Jensen Ackles Biography – Jensen Ross Ackles born March 1, 1978 is an American actor and musician, best known for his role as Dean Winchester in the dark fantasy drama series Supernatural (2005–2020). His television career includes notable roles such as Eric Brady on NBC’s Days of Our Lives, where he received several Daytime Emmy Award nominations, and super soldiers Ben/X5-493 and Alec/X5-494 in Fox’s Dark Angel. He also appeared as Jason Teague in Smallville and as Ben/Soldier Boy in Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys.
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Jensen Ross Ackles is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of Dean Winchester in The WB/CW dark fantasy drama series Supernatural and appearing in television series such.
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Born: 1 March 1978 (age 46 years), Dallas, Texas, United States
Spouse: Danneel Ackles (m. 2010)
Height: 1.86 m
Siblings: Joshua Ackles, Mackenzie Ackles
Parents: Alan Roger Ackles, Donna Joan Shaffer-Ackles
Jensen Ross Ackles was born on March 1, 1978, in Dallas, Texas. He grew up in Richardson with his mother Donna, father Alan (also an actor), older brother Joshua, and younger sister Mackenzie. Jensen attended Dartmouth Elementary School, Apollo Junior High School, and graduated from LV Berkner High School in 1996. He began modeling at age 4 and appeared in commercials for brands like RadioShack, Nabisco, and Walmart. In high school, he took theater classes and played lacrosse and baseball.
Jensen Ackles: Net Worth and Salary
Jensen Ackles is an American actor, director, producer, and singer-songwriter with a net worth of $14 million. He is best known for his role as Dean Winchester on Supernatural (2005–2020), where he reportedly earned $175,000 per episode.
Ackles started his television career in 1995 with a role on Wishbone, followed by guest appearances on Sweet Valley High (1996) and Cybill (1997). He had a recurring role in Mr. Rhodes (1996–1997) before landing the role of Eric Brady in Days of Our Lives in 1997. Ackles spent three years on the soap, earning recognition as one of the “12 Hottest New Stars” in TV Guide in 1998. He portrayed Eddie G. Robinson in the TV movie Blonde (2001) and played Alec McDowell/X5-494 in Dark Angel from 2001 to 2002. He also had a recurring role on Dawson’s Creek (2002–2003) and appeared in the short film The Plight of Clownana in 2004. From 2004 to 2005, he starred as Jason Teague in Smallville and made his feature film debut with Devour (2005).
In November 2009, Jensen became engaged to actress Danneel Harris, and they married on May 15, 2010. They have a daughter, Justice, born in May 2013, and twins Zeppelin and Arrow, born in December 2016. Danneel appeared in Supernatural from 2018 to 2020, and the couple launched Chaos Machine Productions in 2020. They also co-own Family Business Beer Company in Dripping Springs, Texas, named after the Supernatural tagline, “Saving people. Hunting things. The family business.”
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Ackles received three Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for Days of Our Lives (1998-2000) and won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer in 1998. He earned multiple nominations for the People’s Choice Awards for Supernatural, winning Favorite TV Bromance in 2014 and Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor in 2016. He also won a Critics Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Horror Series in 2021.
Ackles and Harris sold their Malibu home for $6.5 million, having purchased it for $4.8 million in December 2012. They later bought a 7,500 square foot home in Austin, Texas, and hired architect Paul Lamb to renovate it.