The Winchesters – Tom Welling Joins Forged

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

October 9, 2022 (Burbank, CA) — Tom Welling (“Professionals,” “Smallville”) has joined the forged 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 forged at New York Comedian 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 Searching household. Samuel taught Mary every little thing 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. However when Samuel groups up with Mary and her associates to avoid wasting the world, he received’t solely should defeat probably the most harmful monster he’s ever confronted—he’ll even have to fix his damaged relationship along with his daughter. Welling will make his first look as Samuel Campbell in episode seven.

“Once we have been discussing casting the enduring character of Samuel Campbell, everybody felt it needed to be somebody who might step into the position and supply immediate gravitas and historical past,” stated government producer and showrunner Robbie Thompson. “Jensen and Danneel introduced up the concept of Tom Welling and the second his identify was talked about all of us knew he was the right individual for the half. Tom is a implausible actor and fantastic human, and we’re so excited to be welcoming him to THE WINCHESTERS and the Supernatural Household.”

Tom Welling grew to become internationally recognized for enjoying 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-running, live-action actor in historical past to play Superman. Along with 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.