian Smythe on the popular musical TV show Glee. This was a big moment in his career. From 2011 to 2013, he was in seven episodes of the show.
Gustin kept working on other projects while he was on Glee. He played Scott Ferris/Trent Burton in episodes of the TV show CSI: Miami, and then he played Chris Stewart in the 2012 TV movie A Mother’s Nightmare.
In the middle of that year, it was said that Gustin would play a major role in the independent film Affluenza.
Grant Gustin Breakthrough
In September 2013, Gustin’s career took a big step forward when he was cast as Barry Allen in the second season of the superhero TV show Arrow.
At first, he was chosen for only three episodes, but luckily, he became a regular on the show. The show ran from 2013 to 2020, and the cast was nominated for many awards during that time.
Gustin also plays Barry Allen, the main character, on the hit TV show The Flash. He stars with Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, and many others. Gustin played a superhero on another TV show called Supergirl, which ran from 2016 to 2019.
In 2016, Gustin started playing Barry Allen/Flash on the American superhero show Legends of Tomorrow. He was only cast for four episodes. In late 2019, Gustin played Barry Allen in an episode of the TV show Batwoman called “Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two.”
Gustin did more than just play Barry on Arrow, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow. From 2015 to 2016, he was also in the web series Vixen.
Gustin has been in a few movies, including Campbell Ogburn in Krystal (2017), Grant in the short movie Tom and Grant (2018), and Dan in the Netflix movie Rescued by Ruby (2017).
What’s Grant Gustin’s Net Worth?
Grant Gustin is a $5 million American singer and actor. He makes a lot of money, mostly from his successful acting and singing careers.
His role as The Flash has given him a lot. He reportedly makes $100,000 per episode. With 23 episodes in a season, Grant Gustin can make up to $2.3 million per season of The Flash. In 2015, he won an Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Award and a Teen Choice Award for The Flash.