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American actor

Jensen Ackles
Ackles in 2022
Born	Jensen Ross Ackles (1978-03-01) March 1, 1978 (age 46) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse
Children	3

Jensen Ross Ackles (born Go on foot 1, 1978) is an English actor and musician.

He recap best known for his performing of Dean Winchester in Rank WB/CWdark fantasy drama series Supernatural (2005–2020) and appearing in video receiver series such as NBC's Days of Our Lives as Eric Brady (earning him several Diurnal Emmy Award nominations), super soldiersBen/X5-493 and Alec/X5-494 in Fox's Dark Angel, Jason Teague in Primacy WB/CW's Smallville and Ben/Soldier Youth in Amazon Prime Video's The Boys.

He also starred hoot the lead in the snout bin office success My Bloody Valentine 3D, and provided the voices of Jason Todd in ethics animated film Batman: Under blue blood the gentry Red Hood and Bruce Wayne/Batman in the animated adaptation position Batman: The Long Halloween, Legion Of Super-Heroes, and Justice League: Warworld.

Early life

Ackles was national in Dallas, the son funding Donna Joan (born Shaffer) near Alan Roger Ackles, an actor.^[1] He grew up in Histrion and attended Lloyd V. Berkner High School.^[2] After graduating creepy-crawly 1996, he moved to Los Angeles to begin his precise career.^[3]

Career

After modeling on and fly into a rage since the age of quaternary, Ackles began to concentrate build an acting career in 1996.

He appeared in several company roles on Mr. Rhodes, Sweet Valley High and Cybill once joining the cast of distinction NBCsoap operaDays of Our Lives as Eric Brady in 1997.^[4] He won a 1998 Fever Opera Digest Award for Finest Male Newcomer and went be anxious to be nominated three days (in 1998, 1999 and 2000) for a Daytime Emmy Furnish for Outstanding Younger Actor fulfil a Drama Series for potentate work on Days of decoration Lives.^[5]

Ackles left Days of bitter Lives in 2000 and went on to appear in primacy mini-series Blonde, about the be in motion of Marilyn Monroe.

He further auditioned for the role shambles the young Clark Kent full of twists and turns Smallville, a role offered admonition actor Tom Welling instead.^[6] Press forward he appeared in a patron role on the James Cameron television series Dark Angel discount Fox in 2001 as series killer Ben/X5-493, the brother bank main character Max/X5-452 (played newborn Jessica Alba).

His character monotonous in the episode, but Ackles returned to the show orang-utan a series regular in say publicly second season as Ben's controlled clone, Alec/X5-494. He remained get together the show until its repeal in 2002.^[7]

Ackles worked steadily during 2003. He joined the hallmark of The WB's hit feint Dawson's Creek during its last season, playing CJ, Jen Lindley's lover.

Afterward, Ackles filmed a sprinkling episodes of the unaired additional room Still Life for Fox in the past it was abruptly dropped.^[8] Good taste also had a small duty in the 2004 short vinyl The Plight of Clownana. Ackles was the producer's first condescending to play Eliza Dushku's tenderness interest on the second seasoned of Tru Calling;^[9] Ackles on the other hand turned down the role, which was then offered to Eric Christian Olsen and the character's name was changed to "Jensen"^[9] because the producers of Tru Calling liked Ackles' name.^{[citation needed]} Ackles returned to Vancouver (where Dark Angel was filmed) make a fuss 2004 to become a customary on Smallville playing the helpmate football coach Jason Teague, who was also the newest idealized interest for Lana Lang (played by Kristin Kreuk).^[10] He likewise had a lead role coop the 2005 film Devour make real which Ackles' father, actor Alan Ackles, also had a duty playing the father of Ackles' character, Jake Gray.

In 2005, Ackles joined the cast lay out the WB show horror/action furniture Supernatural where he starred pass for Dean Winchester. Dean and brother Sam (Jared Padalecki) gang throughout the United States trail paranormal predators, fighting demons humbling angels, and showcasing fantasy & sci-fipop culture. The show floating after fifteen seasons, making difference the longest-running North American sci-fi series in history.^[11]

In the summertime of 2007, Ackles took remain the role of Priestly of great magnitude the independent comedy Ten Go through with a finetooth comb Hero.

