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Arthur Curry
 
Arthur "AC" Curry appeared in an episode of the television series Smallville titled "Aqua," which aired on October 20, 2005. The episode features Arthur investigating the devastating effects on marine life from a project Lex Luthor has been developing for the U.S. military. In the process he also manages to date Lois Lane before leaving to continue his fight for the ecosystem. Like his Filmation counterpart, this version of the character is shown to have the power to throw 'water balls' having tremendous concussive impact; he could also swim faster than Clark Kent. It is also revealed that Arthur wears an orange and green costume because he attends the University of Miami, whose Miami Hurricanes team colors are green, orange, and white. Arthur was played by former American Idol contestant Alan Ritchson. In an allusion to the HBO program (below), when Arthur is asked which environmental group he is working for, he responds "I don't travel with an entourage." "Aqua" was Smallville's highest-rated episode that season.
Ritchson reprised his role in the 2007 episode "Justice", as a member of Green Arrow's unnamed superhero team. Along with Victor "Cyborg" Stone and Bart "Impulse" Allen, they fought to stop Lex Luthor from creating an army of superhumans which he has kidnapped. During this second appearance, he is now using the codename of "Aquaman", and wears a costume similar to his traditional one.
Bart Allen
 
An episode of Smallville entitled "Run" featured a speedster named Bart Allen played by Kyle Gallner. Bart also carries around identification with the names "Jay Garrick", "Barry Allen", and "Wally West", the first three Flashes in the main DC Universe. He was portrayed as a self-centered teenager who used his powers for personal gain, although he showed signs of changing his ways by the end of the episode. As a sort of in-joke, he hits on Chloe Sullivan and tells her that he is from 100 years in the future. At the end of the episode, Clark and Bart have a race; Bart is shown to be much faster than Clark.
Gallner reprised his role in the season six episode "Justice", using the codename Impulse and wearing a costume of sorts for the first time on air. He appears as part of a team led by Green Arrow. According to Green Arrow, he found Bart one night in Star City during one of his patrols and saw that he was about to help himself to a "free meal" but seeing goodness in Bart, he helped give him "direction". Along with Aquaman and Cyborg, they form a team to stop Lex Luthor and his LuthorCorp 33.1 project. During missions, he is called "Impulse," a name he did not choose himself, much like in the comics.
Jimmy Olsen
 
In Smallville Jimmy Olsen is first referenced, by first name only (as Chloe Sullivan's "first time"), in Season 4. He appears in person, played by Aaron Ashmore, in the season premiere of Season 6, now on staff at the Planet. Jimmy and Chloe became a couple again after their reunion in Season 6 premiere "Zod". At first Jimmy is jealous of Clark but their relationship becomes friendly after Clark reunites him with Chloe in Season 6 episode "Trespass".
In season 7, Jimmy is still at Daily Planet working as a budding photographer, his relationship with Chloe is going through a rough phase due to Chloe's newfound abilities caused by an amount of kryptonite meteor in her blood stream. They broke up in a very emotional scene in the episode "Cure" since Chloe was unable to share her secret with him. Meanwhile Clark's newly arrived Kryptonian cousin Kara Zor-El (Laura Vandervoort) has developed a crush on Jimmy and they become friends. Jimmy is also smitten by her and teams up with her in episodes like "Cure" and "Lara".
Oliver Queen
 
