Anecdotes

After seeing a woman being mugged, he ran over and fought off her attackers. The woman looked at him and said, "Wow, you really are Superman," after which he laughed.

Turned down the role of the young Clark Kent twice before accepting it.

Tom is good friends with Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki of the show Supernatural (2005), and has worked with both, separately. One of his visits to their sets ended up in an unofficial appearance of his on their show when they played a joke on the crew by having Tom get out of a car when Jared was supposed to.

He has played the role of Clark Kent longer than any other actor.

He is very good friends with his "Smallville" co-stars Michael Rosenbaum and John Schneider.

Worked in construction after graduation until he became a model.

Modeled alongside Ashton Kutcher. The two are good friends.

When Tom was a kid he was a striker in soccer, but by the time he finished high school, he was a goal keeper.

Auditioned for the role of Tag Jones on Friends (1994). It eventually went to Eddie Cahill.

Played the role of Joseph/Josephine in "Some Like It Hot" in high school.

Like Christopher Reeve, was not a big Superman fan prior to being cast as Clark Kent, and in fact continues not to read Superman comics.

Played varsity soccer in high school.

Received "fair" grades in high school and opted not to go to college. Instead, he chose to become a construction worker while continuing to live with his parents.

He is the only actor to appear in all 217 episodes of Smallville (2001).

Was on Stephenie Meyer's wish list to play Emmett Cullen before casting even began for the movie Twilight: La fascination (2008).

Can do a voice of Gollum (Le seigneur des anneaux: La communauté de l'anneau (2001)), and a pretty accurate Keanu Reeves impression.

Before he was cast as Clark Kent (Superman) in Smallville (2001), Brandon Routh auditioned for the role. Routh would later star as Superman in Le retour de Superman (2006).

Fiancée Jessica Rose Lee gave birth to their first child, a boy, Thomson Wylde Welling, on January 5, 2019 12:31am 8 lbs. 8oz.

Appeared in Angela Via's first music video, "Picture Perfect," as her love interest. It took place in a video game arcade and ended with them in a photo booth about to kiss.

Is two years older than Brandon Routh who starred as Superman in Le retour de Superman (2006) back when Welling starred as a younger Clark Kent on Smallville (2001).

Named one of People Magazine's 'Breakthrough Stars of 2001'.

Became engaged to girlfriend Saddle Club founder Jessica Rose Lee in 2018, they have been together since 2014.

Favorite celebrities: Bob Saget, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro, Steve Martin and Jerry Seinfeld.

Favorite movie: Les Révoltés du Bounty (1935).

Father is a retired executive for General Motors and mother is a "home engineer."

Graduated in 1995 from Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan.

Tom Welling said he had a lot of jobs growing up including bartending, waiting tables, and construction.

Distant cousin of Evan Peters.

Moved from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Los Angeles in March 2011.

While Tom was living in Vancouver shooting Smallville, he had three dogs. : A "Mixed Akita" named Bear; A pug named Cook; and a Boston Terrier named Maui.

Older brother of actor Mark Welling. He also has two older sisters.

His father is of German descent. His mother is of German descent on her own father's side, and of Irish, and some English, Scottish, and Swiss-German, ancestry on her own mother's side. Tom's great-grandfather, Bernard Heinrich Welling, was born c. 1852 in Lingen, Germany, to Johann Heinrich Welling and Euphemia Maria Maier. On his father's side, Tom is the grandson of Louis H. Welling and Leora M. Poelker. On his mother's side, Tom is the grandson of Joseph W. Meitz and Geraldine A. Byington.

His favorite show is Seinfeld (1989).

In 2002, Tom Welling had his honeymoon with his wife, Jamie, in Paris, France.

In baseball, Tom Welling played a short stop and pitcher.

Attended Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware, for his freshman year of high school.

Has a pug named Cook.

Tom Welling's favorite designer is Tom Ford. Tom got married in a tuxedo designed by Ford for YSL.

One of his parents is a Democrat and the other a Republican. When asked what he is, Tom answered, "No comment." He says 'politics effects him in a way', but he will never run for The White House!.

Tom Welling did a whole press tour promoting his film "Draft Day" all across United States heading to Miami in Florida, Dallas in Texas, Denver in Colorado, as well as Los Angeles in California, and New York in New York City.

Tom Welling attended the premiere of "6 Bullets To Hell", on January 15th, 2015 to support his friend, Tanner Beard.