Candice Patton is an American actress who plays Iris West-Allen in the 2014 TV series The Flash. In September 2024, she announced the birth of a son with former NBA star J.R. Smith. Patton has also acted on stage, appearing in a 2002 production of Titus Andronicus at the Collin Theatre Center in Plano, Texas. Other actors in the production included Michael Urie and Brian J. Smith.