{{Short description|Canadian actor (2003–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Logan Williams | birth_name = Logan Kari Williams | birth_date = {{Birth date|2003|4|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|4|2|2003|4|9|df=yes}} | death_place = Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2014‒2016 }}
'''Logan Kari Williams''' (9 April 2003 – 2 April 2020) was a Canadian child actor, best known for playing young Barry Allen on The CW series ''The Flash.''
== Life and career == Logan Kari Williams was born on 9 April 2003 in Vancouver, and raised in Coquitlam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Strandberg |first=Diane |date=3 April 2020 |title=Coquitlam teen actor Logan Williams – young Flash in the TV series – dies suddenly |url=https://www.tricitynews.com/news/coquitlam-teen-actor-logan-williams-young-flash-in-the-tv-series-dies-suddenly-1.24112183 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414113915/https://www.tricitynews.com/news/coquitlam-teen-actor-logan-williams-young-flash-in-the-tv-series-dies-suddenly-1.24112183 |archive-date=14 April 2020 |work=Tri-City News |publisher=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=3 April 2020 |title='The Flash' Actor Logan Williams Dies at 16 |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/people-news/logan-williams-dead-dies-the-flash-1234570933/ |work=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302222632/https://variety.com/2020/tv/people-news/logan-williams-dead-dies-the-flash-1234570933/|archive-date=2 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> He attended Hope Lutheran School and Terry Fox Secondary School in Port Coquitlam.<ref name=":0" />
He made his acting debut in 2014, appearing in television film ''The Color of Rain'' directed by Anne Wheeler on Hallmark Channel.<ref name=":1" /> In the same year, he was cast in his best known role as young Barry Allen on The CW series ''The Flash.''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rasmus |first=Daniel |date=10 November 2014 |title='The Flash': The CW's New Superhero Show is Complex, So Far |url=https://www.popmatters.com/187963-the-flash-the-cws-new-superhero-show-is-complex-so-far-2495593141.html |work=PopMatters}}</ref> He made 8 appearances totally through season 1 to the premiere of season 2.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hurley |first=Laura |date=4 April 2020 |title=The Flash's Young Barry Allen Actor Logan Williams Dies At 16 |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2493891/the-flashs-young-barry-allen-actor-logan-williams-dies-at-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316220853/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2493891/the-flashs-young-barry-allen-actor-logan-williams-dies-at-16 |archive-date=16 March 2021 |publisher=CinemaBlend}}</ref> For his performance, he was nominated as Best Emerging Performer in the 2015 UBCP/ACTRA Awards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marchand |first=Francois |date=16 September 2015 |title=Hollywood North: UBCP/ACTRA nominees announced |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movies/hollywood-north-ubcpactra-nominees-announced |access-date=27 February 2026 |work=Vancouver Sun}}</ref> He acted in Hallmark series ''When Calls the Heart'' and made appearances in ''The Whispers'' and ''Supernatural''.<ref name="Drury">{{cite web |author1=Drury |first=Sharareh |date=3 April 2020 |title=Logan Williams, 'The Flash' Actor, Dies at 16 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/logan-williams-dead-flash-actor-was-16-1288519 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405043939/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/logan-williams-dead-flash-actor-was-16-1288519 |archive-date=5 April 2020 |accessdate=5 April 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=}}</ref>
Williams had been discovered using marijuana by his mother Marlyse when he was 13 and, according to her, his drug addiction progressed since.<ref name=":2" /> He was sent to a treatment facility in the US,<ref name=":2" /> and in 2019, came under care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development of British Columbia.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Mangione |first=Kendra |date=2021-09-09 |title=Coroner's report confirms cause of death of young B.C. actor from 'The Flash' |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/coroners-report-confirms-cause-of-death-of-young-bc-actor-from-the-flash/ |publisher=CTV News}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=9 September 2021 |title=Coroner's report says B.C.-born teenage actor died from fentanyl overdose |url=https://www.coastreporter.net/bc-news/coroners-report-says-bc-born-teenage-actor-died-from-fentanyl-overdose-4320095 |work=Coast Reporter |agency=The Canadian Press}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Judd |first=Amy |date=9 September 2021 |title=B.C. teen actor Logan Williams died of fentanyl overdose, coroner's report finds |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8178057/bc-teen-actor-logan-williams-cause-of-death-drug-overdose-fentanyl/ |publisher=Global News}}</ref> The coroner's report later revealed that, in February 2020 during custody, he was resuscitated after an overdose and subsequently diagnosed with a "significant brain injury that affected his memory and functioning."<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> Requesting treatment, he was then discharged from the hospital to a specialised facility with recommendations for supervision while he was documented by medical professionals to be "at high risk for serious injury or death."<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> Marlyse met her son for the last time on 30 March.<ref name=":2" />
