Joe Peracchio is currently writing for The Flash on the CW, and previously for The Messengers on the same network. He is also part of the producing team for the ESPN 30for30 film The Trojan War (fall 2015 premiere), directed by Aaron Thomas. Joe received his MFA in writing for screen and television from USC's School of Cinema, is a graduate of the Warner Brothers TV Writers Program, and has been nominated for numerous awards including the Humanitas Prize.Joe played Mike Klink in The CW's acclaimed drama series Easy Money, from the producers of The Sopranos and Northern Exposure, among many other roles on stage and screen. He is the Founding Artistic Director of Tricklock Company, professional touring company in residence at the University of New Mexico, founder of The Revolutions International Theatre Festival, and founding producer of both The Rubicon International Theatre Festival and the California International Theatre Festival. He has performed and/or directed across the US, Europe, & Canada, including at Playwrights Horizons, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Baltimore Theatre Project, and Prop Theatre of Chicago, and is the co-creator of the Free Speech Comedy Art Series with Paul Provenza. Joe currently performs the role of Jackson Pollock in a new play by Moni Yakim of Juilliard, and David D'Agostino.