Clark kent is a fictional character on the television series smallville. The finale originally aired on the cw in the united states on may, 2011. The tom welling role in the original the fog was played by a craggy actor in his mid 40s called tom atkins. For a decade tom welling played a young clark kent on the superman origin.
Action is the fifth episode in the seventh season of smallville, and the one hundredthirtyseventh episode overall. The character of clark kent, first created for comic books by jerry siegel and joe shuster in 1938 as the alternate identity of superman, was adapted to television in 2001 by alfred gough and miles millar. He was born thomas joseph welling in putnam valley, new york, to bonnie and thomas welling, who is a retired executive for general motors. Why hollywood wont cast tom welling anymore youtube. Smallville star tom welling marries longtime love jessica. For 10 seasons, welling played a young clark kent on smallville, which tracked the kryptonians journey from smalltown high school hero to a superhero living in metropolis all while. Tom welling reveals if fans will ever see a smallville reunion. Doppelgangers are a commonly used trope in all forms of media. Some of hollywoods biggest stars made cameos on smallville before becoming the household names we know today. What happened to tom wellings superman after smallville ended.
On the set of lucifer, tom welling talks with access hollywoods alex hudgens and shares if fans will ever get a smallville reunion. The events of smallville season 11 have always been considered to be incanon with the show. Tom welling married his longtime love jessica rose lee in an intimate wine country wedding among a host of friends and family on saturday at. Tom welling biography, age, net worth, family, wife, actor. Why hollywood wont cast tom welling anymore looper. Smallville season 11 revival trailer fanmade youtube. The first half was written by al septien and turi meyer, and directed by kevin g. Tom welling to reprise smallville role for cws arrowverse. I have a special place in my heart for tom welling, aka the first real superman i got to know.
The fan then decides that clark is a real superhero and is. He has a younger brother, mark welling, who is also an actor, and two older sisters. Clark allows a warrior angel movie to be filmed on the kent farm, but when two attempts are made on the lead actress life, clark is caught saving her by an obsessed warrior angel fan. Smallville panel at awesomecon 2018 tom welling, michael rosenbaum fandom spotlite duration. Moreover, the reason he hasnt done any recent interviews is because no wants to read themnot because hes a modern day garbo. Tom welling reflects on lessons from smallville applied to lucifer. By the end of its tenth season, smallville had become the longest running sciencefiction show in north america, passing stargate sg1. During an appearance on access hollywood, smallville star tom welling addressed the possibility of appearing on supergirl. Interviews with the cast and filmmakers of selfless 2015 and the gallows 2015. Viewers always knew the cws smallville series would end with clark kents transformation into superman. Smallville, which ended its tenth and final season on may, 2011, follows clark kent tom welling in the fictional town of smallville, kansas, before he becomes the man of steelsuperman. On march 26, 2010, the hollywood reporter disclosed that millar, gough and. Dc entertainment picks up where tvs smallville left off with smallville season 11, a digitalfirst comic debuting april. Thomas joseph welling born april 26, 1977 is an american actor, director, producer, and.
This is the fourth time the character has been adapted to a liveaction television series. Tom welling is probably best known for playing clark kent on the hit television series smallville 2001. The flash, supergirl, dcs legends of tomorrow and the new series. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
He has also costarred in the third season of fox fantasy comedydrama lucifer as lt. I needed to get back into real life and to make up for lost time as well. So, when it was announced that a superman appearance in supergirl season 2 was in the works, many fans jumped straight to the conclusion that welling would be the best option. It was also the longest running comicbook based series in tv history. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show made in hollywood anytime, anywhere. Ross was written out of the series at the end of season three, but made a. It might not be fair to blame all that was wrong with the remake on tom welling, but that movie sucked shit through a moldy rag. Dc comics smallville season 11 comic book series is considered. Smallville is an american superhero television series developed by writerproducers alfred. Since smallville season 11 exists in canon, the events of the comic book series took place in continuity with smallville, and may be carried over. Tom welling thomas patrick welling is an american actor, director, producer, and model best known for his role as clark kent in the wbthe cw superhero drama smallville 20012011.