Williams died on 2 April 2020, one week shy of his 17th birthday,<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Drury" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Corinthios |first=Aurelie |date=6 April 2020 |title=Logan Williams' Agent Says 'We Are in Shock and Mourning' After 'The Flash' Actor Dies at 16 |url=https://people.com/tv/logan-williams-death-agent-speaks-out/ |access-date=27 February 2026 |work=People}}</ref> in a residential care group home in Burnaby.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Strandberg |first=Diane |date=9 September 2021 |title=Flash actor Logan Williams died of fentanyl overdose – coroner |url=https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/new-coroner-report-details-struggles-of-coquitlam-flash-actor-before-he-died-of-overdose-4318627 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502152401/https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/new-coroner-report-details-struggles-of-coquitlam-flash-actor-before-he-died-of-overdose-4318627 |archive-date=2 May 2022 |work=Tri-City News}}</ref> Previous evening, he was reported missing from the residence; when he returned at 11 p.m. he "appeared agitated and under the influence of a substance."<ref name=":5" /> He reportedly last spoke to the staff around 4 a.m. and appeared to be asleep during hourly checks but was found unresponsive and not breathing when the staff attempted to wake him at about 9:30 a.m.<ref name=":4" /> The paramedics did not attempt resuscitation after they arrived as he was apparently deceased.<ref name=":6" /> Drug paraphernalia was located near his body.<ref name=":4" /> At the time of his death, according to Marylse, he was on a waiting list for treatment bed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strandberg |first=Diane |date=15 August 2020 |title=Addiction treatment beds welcome but too late for waitlisted Coquitlam teen actor |url=https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/tri-city-news-archive/news/addiction-treatment-beds-welcome-but-too-late-for-waitlisted-coquitlam-teen-actor-3126402 |work=Tri-City News |via=Vancouver Is Awesome}}</ref> His cause of death was later determined as accidental fentanyl overdose.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Hegedus |first=Eric |date=15 May 2020 |title='The Flash' star's mom: His overdose death 'is not going to be in vain' |url=https://nypost.com/2020/05/15/the-flash-stars-mom-his-overdose-death-is-not-going-to-be-in-vain/ |work=New York Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dasrath |first=Diana |last2=Arkin |first2=Daniel |date=10 September 2021 |title=Logan Williams, teen actor from 'The Flash,' died of accidental drug overdose, coroner's report says |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/logan-williams-teen-actor-flash-died-accidental-drug-overdose-coroner-n1278842 |publisher=NBC News}}</ref>
He was survived by his mother, father Clive, and grandparents.<ref name=":0" /> Grieving plans were initially postponed because of social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Boynton |first=Sean |date=4 April 2020 |title=Mother of deceased B.C. teen actor Logan Williams says funeral on hold due to COVID-19 |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6778769/logan-williams-actor-dies/ |work= |publisher=Global News}}</ref> Following the news of his death, several of his former co-stars have shared their condolences, such as Grant Gustin, John Wesley Shipp, and Erin Krakow.<ref name="Drury" />
Marylse Williams has since been an advocate of opioid epidemic awareness.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2020 |title='It got worse and worse': Mother of Logan Williams, who died at 16 from a fentanyl overdose, shares her story |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/it-got-worse-and-worse-mother-of-logan-williams-who-died-at-16-from-a-fentanyl-overdose-shares-her-story/ |publisher=CTV News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Carrigg |first=David |date=31 August 2020 |title=Hundreds of pairs of shoes tied to Burrard Bridge to mark International Overdose Awareness Day |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/hundreds-of-pairs-of-shoes-tied-to-burrard-street-bridge-to-mark-international-overdose-awareness-day |work=Vancouver Sun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Balzer |first=Kyle |date=9 July 2022 |title='Who does that?' Memorial items stolen from bench named for late Coquitlam teen actor |url=https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/who-does-that-memorial-items-stolen-from-bench-named-for-late-coquitlam-teen-actor-5564227 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711042337/https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/who-does-that-memorial-items-stolen-from-bench-named-for-late-coquitlam-teen-actor-5564227 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |work=The Tri-City News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Carey |first=Charlie |date=31 August 2022 |title=Safe supply: B.C. mom mourns death, government needs to act |url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/08/31/toxic-drug-supply-teenage-death/ |publisher=CityNews Vancouver}}</ref> She has criticised the Ministry for their handling of her son's case,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Azpiri |first=Jon |last2=Daya |first2=Rumina |date=14 September 2021 |title=Mother of deceased teen actor Logan Williams says B.C. children's ministry failed her son |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8183317/logan-williams-mother-overdose-childrens-ministry/ |publisher=Global News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brend |first=Yvette |date=15 September 2021 |title=Mother of teen star of The Flash calls for deeper probe into his overdose death |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/logan-williams-teen-flash-actor-death-fentanyl-drugs-toxic-no-inquest-1.6176751 |publisher=CBC News}}</ref> and in 2022, filed lawsuit against the Ministry and the Burnaby care facility, accusing them of negligence.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fraser |first=Keith |date=5 April 2022 |title=Mother of late Flash star Logan Williams sues B.C. child protection authorities |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/mother-of-deceased-teen-actor-sues-b-c-child-protection-authorities |url-access=registration |work=Vancouver Sun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Strandberg |first=Diane |date=7 April 2022 |title=Mother of Flash actor Logan Williams sues B.C. authorities |url=https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/duty-of-care-not-met-says-mother-of-late-coquitlam-flash-actor-in-suit-against-child-protection-authorities-5240280 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825214007/https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/duty-of-care-not-met-says-mother-of-late-coquitlam-flash-actor-in-suit-against-child-protection-authorities-5240280 |archive-date=25 August 2022 |work=Tri-City News}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Note |- |2014 |''The Color of Rain'' |Jack |TV film |- |2014‒2015 |''The Flash'' |Young Barry Allen | |- |2014‒2016 |''When Calls the Heart'' |Miles Montgomery | |- |2015 |''The Whispers'' |Young Eliot | |- |2015 |''Supernatural'' |Max Johnson | |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Logan}} Category:2003 births Category:2020 deaths Category:People from Coquitlam Category:Canadian male child actors Category:21st-century Canadian male actors Category:Drug-related deaths in Canada