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Thomas John Patrick Welling, better known as Tom Welling, is an America born model, actor, and director and is also a producer. Tom has a net worth of $12 million. He is probably best known for playing the character of Clark Kent in “Smallville” that was produced by WB/CB.
Tom has been a successful model, on account of his good physique. He has modelled for several men’s clothing brands. Tom has worked with several brands as a model like Tommy Hilfiger; Abercrombie & Fitch, and Calvin Klein.
His modelling career eventually took him to television in 2000. Tom has been appraised by critics over a period of time for his performance as Clark Kent in Smallville. His performances have given him many awards and nominations. Tom has also appeared in several other shows such as Judging Army. Tom is not only an actor and model, but has also worked behind the camera playing the roles of a director and an executive producer. Welling made his directorial debut in 2005 with “Cheaper by the Dozen”, which was a sequel to “The Fog”.
Tom was born on 26th April 1977 in Upstate New York. He attended high school in Okemos as his family used to move around all the time. Initially he started off with acting, but was taken to sports. His favourite is basketball. Tom is not the only actor in his family. His brother Mark too is an actor.
Before his involvement with showbiz, Tom used to work as a worker at a construction site. He was first discovered by Nantucket a camera scout. He married the model Jamie White in 2002.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2008 |
Salary |
Per episode salary from Smallville (2009-2010) |
$175,000 |