Jensen Ackles
Biography
Jensen Ackles is an American actor and musician who grew up in Richardson and moved to Los Angeles in 1996 to begin acting. He started with guest roles before joining Days of Our Lives as Eric Brady in 1997, winning a 1998 Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer and earning three Daytime Emmy nominations. He later appeared in Dark Angel, Smallville, and Dawson's Creek. From 2005 to 2020 he starred as Dean Winchester on Supernatural, the longest-running North American fantasy series. His films include My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009), a remake of a cult movie, Ten Inch Hero (2007), and Devour (2005). He voiced Jason Todd in Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) and Batman in Batman: The Long Halloween (2021), Legion of Super-Heroes (2023), and Justice League: Warworld (2023). Since 2022 he has played Soldier Boy on The Boys, and he formed Radio Company with Steve Carlson in 2018.
48years old
Turns 49 on March 1in 139 days
- Born Dallas
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Jensen Ross Ackles (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 19 years2005 to 2024
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A role that slipped away
Ackles tried out for the part of the young Clark Kent on Smallville, but the role was instead offered to actor Tom Welling.
A role that slipped away
Ackles was the producers' first choice for the love interest of Eliza Dushku on Tru Calling's second season, but he turned the role down. It went to Eric Christian Olsen, and the character was renamed Jensen because the producers liked Ackles' name.
First role
Ackles made his professional theater debut in 2007 as Lt. Daniel Kaffee in A Few Good Men at Casa Manana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, opposite Lou Diamond Phillips.
Beyond film
Ackles sang a cover of Robert Mitchum's "From a Logical Point of View" in character as Soldier Boy for The Boys season 3 soundtrack.
Jensen Ackles movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Batman: Under the Red Hood2010 Action, Animation, Crimeas Jason Todd / Red Hoodvoice
IMDb rating 8.075K votes
Most often with
Jeff Wamester directed five of these films, Chris Palmer two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Darren Criss's page
John DiMaggio's page
Josh Duhamel's page
Matt Bomer's page
Zach Callison's page
Jeff WamesterDirector, 5 films, 2023 to 2024
All films by Jeff Wamester
Chris PalmerDirector, 2 films, 2021
All films by Chris Palmer
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2010 to 2014.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Bromance | Supernatural | Won |
| 2011 | TV Guide Award | Supernatural | Won |
| 2010 | Poppy Awards | Supernatural | Won |
Online
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