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 Birth Name
Jensen Ross Ackles
Date of Birth
1 March 1978, Richardson, Texas, USA
Height
6' 1" (1.85 m)
Eye color:
Hazel green
Religious affiliations:
Christian
Personal interest/hobbies:
Enjoys horseback riding, sings and plays the guitar
Jensen Ackles Quote:
Some people will go to the opening of an envelope. They live their lives in the public eye and get off on it, they need it. They need that kind of adoration. If their name isn't in the tabloids once a week they feel like a failure. I choose to live a more private life, as does Jared [Padalecki]. We just don't believe in that sort of thing of 'it doesn't matter what they're saying so long as they're talking about you'. |
Jensen was born in Dallas, Texas to Alan Roger Ackles, an actor, and Donna Joan Shaffer. His parents chose the name "Jensen" because it was uncommon and his mother found it in a church hymnal. It was the last name of the author of the hymn she was singing. Jensen Ackles is a Christian who holds his religious beliefs close to him and considers the Bible to be one of his favorite books. Ackles has an older brother, Joshua, and a younger sister, Mackenzie, and is of Irish and British ancestry. After graduated from L.V. Berkner High School, Richardson, TX, he had planned to study sports medicine at Texas Tech University and become a physical therapist but then moving to Los Angeles to become an actor. | |
| Career Highlights |
| Film | | Year | Film | Role | | 2001 | Blonde | Eddie G | | 2004 | The Plight of Clownana | Jensen | | 2005 | Devour | Jake Gray | | 2007 | Ten Inch Hero | Priestly | | 2009 | My Bloody Valentine 3D | Tom Hanniger | | 2010 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Leon Kennedy | | Television | | Year | Title | Role | | 1996 | Wishbone | Michael Duss | | Sweet Valley High | Brad | | 1996-1997 | Mr. Rhodes | Malcolm | | 1997 | Cybill | David | | 1997-2000 | Days of our Lives | Eric Brady | | 2001-2002 | Dark Angel | Ben/X5-493 and Alec/X5-494 | | 2002-2003 | Dawson's Creek | C.J. | | 2003-2004 | Still Life | Max Morgan | | 2004-2005 | Smallville | Jason Teague | | since 2005 | Supernatural | Dean Winchester | |
