Jensen Ackles

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Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester

Jensen Ackles plays Dean Winchester, the rugged bad boy who teams up with his younger brother Sam (Jared Padalecki) to battle evil supernatural forces on "Supernatural."

Ackles' previous television roles include playing Jason Teague on "Smallville," Alec/X5-494 on "Dark Angel" and C.J. on "Dawson's Creek." Additionally, he starred in the mini-series "Blonde," opposite Patrick Dempsey and Poppy Montgomery. On the big screen, Ackles made his debut in David Winkler's "Devour" for Sony Pictures. He will next star in David Mackay's romantic comedy "Ten Inch Hero." The independent film is a sexy, funny, romantic comedy about the tangled love lives of co-workers at a sub shop in Santa Cruz.

Ackles began his acting career in 1997 as the critically acclaimed Eric Roman Brady on "Days of our Lives," for which he received three Daytime Emmy nominations and won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer in 1998.

Ackles was born in Dallas and was raised in Richardson, Texas. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

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