46 years old (Born on April 26, 1977)
Actor; He is famous from Smallville.
Played varsity soccer in high school. Played the role of Joseph/Josephine in "Some Like It Hot" in high school. Turned down the role of the young Clark Kent twice before accepting it. Like Christopher Reeve, was not a big Superman fan prior to being cast as Clark Kent, and in fact continues not to read Superman comics. Worked in construction after graduation until he became a model.Tom Welling's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Tom Welling
He has two daughters named Katie, and Lisa.
Auditioned for the role of Tag on "Friends" (1994).
His shoe size is fourteen.
Was on Stephenie Meyer’s wish list to play Emmett Cullen before casting even began for the movie Twilight.
Great picture of Tom and his lady! (content1.catalog.photos.msn.com)
He is 33 years old.
Named one of People Magazine`s `Breakthrough Stars of 2001`
After seeing a woman being mugged, he ran over and fought off her attackers. The woman looked at him and said "Wow, you really are Superman" after which he laughed.
He is a male model/actor/producer.
Has a pug named Cook.
Can do a voice of Gollum (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)), and a pretty accurate Keanu Reeves impression.
His Zodiac Sign is a Taurus.
His full name is Thomas John Patrick Welling.
Played the role of Joseph/Josephine in "Some Like It Hot" in high school.
Favorite celebrities: Bob Saget, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro, Steve Martin and Jerry Seinfeld.
Father is a retired executive for General Motors and mother is a "home engineer."
Older brother of actor Mark Welling. He also has two older sisters.
Named one of People Magazine's 'Breakthrough Stars of 2001'.
Played varsity soccer in high school.
Graduated in 1995 from Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan.
He was born on was born on April 26, 1977 in New York, New York. His father, a retired executive for General Motors and his mother, a home engineer, named him Thomas John Patrick Welling when the world welcomed him. He has two older sisters and one younger brother. His brother, Mark Welling, is also working as an actor.
He graduated in 1995 from Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan. While in high school, he performed in a few theatrical productions, and he also played varsity soccer.
Following high school graduation, Tom worked in construction, until he became a model. In his model days, he befriended celebrity Ashton Kutcher who was also a model during this time. After he got an offer from an agency which includes acting roles, he said goodbye to modeling.
After attending at different castings, Tom got his first role in CBS’s series “Judging Amy”. His role was about a season two character named Rob Meltzer who was a karate instructor. His stay lasted six episodes. He attended in episode 2.09 ‘The Undertow’, 2.10 ‘Adoption Day’, 2.11 ‘The Claw Is Our Master’, 2.15 ‘The Treachery of Compromise’, 2.16 ‘Everybody Falls Down’ and 2.19 ‘Between the Wanting and the Getting’. Rob Meltzer interacted most with main leading role, Amy Gray, who was played by Amy Brenneman.
It follows cameo appearances in UPN’s “Special Unit 2” as male victim in episode 1.06 ‘The Depths’ and in FOX’s “Undeclared” where he played a character named Tom who appeared in series pilot 1.01 ‘Prototype’.
While being involved in these two projects, he also auditioned for, and won the role of, a young Clark Kent/Superman on a new TV show called “Smallville”. Originally, Tom actually turned down the role twice before accepting it. But fortunately he accepted the offer. When Smallville aired in September 2001, it became the most watched pilot on theWB with 8.4 millions live viewers. As the series progresses, Tom becomes more and more involved in the production process which leaded him to direct episodes. His directing debut was in April 2006 with episode 5.18 ‘Fragile’. Furthermore he got the chance to direct Smallville’s 175th episode, 7.18 ‘Apocalypse’, and Smallville’s second hour of its first movie like event 9.11/12 ‘Absolute Justice’. He also directed 6.10 ‘Hydro’ and 8.21 ‘Injustice’. In summer 2009, it was announced he joined the staff of executive producers as co-executive producer.
During his Smallville, Tom received various awards and nominations. He was named one of People Magazine’s “Breakthrough Stars of 2001“; he got five Saturn Awards nominations for “Best Actor in a Television” and seven nominations for Teen Choice Awards. He won his first Teen Choice Award in 2002 for “Choice TV Male Breakout Star”. It followed another win in 2009 as “TV Actor: Action Adventure“. In season five, the cast celebrated the filming of the 100th episode of Smallville which was episode 5.12 ‘Reckoning’. The series is about to hit the 200th episode mark in season ten. Smallville is the longest-running live-action, most successful TV show about the Superman story. Tom helped to define Clark Kent for a new generation of Superman fans.
While being on Smallville, he also wanted to pursue his movie career. His movie debut was in the remake of “Cheaper By The Dozen” in December 2003 where he played son of Tom Baker, played by Steven Martin, and Kate Baker, played by Bonnie Hunt named Charlie Baker. Playing Charlie Baker, Tom got another Teen Choice Award nomination for “Breakout Movie Star – Male”. After this comedy movie was well received at the box office, a sequel was planned. The sequel named “Cheaper By The Dozen 2” came out in two year later in December.
