Familiar to The WB audience as Jason Teague, Lana Lang's (Kristin Kreuk) love
interest on Smallville, Ackles will next be seen in Supernatural as Dean
Winchester, the rugged bad boy who teams up with his younger brother to find
their missing father and battle evil supernatural forces.

Ackles was also seen on Dawson's Creek in a recurring role and on Dark Angel
as a series regular. His additional work in television includes co-starring
in the miniseries Blonde, opposite Poppy Montgomery and Patrick Dempsey.
Ackles will make his big screen debut later this year in Sony Pictures'
Devour, opposite Dominique Swain and Shannon Sossymon. The film was directed
by David Winkler.

In 1997, he began his acting career with much critical acclaim when he joined
the cast of Days of Our Lives. In addition to three Daytime Emmy Award
nominations (1998, 1999 and 2000), he won the Soap Opera Digest Award for
Best Male Newcomer in 1998.

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