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Thomas "Tom" Joseph Welling (born April 26, 1977) is an American actor, director, producer, podcaster, and model. He is best known for his role as Clark Kent in The WB/The CW superhero drama Smallville (2001–2011). He also co-starred in the third season of Fox fantasy comedy-drama Lucifer as Lt. Marcus Pierce/Cain (2017–2018). A high school athlete, Welling initially worked in construction and, in 1998, he successfully modeled men's clothing for several popular brands. In 2000, he made a successful transition to television. He has been nominated and received several awards for his role as Clark Kent. In 2001, he had a recurring role as Rob "Karate Rob" Meltzer in the second season of the CBS legal drama Judging Amy. His films include Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), The Fog (2005), Draft Day (2014) and The Choice (2016). He has been cast as Samuel Campbell in the TV series The Winchesters. He has also been involved behind the camera as an executive producer and a director. Early life Welling was born in Putnam Valley, New York. His family moved frequently, making stops in Wisconsin, Delaware, and Michigan. Welling attended Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan, where he started acting in plays, but then switched to sports. Welling played baseball and soccer, but his favorite sport is basketball. Welling is one of four children, with two older sisters, Rebecca and Jamie, and a younger brother, Mark Welling, who is also an actor. Career Early career Originally a construction worker, Welling was discovered in 1998 at a party in Nantucket by casting director Jennifer Starr who was there finding fresh faces for a Tommy Hilfiger campaign and suggested he try modeling. Welling modeled for Louisa Modeling Agency until 2000, when he relocated to Los Angeles. There he modeled for Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Calvin Klein while pursuing an acting career. In 2000, Welling appeared in Angela Via's music video "Picture Perfect" where he played Vía's love interest. Welling has said that he did not like modeling and that he was not good at it because it was all on the outside or from an external point of view. He pursued acting because he wanted to express a range of emotions, but Welling still models occasionally and appeared in the May 2008 issue of Vogue, the so-called Superhero Issue. In his first major acting role, Welling played karate teacher Rob "Karate Rob" Meltzer, a younger love interest of Amy Gray (Amy Brenneman) in the second season of the CBS legal drama Judging Amy, which aired in 2001. Welling was originally signed for three episodes, but after receiving good feedback, the producers kept him for three more. Welling also had a small role in the pilot episode of the UPN science fiction sitcom Special Unit 2, and he appeared in the pilot episode of the short-lived Fox sitcom Undeclared. Smallville Welling was cast in the WB superhero drama Smallville after a nationwide search for an actor to play Clark Kent. In an interview with a teen magazine, Welling spoke about the day he auditioned for the role: "I was on my way back from the Warner Bros. studio, and I stopped in a gas station to call my manager and tell him how it went. I called and got him on the phone and he said, 'Can you hold on a second?' Next thing I know, there are literally seven people on the other line and almost in unison they say, 'Tom, you got it!'" The pilot aired in October 2001 and became the highest-rated debut for The WB, with 8.4 million viewers. Welling told TV Guide that he turned down the lead role twice, but after reading the script, decided to take the job. Like Christopher Reeve, he was not a Superman fan before being cast as Clark Kent. In fact, he said, he continued to not read Superman comics: "I made a conscious decision to stay away from that material. We're doing something different at a time before all that, I don't want that to affect what I'm doing, even subconsciously." He did get the chance to meet two previous Superman actors: Christopher Reeve, who appeared in season 2: episode 17 titled "Rosetta", and Dean Cain, who appeared in season 7: episode 4 titled "Cure". Welling was named one of People magazine's "Breakthrough Stars of 2001", and also won the Teen Choice Award as "Choice Breakout Star (Male)" in 2002 for his role as Clark Kent. Following the third season, Welling was interviewed by Smallville Magazine and said that if he could play one character on the show that was not Clark Kent, it would be Lex Luthor; "Lex Luthor! I wouldn't mind having my head shaved—as an actor, [it is the ultimate,] getting to play the complete opposite of your character." In 2003, Welling said he met with director Brett Ratner about potentially playing Clark Kent/Superman in the superhero film Superman Returns (2006), but scheduling conflicted with Smallville. Comic book artist Alex Ross even did two sketches of Welling as the "Man of Steel" to see what the actor would look like in the famous costume. In August 2009, Welling won another Teen Choice Award