A former child model, this actor burst onto the Hollywood scene at 19 on the daytime soap
Days of Our Lives. After four years he made the leap to prime time with recurring bad-boy roles on
Dawson's Creek and
Smallville. A natural teen heartthrob, Ackles was romantically linked with a number of young stars, including LeAnn Rimes and Jessica Simpson, although the relationships were never confirmed. In 2005 the budding hunk landed his own show,
Supernatural, costarring fellow Texas native Jared Padalecki.
Jensen Ackles Fast Facts:
- Began modeling at age 4 in TV commercials for Nabisco, RadioShack and Wal-Mart.
- Was signed as a teen by an agent after being spotted at a Dallas actors' workshop.
- Abandoned plans to study sports medicine at Texas Tech University and instead moved to L.A. to pursue acting.
- Won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer in 1998 for his role as Eric Brady on Days of Our Lives.
- Along with Supernatural costar Jared Padalecki, named Sexiest Ghostbusters in People magazine.
- Named one of TV's Sexiest Men by TV GUIDE in 2006.
- Jensen Ackles Relationships:
- Alan Ackles - Father
- Donna Ackles - Mother
- Josh Ackles - Brother
- Mackenzie Joan Ackles - Sister