Green Arrow made his first direct appearance as a young Oliver Queen near the end of the episode "Sneeze" of the sixth season (which premiered September 28, 2006), played by Justin Hartley. Green Arrow was on the show for seven episodes. Lois Lane was his love interest during his appearances. "Ollie," as he is known to his friends. After a rough start, he becomes a trusted ally and friend of Clark Kent by his last appearance. Green Arrow retains his many unique arrows and demonstrates expert archery skill, along with skilled use of a crossbow. He returns in Season Seven.
In the pilot of the television series Smallville, a headline is visible on a newspaper Lionel Luthor is shown reading which states "QUEEN INDUSTRIES CEO MISSING." He appears in the following episodes: 602- "Sneeze", 603- "Wither", 604- "Arrow", 605- "Reunion", 607- "Rage", 610- "Hydro", 611- "Justice, and 711- "Siren".
In "Sneeze", Oliver is revealed to have kidnapped Lex, a former boarding school classmate, because of his actions in "Zod".
In "Wither", Oliver is considering endorsing senator Martha Kent. Oliver first meets Lois Lane in this episode, and the two show a mutual attraction. Oliver takes her as his date to a costume party held by his former prep school classmate Lex Luthor. Oliver also mentions that he gained Queen Industries after his parents' death. Oliver dressed as Robin Hood for the costume party, wearing an outfit similar to Green Arrow's classic 70's costume.
In "Arrow", Oliver makes his first appearance in costume as Smallville's Green Arrow. Doing so, he becomes the second costumed vigilante to appear in Smallville, the first being Andrea Rojas. He wears a modernized revision of his costume from comics. Though his trademark hood and armbands remain, there are noticeable changes. He lacks a domino mask and hat, the former replaced with a pair of high-tech sunglasses which are equipped with night vision, can lock onto targets and act as camera-like binoculars. He also sports a more high-tech version of his bow (A compound bow rather than recurve or longbow as in earlier incarnations), which can transform into a grappling hook device, and sports a miniature crossbow handgun which also has grappling hook attachment.
As Green Arrow, he steals black market items away from the rich. He also utilizes a voice synthesizer. It is Lois who named Oliver's alter ego when she first tries to present his robberies as a news story for a tabloid competitor of the Daily Planet. At first, she dubs him "The Green Arrow bandit", but "bandit" is ultimately discarded by others and eventually herself. By the end of the episode, Oliver has learned of Clark's abilities and Clark has discovered Oliver's secret identity.
In "Reunion" it was revealed that Oliver was once an arrogant prep school bully who often harassed underclassman Lex Luthor, with Luthor still holding a grudge against Oliver years later. He changed his ways when one of his victims was hit by a car. In the present, he develops a new trick arrow which knocks out electrical devices and says it was created in place of a boxing glove arrow.
In "Rage", Oliver uses an experimental drug to gain a temporary, artificial healing factor. However, Oliver soon becomes addicted to the drug and disregards its side effects of increased violence and aggression. As Green Arrow, Ollie accidentally injures Lois and nearly kills Lex before coming to his senses and kicking his habit. Afterward, Oliver admits to Clark that he was trying to emulate him.
In "Justice", Oliver forms a group of heroes to combat Lex Luthor's 33.1 project. Oliver states that 33.1 is not only used to house superhumans Lex has kidnapped, but ultimately to build Lex an army. Gathering together comic book characters who previously guest starred on Smallville, Oliver and his team stole information before destroying various buildings which were used by Luthor. Aquaman, Cyborg and Impulse were members of Oliver's team. Over the course of the episode, it is stated that he saved each one of them personally. Though Clark declines permanent membership for the time being, he does aid them at least once. As criminal activity (including Luthor's) exists outside Metropolis and Smallville, Oliver and his team prepare to leave. He regretfully kisses Lois goodbye and is last seen walking out of the Kent family barn.
Since "Justice", Oliver Queen has acted as an unseen character who gives Clark and Chloe leads on illegal metahuman activities. He has also acted as a sponsor for several of Clark's heroics, such as shipping meteor freaks, in danger of being captured by Lex Luthor, to foreign countries. In "Combat", Green Arrow is seen on a live feed of a 33.1 complex on Lex's laptop. The laptop tells Lex that another compound has been compromised, and Lex witnesses Green Arrow destroy the camera he is viewing him from. The events in the compound itself can be seen in Smallvilles online spin-off series Smallville Legends: Justice & Doom in which Queen and his teammates star.
In "Labyrinth" (Season 6), while in a mental institution, Clark Kent is being convinced that his special powers are all in his head. He beats up a janitor with the name "Oliver Queen" (played by Dwayne Bryshun) in order to escape, later he remembers this "Oliver Queen" in an employee of the month photo from the institution and it causes him to question his own sanity.
In Siren, Chloe was intercepting a file as a woman whom Chloe and Clark dub the "Black Canary" comes and steals the information from her, only to be introduced to the Green Arrow. The next day, pundit Dinah Lance hands Lois a newspaper informing her of Ollie's return. As Lois arrives on his doorstep intending to set things straight, she encounters the man she once loved without his shirt and a prepared dinner for the two of them. Before their romantic evening could get any farther than a kiss, the Black Canary shows up, knocking the Green Arrow and Lois out cold, but not before Lois glimpsed the Green Arrow gear hidden in his home.
Oliver wakes up only to find out that the Black Canary thinks she is on the side of justice. After cutting himself free of his binds, he and Clark helped the Black Canary escape narrow death from Lex Luthor. In the end, Oliver asks if Lois wants to have a relationship again now that she knows that he's the Green Arrow. Lois declines, admitting (only to Clark) that she cannot look into the eyes of the one she loves and see the greater responsibility of him, and see hers' never even competing.
The Green Arrow and Clark are standing on the rooftop as Ollie admits that he and Lois can never be if she couldn't even try. The Black Canary aka Dinah Lance shows up apologizing and Oliver asks her to be a part of their team.
On the episode, Traveler, revealed that Oliver's parents, Robert and Laura, were parts of a circle, Veritas, to welcome an arrival of a Kryptonian traveler, with other families, the Luthors, Swanns, and the Teagues. Patricia Swann, the daughter of Dr. Virgil Swann, suspects that one of the members, Lional Luthor, systematically murdering the members so he can have the traveler, Kal-El, for himself, including the Queens.
Perry White
 
In the Smallville episode "Perry", Perry White was portrayed by Michael McKean. In this, he is a former Daily Planet reporter who gets reduced to tabloid television after attempting to expose Lionel Luthor's corrupt dealings. He attempts to regain some of his old reputation by exposing Clark's powers, but his plan backfires when sunspot activity temporarily nullifies Clark's abilities. It's later implied in "Gone" that Perry is working his way back up with an article on Lionel's conviction.
Pete Ross
 
Pete Ross, played by Sam Jones III, appears in the first three seasons of the 2000s television series Smallville. Along with Chloe Sullivan, he is one of Clark Kent's best friends. Pete hates the Luthors for what he sees as their thievery of his family's creamed corn business, and resents Clark's friendship with Lex Luthor.
Pete is the first person outside of the Kent family with whom Clark shares the secret of his powers. Although Pete is usually supportive of Clark and keeps this secret, their friendship is challenged when he occasionally gets into trouble and relies on Clark to resolve his difficulties. The character was written out of the series at the end of the third season, when Pete is brutally interrogated about Clark by an FBI agent. To protect the both of them, he moves to Wichita, Kansas to live with his mother.
Pete returns in the Seventh Season episode "Hero" with Elastic Lad like powers, and he saves Kara and aids Chloe from a manipulating Lex. In the comics, Pete Ross is Caucasian, while Jones is African-American.
Source: Wikipedia
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