David Singh is a fictional character who appears in various DC Comics publications. He is Crime Lab Director for the Central City Police Department, who takes Barry Allen into his lab on Captain Frye's orders.
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 Interior artwork from The Flash Secret Files & Origins 2010 (May 2010) DC Comics. Art by Francis Manapul. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Flash Secret Files and Origins 2010 (May 2010) |
| Created by | Geoff Johns Francis Manapul |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | David Singh |
| Team affiliations | Central City Police Department |
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Singh appeared as a recurring cast member on The CW Arrowverse television series The Flash played by Patrick Sabongui. This version is initially a captain and later Chief of Police of the Central City Police Department. The character also guest starred in an episode of the fifth season of Arrow. Sanjeev Bhaskar portrayed Singh in the DC Extended Universe film The Flash.
Fictional character biography
editDavid Singh is the director of the crime lab at the Central City Police Department. He emphasizes quantity of cases solved over quality, alienating longtime employees such as Barry Allen and Patty Spivot.[1][2][3]
Following The New 52 continuity reboot, Singh is portrayed as homosexual and in a relationship with the Pied Piper.[4]
Other versions
editAn alternate universe variant of David Singh appears in Flashpoint.
In other media
edit- David Singh appears in series set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Patrick Sabongui.[5] This version is a captain, later chief, in the Central City Police Department. Primarily appearing in The Flash (2014), Singh also appears in Arrow and Supergirl. Furthermore, an alternate universe variant of Singh from Earth-Two who became a criminal appears in the episode "Welcome to Earth-2".[6]
- David Singh appears in The Flash (2023), portrayed by Sanjeev Bhaskar.[7]
References
edit- ^ The Flash (vol. 3) #12 (July 2011)
- ^ The Flash Secret Files and Origins 2010 (May 2010)
- ^ The Flash (vol. 3) #1 (June 2010)
- ^ The Flash (vol. 4) #1 (November 2011)
- ^ Ng, Philiana (7 March 2014). "Flash: Patrick Sabongui Joins as David Singh". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (March 28, 2017). "The Flash: 13 most shocking moments from Team Flash's trip to Earth-2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Cremona, Patrick (June 15, 2023). "Meet the cast of The Flash: all the main stars and cameos". Radio Times. Retrieved November 3, 2024.