Tom welling to reprise smallville superman role for. Tom welling is reprising his role of clark kentsuperman almost 10. Tom welling celebrity profile check out the latest tom welling photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Watch made in hollywood episodes online season 10 2016. A young clark kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in smallville, kansas. Tom welling dons a cool pair of shades while doing some shopping on monday march 25 in west hollywood, calif it was recently announced that. Thomas joseph welling born april 26, 1977 is an american actor, director, producer, and model best known for his role as clark kent in the wbthe cw superhero drama smallville 20012011. Luckily, he has a serious pack of lucifer fans to help him in his quest and possibly netflix, amazon or hulu. Smallville is an american superhero television series developed by writerproducers alfred gough and miles millar, based on the dc comics character superman created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. It was recently confirmed by executive producer marc guggenheim that the smallville season 11 comic is part of the canon in crisis on infinite.
See tom welling suit up as superman for arrowverse crossover. Tom welling has been fairly quiet in hollywood since appearing as clark kent on the cws smallville. Tom welling suits up as superman for arrowverse crossover in awesome image by noah villaverde on october 7, 2019 new artwork inspired by the. Although he was the original superhero on a network thats since become known for its comic book shows, welling has yet to capitalize on the shows success to push into the next stage of his acting career. The episodes are the 21st and 22nd of the 10th season, and the 216th and 217th episodes overall. I went into the 1998 film dreading what hollywood would do to it. Tom welling returns as superman in arrowverse crossover with. Smallville star tom welling joins jfk movie parkland. Its wellings first tv role since smallville ended its tenseason run in 2011. Now in its 14th season and airing every week across the united states, made in hollywood takes you to the set with directors, writers and producers, gives you an inside look at whats new in theaters and on the home screen, and shows how special. Tom welling was new to hollywood when he booked a sixepisode arc. Tom welling clark kentsuperman the wbsplash news tom welling has hung up his cape and sadly he is uninvolved in the new franchise man of steel, but hell always be our superman. Tom ellis is trying to bring the devil back from cancellation hell.
Smallville broke the record by only 5 episodes with 218 and, interestingly enough, ackles show supernatural is now on track to beat smallvilles record after just wrapping season 10. Although he was the og superhero on a network that. After a 10season run as the superherointraining clark kent in the cw series smallville, tom welling is taking a break from tv and transitioning to features. In 2001, a young amy adams was cast opposite tom wellings clark kent, although not as the famous daily planet reporter. With tom welling, michael rosenbaum, allison mack, kristin kreuk. Tom welling has been kinda quiet in hollywood since his gig as clark kent on the cws smallville ended in 2011.
Between 2001 and 2011, audiences were transfixed by the wbturnedcw series about a young clark kent coming into his own as. Welling made his directorial debut in 2006 with the smallville episode fragile 5. The details have been released about the smallville panel at this years comiccon, and fans will be pleased to know that clark kent himself, tom welling, will indeed be. A brand new shot of erica durances lois lane and tom wellings. Tom welling and his smallville castmates have launched a new charity drive, allowing one lucky fan to chat with them online.
Smallville actor tom welling to star in foxs lucifer. The series, initially broadcast by the wb, premiered on october 16, 2001. This was like season 4 or season 5, and i was like, theyre never going to. According to dialog from the show, clark was born in 79 making him 36 or 37. Smallville set up tom wellings crisis on infinite earths role. Smallville season 11 comic is canon in crisis on infinite earths crossover. Cnn has confirmed that tom welling, who played a teenage clark kent on the networks longrunning series smallville, will reprise his role in. Made in hollywood takes a look at some of the hottest movies coming to theaters and on bluray and hd digital for spring 2016.
See more ideas about smallville, tom welling and clark kent. I have deleted the original trailer with 10k views. After smallville s fifth season, the wb and upn merged to form the cw, the series later united states broadcaster. After smallvilles fifth season, the wb and upn merged to form the cw, the series later united states broadcaster. Fronted by tom welling and also starring allison mack as clarks bff chloe sullivan, kristin kreuk. Although tom welling has always had high praise of his alterego clark kent, and he enjoyed his time on the set of smallville, he wasnt always on board with every decision his character made. Finale is the title of the twoepisode series finale of the superhero television series smallville. Im so happy to see brendan fraser in another tv show hes looking. If you squint really hard in episodes 11 and 22 of the 2nd season, and episode 11 of season 3 you might be able to see her breeze by behind the main characters.