as "Choice TV Actor (Action Adventure)" for Smallville. In 2019, Welling reprised his role as Clark Kent in the Batwoman episode of the CW Arrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths", along with his Smallville co-star Erica Durance as Lois Lane. Welling's reprisal concluded his incarnation's story where it showed Clark gave up his powers, retired as an average farmer, and has at least two daughters with Lois. On July 13, 2022, Welling and fellow Smallville actor Michael Rosenbaum launched the podcast Talkville, where the two co-stars comment on every episode of Smallville. Lucifer In 2017, Welling was cast to co-star in the third season of the Fox fantasy comedy-drama Lucifer. He played Marcus Pierce, a police lieutenant at the precinct and the main antagonist of the season who is the immortal Cain. Film In December 2003, Welling made his feature film debut as Charlie Baker, the oldest son and second-oldest in the Baker family which had 12 children, in the family comedy Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, which is a remake of the 1950 movie starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy, based on the 1948 book about the family of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and written by two of their children. Welling talked about why he was interested in the project in an interview with Paul Fischer: "The top three reasons I decided to do this film were, one, Steve Martin, two, Steve Martin and three, Steve Martin. That was the number one draw for me. Then, after reading the script, I really liked this character, Charlie. I liked what he went through, what he had to go through, and I felt I understood where he was coming from. And I just wanted to be a part of it." Welling had always been a fan of Martin's and said that he "absolutely loved" working with him. In 2005, Welling co-starred in the horror film The Fog, a remake of John Carpenter's 1980 film of the same name, as Nick Castle.... Discover the Tom Wells popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Tom Wells books.
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She Memes Well
Quinta BrunsonFrom Emmy Awardwinning writer Quinta Brunson (creator and star of Abbott Elementary) comes a deeply personal and funny collection of essays about trying to make it when you're stru...
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The Portable Door
Tom HoltTHE PORTABLE DOOR is the first novel set in the magical offices of J. W. Wells. Now a majorly fantastical movie starring Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz, and Miranda Otto. ...
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Easy-Going Dinners
The Sorted Crew & Ben EbbrellEasyGoing Dinners is the seventh chapter from The Sorted Crew's new cookbook, Food with Friends.While there's no magic solution for finding more hours in the day, that's no excuse ...
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Mother
Tom WellsThe last big budget exploration mission for NASA has gone wrong. Eight remote spacecraft were sent to our nearest stars. Seeker One was sent to Alpha Centauri and it has come to l...
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The Marshmallowist
Oonagh SimmsDiscover decadent marshmallows in grownup flavours like Earl Grey, Passionfruit & Ginger and even Campari let The Marshmallowist share the secrets of today's coolest confectio...
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Curry Nights In
The Sorted Crew & Ben EbbrellCurry Night In is the ninth and final chapter from The Sorted Crew's new cookbook, Food with Friends.Get 'curried away' with this chapter devoted to the nation's favourite takeaway...
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The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Tying
David KlausmeyerThis Orvisendorsed guidebookpart of a continuing series that includes guidebooks on fly fishing basics and saltwater fly fishingwill give you all the tools you need to begin making...
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A Short History of the World
H.G. Wells & Michael SherborneSpanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this is a brilliantly compelling account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. Al...
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The Astonishing Return of Norah Wells
Virginia MacgregorShe walked out, but can she walk back in? Why do readers LOVE Virginia Macgregor? 'I defy you not to fall in love' Clare Mackintosh 'Will delight you' Sun'Might restore your faith...
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The Satires of Horace and Persius
Horace & PersiusThe Satires of Horace (658 BC), written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus' regime, provide an amusing treatment of men's perennial enslavement to mon...
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Take Control of Type 1 Diabetes
Dr David CavanAround 500,000 people in the UK have type 1 diabetes – about 10% of the total with diabetes. It can develop at any age, but often in previously very healthy children and young adul...
