INTERVIEW: 'The Flash': Jesse L. Martin On Iris West's Reaction To Learning Barry's Secret

Iris West found out Barry Allen's metahuman secret in last week's "The Flash," and on Tuesday night, as the show continues, viewers will see she is not pleased she was kept in the dark.

"We will touch on that," Jesse L. Martin, who plays Det. Joe West (Iris' dad), told Access Hollywood of Iris' reaction. "Iris learns the secret, basically. She learns the secret and she didn't learn it from me or from Barry, so unfortunately, she's very angry that we did not tell her what was really going.

INTERVIEW: ‘The Flash': Jesse L. Martin Talks Facing Grodd, ‘Huge’ Season Finale

As “The Flash” speeds toward its season one finale on May 19, secrets are finally being revealed; last week’s episode ended with the Reverse Flash — aka Eobard Thawne, aka Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) — kidnapping Eddie Thawne (Rick Cosnett), for reasons that have yet to be uncovered. Meanwhile, Eddie’s girlfriend Iris West (Candice Patton) finally figured out the secret identity of Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) as the Flash, which should lead to a painful confrontation between Barry, Iris and her father, Joe (Jesse L. Martin), once she realizes that the men in her life have been lying to her for months.

INTERVIEW: The Flash Spoilers: Jesse L. Martin Teases Season 1 Finale, Arrival of Grodd

That's basically where we are at the start of The Flash Season 1 Episode 21, as the big hairy gorilla becomes the main objective for Barry Allen and his squad.

And while the dastardly Wells (who everyone now knows is actually Eobard Thawne) may put some distance between himself and his pursuers, we still have a few episodes to go in The Flash Season 1 for Wells to make a mistake.

For now, the gang has Grodd to contend with - and Jesse L. Martin, who plays Detective Joe West, gave me a preview of what we're going to see.

INTERVIEW; "The Flash's" Det. Joe West Talks Coming Face to Face With Gorilla Grodd

Central City's Detective Joe West has encountered some pretty menacing super-powered adversaries since S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator exploded. So far, they've all been human in nature, but that's a streak that's about to end because tonight, the savage primate Gorilla Grodd is unleashed.

Introduced by DC Comics' "Flash" team of John Broome and Carmine Infantino in 1959, Grodd was once an average ape until an alien crash landed on Earth and imbued him with super-intelligence and psionic abilities. The CW series reimagines Grodd as a lab experiment gone horribly wrong -- or right, depending on your point of view. Tonight, after lurking in the shadows over the last few months, Grodd finally makes his move, targeting the Flash and Joe.

Ahead of tonight's episode, Jesse L. Martin spoke with CBR News about Joe's confrontation with Grodd, the newly revealed villain's head games, how Joe will continue to protect his daughter Iris now that she has learned the truth about Barry, and what to expect from the wrath of Harrison Wells. Plus, Martin hints at Barry's potentially game-changing decision to come in "The Flash's" Season 1 finale.

INTERVIEW: The Flash: Jesse L. Martin Talks Barry's 'Huge Decision,' Teases 'the Gist of the Finale'

As The Flash gears up for a dramatic season finale, Iris (Candice Patton) has finally learned the secret identity of her best friend – and will soon learn that she was the last to know.

In a chat with PEOPLE, Jesse L. Martin, who plays Iris' father, Joe, tells PEOPLE that she'll react to that lie of omission from her loved ones about as well as you might expect.

Martin, 46, also reveals a little bit about the events surrounding the Flash finale and the "huge decision" that Barry (Grant Gustin) will need to make if he wants to save his parents from the man purporting to be Dr. Wells (Tom Cavanagh).

WEBSITE UPDATE: New Galleries and Photos

New Galleries:
The Flash - Season 1, Episode 18: "All Star Team Up"
The Flash - Season 1, Episode 19: "Who is Harrison Wells?"
The Flash - Icons - Episodes 15-19

Updated Galleries:
2014 San Diego Comic Con
The Flash - Promotional

INTERVIEW: Guy on Girl with Aisha Tyler

A nearly two-hour long interview with Jesse L. Martin. Visit girlonguy.net.

EVENT UPDATE: Ottawa Comic Con

Due to a scheduling conflict, Jesse L. Martin will no longer be attending the Ottawa Comic Con this year.

