| John Diggle | |
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| Biological Information | |
| Status | Alive |
| General Information | |
| Occupation | Vigilante (in secret) Leader of Team Arrow (in secret; out of action) Ally of Team Flash (in secret) Soldier (formerly) Bodyguard (formerly) Member of Suicide Squad (formerly) |
| Family | Lyla Michaels (wife) Sara Diggle (daughter; pre-flashpoint) John Diggle, Jr. (son; post-flashpoint) Andy Diggle (brother; deceased) A.J. Diggle (nephew) Unnamed (cousin) |
| Alter ego | Green Arrow Spartan (formerly) |
| Code name | Freelancer |
| Actor | David Ramsey |
| Source | |
John Andrew "Dig" Diggle (born in 1977), "Johnny" to Lyla, is one of the main characters in the TV series Arrow. He is a bodyguard, ex-soldier and a member of Oliver's vigilante team. He is the older brother of the late Andy Diggle, who was murdered by Deadshot, the former brother-in-law and ex-boyfriend of Carly Diggle, the uncle of A.J. Diggle, the bodyguard, best friend, chauffeur, partner, and a good friend of Oliver Queen, a good friend of Felicity Smoak, and Sara Lance, and the ex-husband and current boyfriend of Lyla Michaels.
As a member of Oliver's team. John is his partner and plays a number of roles including field support, decoy and guidance to Oliver in times of doubt. John has a deep hatred for Floyd Lawton for killing his brother Andy and is also in a mission to find him and kill him, though he later became his uneasy comrade as members of A.R.G.U.S.'s Suicide Squad. John was known in the squad under the code-name Freelancer. When Curtis Holt accompanied them to rescue Ray Palmer, he was given the designation Spartan by Felicity.
