Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley) & Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack) in Smallville Chloe smallville

20 years ago, Justin Hartley stole the show as Oliver Queen as a grounded, modern action hero, showing off Hartley's compelling screen presence.. In 2002, Hartley landed his first regular gig on the daytime soap "Passions," a role he held until 2006. He went on to star as billionaire Oliver Queen (the Green Arrow) on the long-running, hit CW series "Smallville." Once "Smallville" came to an end, Hartley appeared on a handful of hit series including: "Chuck," "Castle," and "Hart of Dixie."

Justin Hartley was a fan-favorite Smallville actor who played Oliver Queen/Green Arrow in the show. However, he was never considered to play the titular role in the Arrow series. Arrow co-creator, Marc Guggenheim expressed that they wanted the show "to chart our own course.". Justin Hartley was the producers' first choice to portray Oliver Queen on Smallville, after having him cast as the titular character in the Aquaman pilot that was never picked up for broadcast. The producers wanted to use either Wally West or Barry Allen as the Flash alter ego for the show, but DC Comics would only approve the use of Bart Allen. In DC Comics, Bart typically goes by the.