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'''Jensen Ross Ackles''' (born March 1, 1978) is an ] ]. He is notable for his ] roles as ] in '']'' which earned him several ] nominations, as ] in '']'', and as ] in '']''. Ackles now appears as ] on the CW television series '']''.

==Early life==
Ackles was born in ], the son of Donna Joan (née Shaffer) and Alan Roger Ackles, an actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/5/Jensen-Ackles.html |title=Jensen Ackles Biography (1978–)}}</ref> Ackles has a brother, Joshua, who is three years older, and sister, Mackenzie, who is seven years younger. He is of ], ] and ] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sf.tapuz.co.il/shirshur-1498-75050640.htm |title=Hooked on horror}}</ref> He had planned to study ] at ] and become a ] but instead moved to ] to start his acting career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jensen Ackles: Biography |work=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jensen-ackles/bio/190143 |accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref>

==Career==
After modelling on and off since the age of 4, Ackles began to concentrate on an acting career in 1996. He appeared in several guest roles on '']'', '']'', and '']'' before joining the cast of the ] ] '']'' as ] in 1997. He won a 1998 ] for Best Male Newcomer and went on to be nominated three times (in 1998, 1999, and 2000) for a ] for ''Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series'' for his work on ''Days of our Lives''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010075/awards |title=Awards for Jensen Ackles |accessdate=2007-01-25 |work=]}}</ref>

Ackles departed ''Days of our Lives'' in 2000 and went on to appear in the mini-series ''Blonde'', about the life of ]. He also auditioned for the role of the young ] on '']'', but it was offered to actor ] instead.<ref>{{cite video|people=Tom Welling, Jensen Ackles |title=25 Things You Didn't Know About Supernatural |medium=Television |publisher=] |date=2006-03-26}}</ref> After failing to land the part, he appeared in a guest role on the ] television series '']'' on ] in 2001 as ] Ben/X5-493, the "brother" of main character ] (played by ]). His character died in the episode, but Ackles returned to the show as a series regular in the second season as Ben's sane clone, ]. He remained with the show until its cancellation in 2002. In the fall of 2002, he briefly reprised the role of Eric Brady on Days Of Our Lives for a short stint, but again departed the role after declining the offer of returning on a full-time basis.

]'' co-star ] in 2008]]

Ackles worked steadily throughout 2003. He joined the cast of the ]'s hit show '']'' during its final season, playing CJ, ]'s lover. Afterward, Ackles filmed several episodes of the unaired series '']'' for Fox before it was abruptly dropped. He also had a small role in the 2004 short film '']''. Ackles was the producer's first choice to play ]'s love interest on the second season of '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jraunlimited.com/library/Smallville/200410_Series30.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060325083738/http://www.jraunlimited.com/library/Smallville/200410_Series30.html|archivedate=2006-03-25|title=Jensen Ackles |accessdate=2007-01-25 |date=October 2004 |publisher=Series Magazine}}</ref> Ackles turned down the role, which was then offered to Eric Christian Olsen and the character's name was changed to "Jensen" because the producers of ''Tru Calling'' liked Ackles' name. Ackles returned to ] (where ''Dark Angel'' was filmed) in 2004 to become a regular on ''Smallville'' playing the assistant football coach ], who was also the newest romantic interest for ] (played by ]). He also had a lead role in the 2005 film '']'' in which Ackles' father, actor Alan Ackles, also had a role playing the father of Ackles' character, Jake Gray.

Most recently, Ackles joined the cast of the CW ]/drama series '']'' in 2005, where he stars as ]. Dean and his brother Sam (]) drive throughout the United States hunting paranormal predators, sometimes with their father, (]). The sixth season began broadcast on September 24, 2010.

In the summer of 2007, Ackles took on the role of Priestly in the independent comedy '']''. The film began hitting the film festival circuit in early 2007 and Ackles received high praise for his comedic timing in the role. In February 2009, the film was released on DVD exclusively by Blockbuster Home Video. He also appeared on stage from June 5–10, 2007 with ] in '']'' at Casa Mañana Theatre in ], as Lt. Daniel Kaffee. Ackles received strong praise for his work in this role, which was also his professional theatre debut.

In the summer of 2008, Ackles was cast in the remake of the cult film '']'', which opened nationwide on January 16, 2009.

In summer of 2010, Ackles lent his voice as the ] (]) for the animated film, '']'', which was released to DVD and Blu-Ray on July 27.

In October 22, 2010, ] announced that he will be voicing a character named Gibson in the upcoming video game, '']'', which was released on December 7, 2010. <ref>http://www.fragland.net/news/TRON-Evolution-voice-cast-announced-no-Bridges/24408/</ref>


==Personal life==
After dating actress, model, and gymnast ] for three years, and becoming engaged in November 2009, they married in Dallas, Texas on May 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Oh|first=Eunice|title=CW Stars Jensen Ackles and Danneel Harris Tie the Knot|work=]|date=2010-05-16|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20369633,00.html|accessdate=2010-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Abrams|first=Natalie|title=Jensen Ackles and Danneel Harris Are Engaged|work=]|date=2009-11-09|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jensen-Ackles-Engaged-1011811.aspx|accessdate=2010-01-11}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Film
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
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| 2001
| '']''
| Eddie G
| TV film
|-
| 2004
| '']''
| Jensen
|
|-
| 2005
| '']''
| Jake Gray
|
|-
| 2007
| '']''
| (Boaz) Priestly
|
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Tom Hanniger
|
|-
| 2010
| '']''
| Red Hood (Jason Todd)
| Voice Only
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television & other media
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|-
| 1996
| '']''
| Michael Duss
| "Viva Wishbone!" (Episode: 1#34)
|-
| 1996
| '']''
| Brad
| "]"
|-
| 1996–1997
| '']''
| Malcolm
| Seven episodes, recurring character
|-
| 1997
| '']''
| David
| "The Wedding" (Episode: 3#22)
|-
| 1997–2000, 2002
| '']''
| ]
| ]<br />Nominated — ]<br />Nominated — ]<br />Nominated — ]
|-
| 2001–2002
| '']''
| Ben/X5-493 and ]
| 20 episodes, main character
|-
| 2002–2003
| '']''
| C.J.
| Twelve episodes, supporting character
|-
| 2003–2004
| '']''
| Max
| Six episodes
|-
| 2004–2005
| '']''
| ]
| Twenty-two episodes, main character
|-
| 2005–present
| '']''
| ]
| 108 episodes, main character<br />Nominated — ]<br>Won — Italian Serial Awards for Best Young Actor and Supernatural won as Best young Show<br>Won — ]
|-
| 2010
| '']''
| Gibson
| Voice only
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{tv.com person|66425}}
* {{worldcat id|lccn-no2008-126024}}

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