Ryan made his acting debut as John Constantine in the NBC series of the same name, which ran for one season in 2014. Despite the demise of the series, Ryan reprised his role as Constantine in Arrow Season 4. Constantine later had a recurring role on Season 3 of Legends of Tomorrow before being promoted to a series regular for Seasons 4 through 6. Ryan has also provided the voice of Constantine in several animated DC flicks.
Legends of Tomorrow: This time around Ryan returned as Gwyn Davies!
Constantine died and went to Hell in Season 6 of Legends of Tomorrow, however, he was swiftly resurrected and decided to leave the team. Despite the deaths and/or losses of their characters, Legends of Tomorrow has brought back actors on multiple occasions. Ryan reprised his role as Gwyn Davies, a time travel expert who is assisting the Legends in returning to 2021 after becoming stranded in 1925.
Matt Ryan’s thoughts on whether John Constantine will return to the Arrowverse?
Matt Ryan, who plays John Constantine on Legends of Tomorrow, has expressed his opinion on whether or not the Arrowverse show would ever bring him back. In a recent interview with Ryan, he was asked about the possibility of Constantine reappearing in the future. Ryan’s response was, That’s a question for the gods. He further stated –
The one thing I say about John is this: at every point on my journey with John, there were all these stops. One thing I’ve learned from playing him over the years: you never say never in this business. But who knows? At the moment, John Constantine, he’s not in the room. It’s Gwyn Davies, and I’ll leave it at that, basically, and say, ‘Who knows?’ That’s a question for the other realms!”
Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klemmer created Legends of Tomorrow, which premiered in 2016. The show followed a number of new characters, as well as heroes and villains from Arrow and The Flash, as they linked together to go on time-travelling adventures. The seventh season of Legends of Tomorrow is currently airing. The show has not been officially renewed for an eighth season as of this writing.
Fans of John Constantine may catch Matt Ryan as Gwyn Davies on The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow, which airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.