dominic haakon myrtved purcell (born 17 february 1970) is an australian actor. he is best known for his roles as lincoln burrows in the fox drama series "prison break" (2005–2009, 2017–present), and mick rory / heat wave in the cw's "the flash" and "legends of tomorrow". for his role as burrows, he won an aacta award for best actor in 2007.