Tom Welling

A tall, dark-haired and exceptionally handsome performer, Tom Welling went from modeling to acting, quickly landing the starring role on the "Superman"-as-student series "Smallville" (The WB, 2001- ). Hailing from upstate New York, Welling worked in print ad campaigns before moving to Los Angeles to try his hand at acting. There he was cast in a 2001 recurring stint on "Judging Amy" as the significantly younger man who wins the heart of the titular jurist while he teaches her daughter karate. Welling appeared briefly in the debut episode of the Fox sitcom "Undeclared" that fall and soon was headlining his own series, playing Clark Kent, the boy who fell to Earth amid a flurry of... read more