Jensen Ross Ackles (born
March 1,
1978) is an
American television
actor. He is notable for his
television roles as
Eric Brady in
Days of Our Lives,
Alec/X5-494 in
Dark Angel, and
Jason Teague in
Smallville. He currently plays
Dean Winchester on the
CW series
Supernatural.
Early life
Jensen was born in
Dallas, Texas, to Alan Roger Ackles, an actor, and Donna Joan Shaffer. Ackles has an older brother, Joshua, and a younger sister, Mackenzie, and is of
Irish,
British and
German ancestry.
He had planned to study
sports medicine at
Texas Tech University and become a
physical therapist but instead moved to
Los Angeles to start his acting career.