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Fast Food Snacks
The Sorted Crew & Ben EbbrellFast Food Snacks is the fifth chapter from The Sorted Crew's new cookbook, Food with Friends.The next time your friends show up on your doorstep without warning, don't simply reach...
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Fall of the Faithful
Tom WellsDepartment of Human Preservation Agent Harold Gains had been called out to the crime scene of an apparent suicide jump from a highrise hotel. Agent Gains had been dispatched to inv...
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The Plant-Based Diet Revolution
Alan Desmond & Bob Andrew'This book is fantastic. We love the recipes and secretly wish that we'd written them ourselves!' Stephen and David Flynn, The Happy Pear'Get ready, because this book is going to c...
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The Picnic Hamper
The Sorted Crew & Ben EbbrellThe Picnic Hamper is the second chapter from The Sorted Crew's new cookbook, Food with Friends.For your perfect picnic hamper we've put together a whole host of savoury and sweet d...
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Family Favourites
The Sorted Crew & Ben EbbrellFamily Favourites is the eighth chapter from The Sorted Crew's new cookbook, Food with Friends.We've added our own little Sorted twist to a whole bunch of dinners that everyone kno...
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Antisemitism
Julia NeubergerAntisemitism has been on the rise in recent years, with violent attacks, increased verbal insults, and an acceptability in some circles of what would hitherto have been condemned a...
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Classic
Mary Berry“These are my wonderful brandnew recipes timeless classics, simple British dishes and delicious, modern favourites to tempt family and friends. With my trusted tips and techniques...
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Life Inside My Mind
Jessica Burkhart“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” Booklist (starred review)“[A] muchneeded, enlightening book.” School Library Jo...
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Year of No Garbage
Eve O. Schaub"Eve’s brave and honest experiment reveals the shocking impact of the throwaway society we’ve become and at the same time showing small ways we can all do better.” Rebecca PrinceRu...
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Tom Aikens Cooking
Tom AikensFrom the day Tom Aikens burst on to the restaurant scene he has barely been out of the limelight. Awarded two Michelin stars by the age of 26, he has consistently been tipped as on...
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Little Women
Louisa May AlcottMeg is the eldest and on the brink of love. Then there’s tomboy Jo who longs to be a writer. Sweetnatured Beth always puts others first, and finally there’s Amy, the youngest and m...
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Team Cooking
The Sorted Crew & Ben EbbrellTeam Cooking is the sixth chapter from The Sorted Crew's new cookbook, Food with Friends.Half the fun of great food can be the making of it, so if you enjoy the getting there as we...
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Passionate Spirit
Cate HasteA new biography of Alma Mahler (18791964), revealing a woman determined to wield power in a world that denied her agency History has long vilified Alma Mahler. Critics accused her ...
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Simply Italian
Michela Chiappa, Emanuela Chiappa & Romina ChiappaThe very best of Italian cooking with Michela, Romina and Emanuela in Simply Italian.'Wales and Italy, family and food: for us, these four things are inextricably linked and at the...
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Food to Show Off
The Sorted Crew & Ben EbbrellFood to Show Off is the fourth chapter from The Sorted Crew's new cookbook, Food with Friends.If you've been bragging about your killer cooking skills for years, this chapter will ...
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Mary Berry Cooks
Mary BerryTHE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER!In this brandnew official tiein to Mary’s muchanticipated BBC2 series, the nation's bestloved home cook invites you into her kitchen to share the secrets of...
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Economy Gastronomy
Allegra McEvedy & Paul MerrettLearn how to eat better and spend less with deliciously easy recipes 'Delicious, thrifty, inspiring' GUARDIAN Featuring over 100 mouthwatering recipes and practical tips, Economy G...
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Mary Berry at Home
Lucy Young & Mary BerryThis is Mary Berry's collection of her favourite dishes that she cooks everyday for her family and friends. Mary and her close friend and assistant, Lucy Young, provide over 150 si...
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The Food Medic for Life
Hazel WallaceAs someone who juggles many jobs between being a doctor, a personal trainer and an author, I understand how difficult it can be to prioritise food and eating well.I wanted to cre...