In addition to the sequel of “Cheaper By The Dozen”, he starred in the remake of John Carpenter’s horror movie “The Fog” which was released in October of 2005. He played the male leading role named Nick Castle. His co-star was ABC’s “Lost” star, Maggie Grace, who played Elizabeth Williams in this movie.
In October 2009, it was announced Tom created his first own production company named “Tom Welling Productions”. The first project for his production company is a book adapted of “Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders” for theCW. The series will be named “Hellcats”. Kevin Murphy, who was executive producer of ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and other TV Series, will be also involved. TheCW picked it up for producing a pilot.
He met his wife, Jamie White, at the beginning of his career. Both, Tom and Jamie were models during this time. Together, they moved to Los Angeles caused by Tom’s acting career. In July 2002, the marriage between Jamie and him followed.
He graduated in 1995 from Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan. While in high school, he performed in a few theatrical productions, and he also played varsity soccer.
Following high school graduation, Tom worked in construction, until he became a model. In his model days, he befriended celebrity Ashton Kutcher who was also a model during this time. After he got an offer from an agency which includes acting roles, he said goodbye to modeling.
After attending at different castings, Tom got his first role in CBS’s series “Judging Amy”. His role was about a season two character named Rob Meltzer who was a karate instructor. His stay lasted six episodes. He attended in episode 2.09 ‘The Undertow’, 2.10 ‘Adoption Day’, 2.11 ‘The Claw Is Our Master’, 2.15 ‘The Treachery of Compromise’, 2.16 ‘Everybody Falls Down’ and 2.19 ‘Between the Wanting and the Getting’. Rob Meltzer interacted most with main leading role, Amy Gray, who was played by Amy Brenneman.
It follows cameo appearances in UPN’s “Special Unit 2” as male victim in episode 1.06 ‘The Depths’ and in FOX’s “Undeclared” where he played a character named Tom who appeared in series pilot 1.01 ‘Prototype’.
While being involved in these two projects, he also auditioned for, and won the role of, a young Clark Kent/Superman on a new TV show called “Smallville”. Originally, Tom actually turned down the role twice before accepting it. But fortunately he accepted the offer. When Smallville aired in September 2001, it became the most watched pilot on theWB with 8.4 millions live viewers. As the series progresses, Tom becomes more and more involved in the production process which leaded him to direct episodes. His directing debut was in April 2006 with episode 5.18 ‘Fragile’. Furthermore he got the chance to direct Smallville’s 175th episode, 7.18 ‘Apocalypse’, and Smallville’s second hour of its first movie like event 9.11/12 ‘Absolute Justice’. He also directed 6.10 ‘Hydro’ and 8.21 ‘Injustice’. In summer 2009, it was announced he joined the staff of executive producers as co-executive producer.
During his Smallville, Tom received various awards and nominations. He was named one of People Magazine’s “Breakthrough Stars of 2001“; he got five Saturn Awards nominations for “Best Actor in a Television” and seven nominations for Teen Choice Awards. He won his first Teen Choice Award in 2002 for “Choice TV Male Breakout Star”. It followed another win in 2009 as “TV Actor: Action Adventure“. In season five, the cast celebrated the filming of the 100th episode of Smallville which was episode 5.12 ‘Reckoning’. The series is about to hit the 200th episode mark in season ten. Smallville is the longest-running live-action, most successful TV show about the Superman story. Tom helped to define Clark Kent for a new generation of Superman fans.
While being on Smallville, he also wanted to pursue his movie career. His movie debut was in the remake of “Cheaper By The Dozen” in December 2003 where he played son of Tom Baker, played by Steven Martin, and Kate Baker, played by Bonnie Hunt named Charlie Baker. Playing Charlie Baker, Tom got another Teen Choice Award nomination for “Breakout Movie Star – Male”. After this comedy movie was well received at the box office, a sequel was planned. The sequel named “Cheaper By The Dozen 2” came out in two year later in December.
In addition to the sequel of “Cheaper By The Dozen”, he starred in the remake of John Carpenter’s horror movie “The Fog” which was released in October of 2005. He played the male leading role named Nick Castle. His co-star was ABC’s “Lost” star, Maggie Grace, who played Elizabeth Williams in this movie.
In October 2009, it was announced Tom created his first own production company named “Tom Welling Productions”. The first project for his production company is a book adapted of “Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders” for theCW. The series will be named “Hellcats”. Kevin Murphy, who was executive producer of ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and other TV Series, will be also involved. TheCW picked it up for producing a pilot.
He met his wife, Jamie White, at the beginning of his career. Both, Tom and Jamie were models during this time. Together, they moved to Los Angeles caused by Tom’s acting career. In July 2002, the marriage between Jamie and him followed.
Is part Native American.
Is part Native American.
He is married.
His shoe size is fourteen.
He is the producer of 'Hellcats' the tv show.
Attended Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware, for his freshman year of high school.
He was born in New York.
Modeled alongside Ashton Kutcher. The two are good friends.
He is best known in hollywood for his role as Superman on the Superman based comic book tv series 'Smallville'.
Received "fair" grades in high school and opted not to go to college. Instead, he chose to become a construction worker while continuing to live with his parents.
Favorite movie: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935).