Violett Beane
Violett Beane talked about the difficulties of playing Jesse Quick on “The Flash.” Pictured: Beane attends HBO’s “The Leftovers” Season 2 Premiere during The ATX Television Festival at the Paramount Theatre on Oct. 3, 2015 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images/Tim Mosenfelder

Violett Beane admitted that playing Jesse Quick on “The Flash” is not easy.

In a recent interview with CBS Los Angeles on Sunday, Beane revealed that there are a couple of challenges that come with playing the female speedster on the CW series. “Physically, I didn’t realize I would be sweating and exhausted after running in place for five minutes. So you definitely realize how out of shape you are,” Beane said with a laugh.

The 20-year-old actress added that joining “The Flash” last season was also a challenge in itself, as fans of the show had a high expectation about her character. “I think it’s a challenge … to be a part of such a popular show to begin with,” Beane said. “Because I came in second season where they already have their following. Comic book shows and movies in general are already have such a huge audience, so that was a little scary.”

Despite these challenges, the “Leftovers” alum is grateful to be part of the show. “[My journey on ‘The Flash’] has been amazing,” Beane said. “I didn’t ever necessarily see myself doing [a superhero show] or thought that it was even a possibility, so it’s been really exciting to play [Jesse].”

At the end of last week’s episode of “The Flash,” Jesse arrives on Earth-1 with the news that Grodd (voiced by David Sobolov) has abducted her father Harry (Tom Cavanagh) in Earth-2 Gorilla City.

In Season 3, episode 13 — airing next week — Barry (Grant Gustin), Cisco (Carlos Valdes), Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) and Julian (Tom Felton) travel to Earth-2 on a rescue mission to save Harry. The quartet, however, is immediately captured and brought to Grodd (voiced by David Sobolov), who wants their help to stop Solovar (voiced by Keith David) — the leader of Gorilla City — from invading Earth-1.

Meanwhile, Jesse decides to stay on Earth-1 to help Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale) take down a metahuman that can control gravity. With most of the team gone, H.R. (Cavanagh) and Joe (Jesse L. Martin) are forced to guide the young speedsters from S.T.A.R. Labs.

“The Flash” Season 3, episode 13, titled “Attack on Gorilla City,” airs on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. EST on The CW.

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