Tom Welling (Clark Kent)
One of today's biggest breakout stars, Tom Welling started his acting career on The WB's hit show Smallville, playing a young Clark Kent struggling to accept his emerging superpowers.
Welling made his feature film debut opposite Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt in the 2003 comedy Cheaper by the Dozen. His newest film, The Fog, is currently in post-production and will be released in October of 2005. He is also scheduled to appear in the sequel of Cheaper by the Dozen, due out in 2006.
Welling graduated in 1995 from Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan. While at Okemos he performed in theater productions. After graduation, Welling chose not to go to college, but to work as a construction worker.
Upon moving to Los Angeles, Welling received his first break when he was cast in a few episodes of Judging Amy.
Welling was named one of People magazine's "Breakthrough Stars of 2001." He has also received various awards and nominations, including four nominations for "Best Actor in a Television Series" by the Saturn Awards, and three nominations for Teen Choice Awards. He won his first Teen Choice Award in 2001 for Choice TV Male Breakout Star.
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