WEBSITE UPDATE: New Galleries & Photos

New Galleries:
The Letter Carrier (2015) 
The Flash - Season 1, Episode 17: "Tricksters" 

Updated Galleries:
The Flash - Promo
The Flash - On Set

WEBSITE UPDATE: Gallery Update

Promotional stills from episode 18 ("All Star Team Up") have been added to the gallery, The Flash - Promotional. The episode will air April 14, 2015.

WEBSITE UPDATE: New Photos from the Set of The Flash

New photos have been added to the gallery The Flash - On Set. Photos are considered *spoilers* from the finale of season 1.

WEBSITE UPDATE: New Galleries & Photos

The following galleries have been created:

32nd Annual PaleyFest 

The Flash - Season 1, Episode 13: "The Nuclear Man"

The Flash - Season 1, Episode 14: "Fallout"
The Flash - Season 1, Episode 15: "Out of Time"
The Flash - Season 1, Episode 16: "Rogue Time"



The following galleries have been updated:
The Flash - Promotional
The Flash - On Set
Old & Miscellaneous 
Social Media

PROJECT NEWS: The Letter Carrier Reaches Goal of $50,000

The Letter Carrier has reached its goal of getting $50,000 for its Kickstarter. They are now trying to get $80,000 to pay the cast and crew. There are still a couple of days left to back the project (visit Kickstarter.com).

As a thank you to Joss Whedon who backed the project, Jesse L. Martin, Carlos Valdes and Rick Cosnett sang a gospel version of "Ballad of Serenity" from Firefly. Watch the video below.

EVENT APPEARANCE: Rogue Events

 
Jesse L. Martin will be attending Rogue Events (May 15-17 2015) at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel. For more information, visit their website.

And do not forget Martin will be attending PaleyFest tomorrow (March 14 2015).

INTERVIEW: Kickstarter for short film “The Letter Carrier” to go live March 4

Actors Jesse L. Martin and Rick Cosnett are moving behind the camera for their latest project, a short film titled, The Letter Carrier. The film, whose Kickstarter goes live March 4, 2015, is a fable that centers around a Black family living in the mountains during 1860. The story is based on a tale that Martin’s aunt told him when he was a child. Martin and Cosnett met on the set of the CW series, The Flash, where they play detectives Joe West and Eddie Thawne, respectively. They are new to directing and producing, and have been working on developing this story into a short film for months. Now, they are ready to move onto the next stage: getting enough funding to move this project that they are both passionate about forward into the production stages.

PROJECT NEWS: The Letter Carrier Kickstarter Has Been Launched

The kickstarter for The Letter Carrier, a short film by Jesse L. Martin and Rick Cosnett, has been launched.

Support the film: Kickstarter.com

WEBSITE UPDATE: New Photos Added

The following galleries have been updated:
Social Media
The Flash - Promotional
The Flash - On Set

The following galleries have been created:
The Flash - Season 1, Episode 7: "Power Outage"
The Flash - Season 1, Episode 8: "Flash vs. Arrow"
The Flash - Icons - Episodes 11-14

NEWS: Comic Con & Arrow

Event Appearance: Jesse L. Martin will a featured guest at the Ottawa Comic Con at the EY Centre, May 8-10.

Project News: Joe West and Cisco Ramone will be paying a visit to Starling City. No word on when the episode will air. Read More: Green Arrow TV.

PROJECT NEWS: Short Film in the Making

Jesse L. Martin, Carlos Valdes and Rick Cosnett of The Flash are working on a new short film, The Letter Carrier. Martin and Valdes will be composing original music for the film, a period piece from the 1800s on black history. Shooting is expected to start in April 2015 in Vancouver. A kickstarter will be launched soon to help fund the project.

Follow the official Twitter for the film: @TLCProduction

WEBSITE UPDATE: New Videos & Photos

New photos have been added to the Social Media and The Flash - On Set galleries.

11 new videos, including a rarely seen documentary on the making of London production of RENT, have been added to the video pages.
New Video Pages: RENT - West End | Television - Interviews | The Flash - Clips 3
Updated Video Pages: Interviews - TCA | Interviews - PaleyFest | The Flash - Clips 2