Hartley Sawyer

Hartley Sawyer (born January 25, 1985) is an American former actor known for his roles as Brian Sommers on Glory Daze (2010–2011), Kyle Abbott on The Young and the Restless (2013–2014), and Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man on The Flash (2017–2020).

Career In March 2013, Sawyer was cast in the role of Kyle Abbott on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. He made his debut on April 24, 2013. In December of the same year, it was announced that he would exit the role; he made his final appearance on January 27 the following year. In 2014, he starred in the thriller Kept Man, and the Geek & Sundry superhero comedy Caper. In 2015, Sawyer hosted and co-wrote the documentary series Courageous Leaders, and starred in the Wall Street drama SPiN.

In July 2017, Sawyer was cast in The CW's superhero drama The Flash as Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man, a fast-talking private investigator who is able to stretch his body to any shape or form. The character first appears in the fourth episode of the fourth season, titled "Elongated Journey Into Night", which first aired that October. In June of the following year, he was promoted to series regular.

In May 2020, Sawyer was fired after tweets from 2009–2014 that contained racist, misogynistic, and homophobic content resurfaced. He issued an apology, saying, "My words, irrelevant of being meant with an intent of humor, were hurtful, and unacceptable. I am ashamed I was capable of these really horrible attempts to get attention at that time. I regret them deeply." Sawyer deleted his Twitter account soon thereafter. A week later, he was fired from his role in The Flash,

Filmography Film

Year Title Role Notes 2006 Thursday Andrew Kepling Gizor & Gorm Gizor Short film 2008 Killian Donovan 2010 Delmer Builds a Machine Him 2013 The Blade Runner Holiday Special Ron Batty 2014 Kept Man Brian 2015 SPiN Scott Angelus

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008–2009 I Am Not Infected Hartley Main cast; 27 episodes 2010–2011 Glory Daze Brian Sommers Main cast; 10 episodes 2012 Jane by Design Brad Episode: "The Birkin" GCB Bozeman Peacham 3 episodes Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Charles Episode: "It's Just Sex..." 2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Alan Sanderson Episode: "History" 2013–2014 Kyle Abbott Role held: April 24, 2013 – January 27, 2014 2014 Suburgatory Janitor Episode: "Les Lucioles" 2015 The McCarthys Daniel Episode: "The Sister Act" Filthy Preppy Teens Nathaniel Episode: "The Island" 2016 Laura Matthew/Priestley 2 episodes Single by 30 Scott Episode: "Never Have I Ever" 2017–2020 The Flash Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man Recurring (season 4)Main (season 5–6); 50 episodes

Web Year Title Role Notes 2014 Caper Dagr Main cast; 9 episodes 2015 Courageous Leaders Himself – Host Also writer and producer; 6 episodes 2016 Miss 2059 Laheer 7 episodes 2017 Saving the Human Race Joansey 6 episodes

Accolades Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2018 Saturn Awards Best Guest Starring Role on Television The Flash