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Full Name:	Tom Welling
Birth Name:	Thomas John Patrick Welling
Famous As:	Actor
Date of Birth:	April 26, 1977
Place of Birth:	Putnam Valley, New York
Height:	6' 3
Nationality:	American
Hair Color:	Dark Chestnut Brown
Eye Color:	Green/Hazel
Father:	Tom Welling, Sr.
Mother:	Bonnie
Brother(s):	Mark Welling (actor, younger)
Sister(s):	Rebecca, Jamie (all older)
Spouse:	Jamie White (since July 5, 2002)
Education:	Graduated from Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan in 1995
Claim to Fame:	As Clark Kent in TV series Smallville (2001)

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Tom Welling
Tom Welling at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Thomas John Patrick Welling April 26, 1977 (1977-04-26) (age 32) Putnam Valley, New York, United States
Occupation	Actor, director, Model
Years active	2000-present

Thomas John Patrick "Tom" Welling (born April 26, 1977), an American actor, director, and former model. He is best known for his continuing portrayal of Clark Kent in the television series Smallville. His films include Cheaper by the Dozen and its sequel, and the 2005 remake of The Fog.

Contents 1 Personal 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Films 3.2 Series 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

Personal

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Welling was born in Putnam Valley, New York, the son of a now retired General Motors executive father and a homemaker mother. He has two older sisters, Rebecca and Jamie, and a younger brother, Mark, who is also an actor. His father's job required frequent relocation, and Welling's family moved from Putnam Valley, New York to Janesville, Wisconsin, then to Hockessin, Delaware, until finally settling in Okemos, Michigan early in his junior year of high school. Active in several team sports including baseball and basketball, Welling was also a third string soccer goalkeeper. He graduated from Okemos High School in 1995, and then worked in construction while continuing to live with his parents.

Career

In 1998, Welling was discovered by a catalogue camera scout at a party in Nantucket who suggested he try modeling. In 2000, Welling relocated to Los Angeles where he modeled for Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie & Fitch, Calvin Klein and other print ad campaigns, while pursuing an acting career. Welling's first major acting role was as karate teacher Rob Meltzer, a younger love interest of Amy Brenneman's character on the CBS series Judging Amy, that aired in 2001. Welling also had a small role in UPN's Special Unit 2, and he also appeared in the debut episode of the FOX sitcom Undeclared.

He was cast in the television series Smallville, after a nationwide search for an actor to play Clark Kent. Smallville explores the early years of Clark growing up, in the times before he is Superman. The pilot aired in October 2001, and became the highest rated debut for The WB, with 8.4 million viewers.¹ He told TV Guide that he originally turned down the lead role twice, but after reading the script, decided to take the job. Like Christopher Reeve, he was not a big Superman fan prior to being cast as Clark Kent, and in fact continues to not read Superman comics. He was named one of People magazine’s "Breakthrough Stars of 2001", and also won the Teen Choice Award as "Choice Breakout Star (Male)" in 2002 for his role as Clark Kent.²

In December 2003, Welling played Charlie Baker, the oldest son in a family of 12 children in the film Cheaper by the Dozen, a remake of the 1950 original. The film also starred Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt and Hilary Duff. In 2005, Welling appeared in two films. He played Nick Castle in The Fog, a remake of John Carpenter's 1980 film of the same name. He also reprised his role as Charlie Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen 2. Welling also marked his directorial debut in 2006, with the season five episode of Smallville, "Fragile". He directed a second episode during season six, Hydro, also the show's 150th episode, "Apocalypse", and the episode "Injustice" in season 8. He also played Bizarro, Lionel Luthor, and a young Jor-El on Smallville, as well as Clark Kent with various altered personalities.

Starting in Season 9, he will be co-executive producer for Smallville.

In July 2009, for the first time ever, Welling attended the annual Comic-Con convention in San Diego.

In August 2009, Welling won another Teen Choice Award as "Choice TV Actor (Action Adventure)" for Smallville.³

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Cheaper by the Dozen	Charlie Baker
2005	Cheaper by the Dozen 2
	The Fog	Nick Castle
2010	Smallville: Absolute Justice	Clark Kent

Series

Years	Series	Role	Notes
2001-present	Smallville	Clark Kent	Directed four episodes Co-executive producer4(Season 9-onwards)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Show/Film
2002	Saturn Award	Best Actor on Television	Nominated5	Smallville
2002	Teen Choice Award	Breakout Star, Male	Won	Smallville
2002	Teen Choice Award	Actor, Drama	Nominated	Smallville
2003	Saturn Award	Best Actor on Television	Nominated5	Smallville
2003	Teen Choice Award	Drama/Action Adventure	Nominated	Smallville
2004	Saturn Award	Best Actor on Television	Nominated5	Smallville
2004	Teen Choice Award	Breakout Star, Male	Nominated	Cheaper by the Dozen
2004	Teen Choice Award	Drama/Action Adventure	Nominated	Smallville
2005	Saturn Award	Best Actor on Television	Nominated5	Smallville
2005	Teen Choice Award	Drama	Nominated	Smallville
2006	Saturn Award	Best Actor on Television	Nominated5	Smallville
2006	Teen Choice Award	Drama/Action Adventure	Nominated	Smallville
2006	Teen Choice Award	Chemistry (with Kristin Kreuk)	Nominated	Smallville
2008	Teen Choice Award	Action Adventure	Nominated	Smallville
2009	Teen Choice Award	Action Adventure	Won	Smallville

References

External links

• Tom Welling at the Internet Movie Database
• Tom Welling at TV.com
• Tom Welling cast bio on The CW

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Actors who have played Superman Live-action Kirk Alyn Â· George Reeves Â· Bob Holiday Â· David Wilson Â· Christopher Reeve Â· John Haymes Newton Â· Gerard Christopher Â· Dean Cain Â· Tom Welling Â· Brandon Routh Animation, radio and video games Bud Collyer Â· Danny Dark Â· Beau Weaver Â· Tim Daly Â· Christopher McDonald Â· George Newbern Â· Patrick Warburton Â· Yuri Lowenthal Â· Crispin Freeman Â· Brandon Routh Â· Adam Baldwin Â· Kyle MacLachlan Â· Mark Harmon Actors who have portrayed a young Clark Kent Bob Hastings (v) Â· Jeff East Â· Jerry Dexter (v) Â· Jason Marsden (v) Â· Stephan Bender Other actors Ray Middleton Â· Johnny Rockwell Â· Ron Ely Â· Ben Affleck (as George Reeves) Franchise media Â· Characters in the film series

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NAME	Welling, Tom
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SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	April 26, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Putnam Valley, New York
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