Jensen Ross Ackles is an American actor. He starred as Jason Teague during the Season Four of Smallville. During his work on the show, Jensen was called to play the part of Dean Winchester on Supernatural.
In addition to his acting roles, Jensen won the 1998 Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer for his role as Eric Brady on Days of Our Lives.
He was named one of TV's Sexiest Men by TV GUIDE in 2006, and was named one Sexiest Ghostbusters in People magazine, along with Supernatural co-star Jared Padalecki.
Jensen Ackles also provided the voice of Red hood/Jason Todd in the DC Universe Animated Movies Batman: Under the Red Hood. He also provided the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman in the DC Universe Animated Movies Batman: The Long Halloween (Part 1 and 2).
Career[]
Jensen Ackles as Eric Brady in Days of our Lives
After modelling on and off since the age of 4, Ackles began to concentrate on an acting career in 1996. He appeared in several guest roles on Mr. Rhodes, Sweet Valley High, and Cybill before joining the cast of the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives as Eric Brady in 1997. He won a 1998 Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer and went on to be nominated three times (in 1998, 1999, and 2000) for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his work on Days of our Lives.
Jensen Ackles as Alec in Dark Angel
Ackles departed Days of our Lives in 2000 and went on to appear in the mini-series Blonde, about the life of Marilyn Monroe. He also auditioned for the role of the young Clark Kent on Smallville, a role offered to actor Tom Welling instead. Next he appeared in a guest role on the James Cameron television series Dark Angel on Fox in 2001 as serial killer Ben/X5-493, the "brother" of main character Max/X5-452 (played by Jessica Alba). His character died in the episode, but Ackles returned to the show as a series regular in the second season as Ben's sane clone, Alec/X5-494. He remained with the show until its cancellation in 2002.
Jensen Ackles as Jason Teague in Smallville
Ackles worked steadily throughout 2003. He joined the cast of the WB's hit show Dawson's Creek during its final season, playing CJ, Jen Lindley's lover. Afterward, Ackles filmed several episodes of the unaired series Still Life for Fox before it was abruptly dropped. He also had a small role in the 2004 short film The Plight of Clownana. Ackles was the producer's first choice to play Eliza Dushku's love interest on the second season of Tru Calling, Ackles turned down the role, which was then offered to Eric Christian Olsen and the character's name was changed to "Jensen" because the producers of Tru Calling liked Ackles' name. Ackles returned to Vancouver (where Dark Angel was filmed) in 2004 to become a regular on Smallville playing the assistant football coach Jason Teague, who was also the newest romantic interest for Lana Lang (played by Kristin Kreuk). He also had a lead role in the 2005 film Devour in which Ackles' father, actor Alan Ackles, also had a role playing the father of Ackles' character, Jake Gray.
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki as Dean and Sam Winchester in Supernatural
Ackles joined the cast of the CW horror/drama series Supernatural in 2005, where he starred as Dean Winchester. Dean and his brother Sam (Jared Padalecki) drove throughout the United States hunting paranormal predators, sometimes with their father, (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). The show ran for 15 seasons between 2005 and 2020.
In the summer of 2007, Ackles took on the role of Priestly in the independent comedy Ten Inch Hero. The film began hitting the film festival circuit in early 2007 and Ackles received high praise for his comedic timing in the role. In February 2009, the film was released on DVD exclusively by Blockbuster Home Video. He also appeared on stage from June 5–10, 2007 with Lou Diamond Phillips in A Few Good Men at Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, as Lt. Daniel Kaffee. Ackles received strong praise for his work in this role, which was also his professional theatre debut.
In the summer of 2008, Ackles was cast in the remake of the cult film My Bloody Valentine 3D, which opened nationwide on January 16, 2009. In summer of 2010, Ackles lent his voice as the Red Hood (Jason Todd) for the animated film, Batman: Under The Red Hood, which was released to DVD and Blu-ray on July 27. On October 22, 2010, Disney Interactive Studios announced that he would be voicing a character named Gibson in the video game, Tron: Evolution, which was released on December 7, 2010.
Trivia[]
- Jensen Ackles was runner up to Tom Welling for the role of Clark Kent on Smallville.[1]
- An interview with Jensen can be found in Issue 11 of Smallville.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Plight of Clownana | Jensen | Short film |
| 2005 | Devour | Jake Gray | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2007 | Ten Inch Hero | Boaz Priestly | |
| 2009 | My Bloody Valentine 3D | Tom Hanniger | |
| 2010 | Batman: Under The Red Hood | Jason Todd/Red Hood | Direct-to-video; voice role |
| 2019 | Buddy Games | Jack Durfy | Cameo |
| 2021 | Batman: The Long Halloween | Batman/Bruce Wayne | Direct-to-video; voice role |
| 2023 | Legion of Super-Heroes | Batman | Direct-to-video; voice role |
| 2023 | Buddy Games: Spring Awakening | Jack Durfy | |
| 2023 | Justice League: Warworld | Batman | Direct-to-video; voice role |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths | Batman | Direct-to-video; voice role |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Wishbone | Michael Duss | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Sweet Valley High | Brad Rollins | 1 episode |
| 1996-97 | Mr. Rhodes | Malcolm | 7 episodes |
| 1997 | Cybill | David | 1 episode |
| 1997–00 | Days Of Our Lives | Eric Brady | 115 episodes |
| 2001 | Blonde | Eddie G. Robinson | Television film |
| 2001-02 | Dark Angel | Ben/X5-493, Alec McDowell/X5-494 | 19 episodes |
| 2002-03 | Dawson's Creek | C.J. Braxton | 12 episodes |
| 2003 | Still Life | Max Morgan | Unaired TV series |
| 2004-05 | Smallville | Jason Teague | 22 episodes |
| 2005–20 | Supernatural | Dean Winchester | 327 episodes |
| 2011 | Supernatural: The Animation | Dean Winchester | Voice role; 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Undead Noise | Event Guest | 1 episode |
| 2015–18 | The Hillywood Show | Dancer/Himself/Ghostbuster | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Kings of Con | Justin Angles | 1 episode |
| 2022 – Present | The Boys | Soldier Boy/Ben | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Walker | Miles Vyas | Cameo; 1 episode |
| 2022–23 | Big Sky | Beau Arlen | 14 episodes |
| 2022-23 | The Winchesters | Dean Winchester | 13 episodes |
| 2023 | Gen V | Soldier Boy/Ben | 1 episode |
| 2024 – Present | Tracker | Russell Shaw | 2 episodes |
| 2025 | Countdown | Mark Meachum | 13 episodes |
| TBA | Vought Rising | Soldier Boy/Ben | TBA |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tron Evolution: Battle Grids | Gibson | Voice role |
| 2010 | Tron: Evolution | Gibson | Voice role |
| 2011 | The 3rd Birthday | Kyle Madigan | Voice role |
| 2012 | Life Weaver | Dark Elf | Voice role |
| 2023 | Atomic Heart | Major Nechayev | Live-action trailer |
References[]
- ↑ Smallville #11, Page 3
Images[]
→ see also Jensen Ackles/Gallery
External links[]
Jensen Ackles at the Internet Movie Database- Jensen Ackles at Wikipedia
- Jensen Ackles at Supernatural Wiki
