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Smallville
''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough Ink, Millar/Gough Ink, Tollin/Robbins Productions, DC Comics, and Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television. Initially broadcast by the WB, the show premiered on October 16, 2001. After Smallville season 5, its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, the series' later United States broadcaster until Smallville season 10, its tenth and final season ended on May 13, 2011. ''Smallville'' follows the coming-of-age adventures of teenage Clark Kent (Smallville), Clark Kent (Tom Welling) in his fictional hometown of Smallville (comics), Smallville, Kansas, before he formally becomes the Man of Steel. The first four seasons focus on the high school life of Clark and his friends, his complicated romance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Welling
Thomas John Patrick 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 (now The CW) superhero drama ''Smallville'' (2001–2011). He also co-starred in the third season of the 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 began modelling men's clothing for several popular brands. In 2000, he transitioned 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). In 2022, he starred as Samuel Campbell in the dark fantasy series '' The Winchesters''. He has also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Mack
Allison Christin Mack (born July 29, 1982) is an American actress. She played Chloe Sullivan on the superhero series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011) and had a recurring role on the comedy series '' Wilfred'' (2012–2014). Mack was a member of NXIVM, a cult and multi-level marketing company. In 2018 she was arrested by federal authorities on charges of sex trafficking, sex-trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy related to her involvement in NXIVM and its subgroup, DOS. Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges and in 2021 was sentenced to three years in prison. She served 21 months in Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, in California and was released in July 2023. Early life Mack was born on July 29, 1982, in Preetz, West Germany, to American parents Jonathan Mack, an opera singer, and Mindy Mack, a schoolteacher and bookkeeper. Her parents were in West Germany at the time of her birth because Jonathan was performing there; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Durance
Erica Durance (; born June 21, 1978) is a Canadian actress known for her roles as Lois Lane in the superhero television series ''Smallville'' (2004–2011) and as Dr. Alex Reid in the medical drama series ''Saving Hope'' (2012–2017). She has also appeared in films such as '' The Untold'' (2002), '' The Butterfly Effect 2'' (2006), ''Final Verdict'' (2009) and ''Painkillers'' (2015). Early life Durance was born in Calgary to parents Gail and Joel Durance and grew up on a turkey farm with her older brother and sister in Three Hills, Alberta, Canada. Durance moved to Vancouver in 1999 to pursue her interest in acting professionally and study at the Yaletown Actors Lab. Career Durance began her career with background work. She appeared in commercials for Kokanee Beer. She has guest-starred in television series, including '' Andromeda'', ''Stargate SG-1'', '' Charlie's Angels'', '' Harry's Law'' and '' Private Eyes''. In 2004, Durance was cast in her breakout role as Lois Lane on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rosenbaum
Michael Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972) is an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor (Smallville), Lex Luthor on the television series ''Smallville'', a role that ''TV Guide'' included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time". Rosenbaum is also known for portraying Martinex in ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' and ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'', Parker in ''Urban Legend (film), Urban Legend'', Adam/Adina in ''Sorority Boys'' and Dutch Nilbog on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's ''Breaking In (TV series), Breaking In''. He also has an extensive voiceover career in animation, such as his role of Wally West, Wally West / The Flash in the DC Animated Universe series ''Justice League (TV series), Justice League'' (2001–2004) and its sequel ''Justice League Unlimited'' (2004–2006). Between 2015 and 2016, he played the lead role in the TV Land comedy series ''Impastor''. He is also the lead singer of the band Sun Spin with his frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Laura Kreuk (; born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Debuting on teen drama '' Edgemont'', she became most known for her television roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011), Catherine Chandler in The CW sci-fi series '' Beauty & the Beast'' (2012–2016) and as Joanna Hanley in the CBC legal drama series '' Burden of Truth'' (2018–2021). In 2009, she portrayed Chun-Li in the American martial arts film '' Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li''. Early life Kreuk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Deanna Che and Peter Kreuk, two landscape architects. Her father is of Dutch descent. Her mother is of Chinese descent, born in Indonesia. Her maternal grandmother was Chinese Jamaican. Her mother and grandmother lived in Singapore and the Solomon Islands before settling in Vancouver. She has a younger sister, Justine Kreuk. Kreuk trained in karate and gymnastics at the national level until high school but quit in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Hartley
Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor, television producer, and director. He has played Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera '' Passions'' (2002–2006), Oliver Queen on the WB/ CW television series ''Smallville'' (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (2014–2016) which earned him a Daytime Emmy nomination. He also had recurring roles in the third season of the television drama series ''Revenge'' (2013–2014) and in the final three seasons of the drama series '' Mistresses'' (2014–2016). Hartley gained wider attention for starring as Kevin Pearson in the NBC drama series '' This Is Us'', from 2016 to 2022, for which he was thrice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He has since starred in the films '' A Bad Moms Christmas'' (2017) and '' The Noel Diary'' (2022). In 2024, he began starring in the CBS action drama series '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Vandervoort