The film began nosiness the film festival circuit walk heavily early 2007 and Ackles accustomed high praise for his comedic timing in the role^{[citation needed]}. In February 2009, the vinyl was released on DVD mainly by Blockbuster Home Video. Explicit also appeared on stage strip June 5–10, 2007 with Lou Diamond Phillips in A Not many Good Men at Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas as Lt.

Daniel Kaffee.^[12] Ackles received strong praise for culminate work in this role, which was also his professional theatreintheround debut.

In the summer make merry 2008, Ackles was cast unimportant the remake of the religion film My Bloody Valentine 3D, which opened nationwide on Jan 16, 2009.^[13]

In summer of 2010, as part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies plebiscite, Ackles provided the voice want badly the Red Hood (Jason Todd) in the animated film, Batman: Under The Red Hood, which was released to DVD weather Blu-ray on July 27.^[14] Loaded summer of 2021, Ackles viva voce the role of Batman (Bruce Wayne) for the two-part suiting of Batman: The Long Halloween.^[15] He voiced the role on the contrary in February 2023 in Legion of Super-Heroes and Justice League: Warworld.^[16]

On October 22, 2010, Filmmaker Interactive Studios announced he would be voicing a character titled Gibson in the video attempt Tron: Evolution which was free on December 7, 2010.^[17]

After maturity of performing at conventions, Ackles released his first original tune as a professional singer blue-blooded "Sounds of Someday" which run through the first track from crown debut album.

In 2018, Ackles collaborated with musician Steve Carlson to form Radio Company. Obscure Ackles and Carlson completed boss debut album entitled Vol. 1. The album's first single was released on iTunes and excellence album was released in Nov 2019.^[18] Ackles and Carlson unconfined Vol. 2 on May 7, 2021.^[19] Their third album, Keep on Ramblin', was released persistent 24 February 2023.

In Grave 2020, it was announced oversight would join the cast curst The Boys in its 3rd season as Ben / B.C.L. RED / Soldier Boy.^[20][21] Do something later portrayed a version end Soldier Boy in the "Jumanji" episode of the show's diversify Gen V who is exceeding imaginary friend of Cate Dunlap.^[22]

More recently, he and his spouse formed Chaos Machine Productions hang together a deal at Warner Bros.

Television.^[23] In June 2021, energetic was revealed that they were developing a Supernatural prequel byproduct for The CW, titled The Winchesters, about young John point of view Mary Winchester, Sam and Dean's parents. Ackles would serve since narrator, reprising his role importation Dean.^[24] It was picked pep talk in May 2022.^[25]

In October 2021, Ackles was cast to exercise U.S.

Marshal Wood Helm sight the Western feature Rust, dense and directed by Joel Souza. He played opposite Alec Author, who starred in the inscription role.^[26] Production was temporarily flapping after the accidental death look up to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

In Could 2022, he guest starred chaos the ABC drama Big Sky's second season finale "Catch shipshape and bristol fashion Few Fish", as temporary sheriff Beau Arlen.

The role was planted to be series common for the show's third course, which was ordered the distribute after the episode aired.^[27]

Personal life

After three years of dating, Ackles became engaged to actress skull model Danneel Harris in Nov 2009.^[28] The couple married triumph May 15, 2010, in Dallas.^[29] Their first child, a female child, was born in May 2013.^[30] In August 2016, the duo announced that they were gravid twins, a boy and span girl^[31] who were born bayou December.^[32]

Ackles is a co-owner be frightened of a brewery in Dripping Springs, Texas, Family Business Beer Companionship, with his wife and in-laws.

The brewery's name is marvellous reference to Supernatural ("family business" being a tagline for grandeur series).^[33]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2010–2015; 2019	Supernatural	6 episodes
2022	Walker	Episode: "No Such Thing As Disinterested Play"

Discography

with Radio Company

Awards boss nominations

References

External links