The Winchesters – Tom Welling Joins Cast

The “Professionals” and “Smallville” Star to Play Campbell Family Patriarch, Samuel 

October 9, 2022 (Burbank, CA) — Tom Welling (“Professionals,” “Smallville”) has joined the solid of The CW’s new drama collection THE WINCHESTERS, premiering Tuesday, October 11 (8:00-9:00pm ET). The information was introduced right this moment by THE WINCHESTERS producers and solid at New York Comic Con, with Welling making a shock look.

Welling will seem within the recurring position as Samuel Campbell, Mary’s (Meg Donnelly) dad and the patriarch of the Campbell Hunting household. Samuel taught Mary all the pieces he is aware of. Gruff and pragmatic, he’s a veteran Hunter who prefers actions over phrases—and it’s at all times his approach or the freeway. But when Samuel groups up with Mary and her pals to save lots of the world, he gained’t solely need to defeat probably the most harmful monster he’s ever confronted—he’ll even have to fix his damaged relationship together with his daughter. Welling will make his first look as Samuel Campbell in episode seven.

“When we were discussing casting the iconic character of Samuel Campbell, everyone felt it had to be someone who could step into the role and provide instant gravitas and history,” stated government producer and showrunner Robbie Thompson. “Jensen and Danneel brought up the idea of Tom Welling and the second his name was mentioned we all knew he was the perfect person for the part. Tom is a fantastic actor and wonderful human, and we are so excited to be welcoming him to THE WINCHESTERS and the Supernatural Family.”

Tom Welling turned internationally identified for taking part in Clark Kent on the hit tv collection “Smallville.” He was the one actor within the profitable collection that appeared in all 217 episodes, making him the longest-working, dwell-motion actor in historical past to play Superman. In addition to starring within the present, Welling additionally directed seven episodes of the collection. His different tv credit embrace roles in “Batwoman,” “Undeclared,” “Judging Amy,” “Lucifer,” and he served as an government producer on “Hellcats” starring Aly Michalka and Ashley Tisdale. Welling can subsequent be seen starring in The CW’s new drama collection “Professionals,” premiering Tuesday, October 11 (9:00-10:00pm ET) following the collection premiere of THE WINCHESTERS.