Laura Dianne Vandervoort (born September 22, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Lisa in the ABC science fiction series '' V'' (2009). She also known for role as Sadie Harrison in the CTV teen drama series '' Instant Star'', Arla "The Bolt-Gun Killer" Cogan in the Syfy supernatural drama series '' Haven'', Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) in The CW serial drama series ''Smallville'', In 2014, she starred in the Space channel drama series '' Bitten'', a television adaptation of Kelley Armstrong's book series '' Women of the Otherworld'' as Elena Michaels. Early life Vandervoort was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She is the daughter of a Canadian mother and a Dutch father. In the first weeks of her life, she contracted meningitis, resulting in a severe sickness that lasted a few months. Her parents were initially told she was not going to survive. Growing up, Vandervoort was involved in several sports such as football, karate (where she is a second-deg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Save Me (Remy Zero Song)
"Save Me" is a song by American alternative rock band Remy Zero, released as a single on September 10, 2001 via Elektra Records. Taken from their third and final studio album ''The Golden Hum'', it reached number 27 on the United States ''Billboard'' Modern Rock charts, and became a moderate hit in several countries. "Save Me" is best known as the theme song for the successful Superman-based television series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011). In a callback to ''Smallville'', the song was later used on ''The Flash'' episode " Elseworlds, Part 1", which featured part of the original ''Smallville'' set. The shorter version of this song is from the Smallville compilation CD: ''Smallville: The Talon Mix'' (2003). The Season 1 finale, titled " Tempest", features Remy Zero appearing at the Spring Formal and performing the theme version of "Save Me" and "Perfect Memory (I'll Remember You)". Music video The music video for "Save Me", directed by Phil Harder, was filmed in Minneapolis, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1 was registered as April 18, 1938. See Superman has been regularly published in American comic books since 1938, and has been adapted to other media including radio serials, novels, films, television shows, theater, and video games. Superman was born Kal-El, on the fictional planet Krypton (comics), Krypton. As a baby, his parents Jor-El and Lara (character), Lara sent him to Earth in a small spaceship shortly before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. His ship landed in the American countryside near the fictional town of Smallville (comics), Smallville, Kansas. He was found and adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who named him Clark Kent. Clark began developing Superpower (ability), superhuman abi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Witwer
Samuel Weiler Witwer IV (born October 20, 1977) is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Crashdown in ''Battlestar Galactica'', Davis Bloome in ''Smallville'', Aidan Waite in '' Being Human'', Mr. Hyde in ''Once Upon a Time'', Ben Lockwood in ''Supergirl'', and Rupert Chipping in '' Riverdale''. Witwer has worked on numerous projects in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, having first provided his voice and likeness for Starkiller in the '' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' video game series. He later notably voiced Darth Maul in the television series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and '' Star Wars Rebels'', as well as the film '' Solo: A Star Wars Story''. He has also voiced the Son in ''The Clone Wars'' and Emperor Palpatine in ''Rebels'' and various other projects respectively. Witwer portrayed protagonist Deacon St. John through motion capture for the video game '' Days Gone'' by Bend Studio. Early life Witwer was born on October 20, 1977, and grew up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jensen Ackles
Jensen Ross Ackles (born March 1, 1978) is an American actor and musician. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Dean Winchester in The WB/The CW, CW dark fantasy drama series ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural'' (2005–2020) and appearing in television series such as NBC's ''Days of Our Lives'' as Eric Brady which earned him several Daytime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed twin super soldiers List of Dark Angel characters#Ben, Ben/X5-493 and Alec McDowell, Alec/X5-494 in Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's ''Dark Angel (2000 TV series), Dark Angel'', Jason Teague (Smallville), Jason Teague in The WB/CW's ''Smallville (TV series), Smallville'' and Soldier Boy, Ben/Soldier Boy in Amazon Prime Video's ''The Boys (TV series), The Boys''. He also starred as the lead in the box office success ''My Bloody Valentine 3D'', and provided the voices of Jason Todd in the animated film ''Batman: Under the Red Hood'' and Batman, Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Batman: The L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annette O'Toole
Annette O'Toole (born Annette Toole; April 1, 1952) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She has received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. She is known for portraying Lisa Bridges in the television series '' Nash Bridges'', adult Beverly Marsh in the 1990 television mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's epic horror novel '' It'', Lana Lang in '' Superman III'', Kathy in the romantic-comedy film '' Cross My Heart,'' and Martha Kent (the adoptive mother of Clark Kent) on the television series ''Smallville''. Early life O'Toole was born in Houston, the daughter of Dorothy Geraldine (née Niland) and William West Toole Jr. Her mother taught dance, which O'Toole herself began learning at the age of three. She started taking acting lessons after her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 13. Career Film and television O'Toole's first television appearance was in 1967 on '' The Danny Kaye Show'', followed over the nex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
