| Jensen Ackles | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Real Name: | Jensen Ross Ackles |
| Birth: | March 1, 1978 |
| Family: | Alan Roger Ackles (father) |
| Originally From: | Dallas, Texas, US |
| Production Details | |
| First appearance: | Pollo Loco |
| Portrays: | Ben (X5-493) (Season 1) Alec (X5-494) (Season 2) |
Jensen Ross Ackles is an American actor, musician, model, director and producer. On Dark Angel, he portrayed the character Ben in the season 1 episode "Pollo Loco" and his identical twin brother Alec in all but three episodes of season 2.
Biography[]
Jensen Ackles was born in Dallas, Texas, to Roger Alan Ackles and Donna Joan Ackles (née Shaffer). After modeling as a young child, he began to concentrate on a acting career in 1996 upon his graduation from Lloyd V. Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas. In 1997, he received a role on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives" (1965) as Eric Brady, for which he won a 1998 Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer.
After leaving "Days of Our Lives" (1965) in 2000, Ackles went to Vancouver, joining the cast of the James Cameron television series "Dark Angel" (2000). He first made a guest appearance on the show in 2001 as Max Guevara's disturbed brother Ben in the season 1 episode Pollo Loco. After Ben died, Ackles returned to the series as a main cast member in season 2 as Ben's identical twin, Alec McDowell, who eventually teamed up with Max. He stayed until the show's demise in 2002. Ackles was offered the role of Alec because the producers were impressed with his performance as Ben, though the role was not written specifically for him and would have gone to another actor if Ackles had been unavailable or uninterested, in which case Alec would not have been Ben's twin.
In 2003, he made several guest appearances as C.J. on the hit WB Network show, "Dawson's Creek" (1998). In 2004, Ackles returned to Vancouver and became a regular on the popular WB Network series "Smallville" (2001), which revolves around the life of the teen aged Clark Kent/Superman. His character, Jason Teague, was an assistant coach for the high school football team and a love interest of Clark Kent's ex-girlfriend, Lana Lang, played by Kristin Kreuk.
Ackles returned to television in 2005 in the new WB horror series "Supernatural" in the role of Dean Winchester, who teams with his brother Sam (Jared Padalecki) to road-trip across the country investigating the paranormal. "Supernatural" has become extremely successful in multiple countries and not just the United States. Upt to 2018, 13 seasons have been aired, season 14 is announced and will premiere on October 11, 2018.
Appearances[]
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Season 1   Jensen Ackles as Ben in season 1
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Season 2   Jensen Ackles as Alec in season 2
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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 |
Gallery[]
→ see also Jensen Ackles/Gallery
External links[]
- Jensen Ackles at the Internet Movie Database
- Jensen Ackles at Wikipedia
- Jensen Ackles at Wikia's Days Of Our Lives Wiki
- Jensen Ackles at Wikia's Smallville Wiki
- Jensen Ackles at Wikia's Supernatural Wiki