ACTOR

Tom Welling

1977 - Today

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Thomas "Tom" Joseph Welling (born April 26, 1977) is an American actor, director, producer, podcaster, and model. He is best known for his role as Clark Kent in The WB (now The CW) superhero drama Smallville (2001–2011). He also co-starred in the third season of the Fox fantasy comedy-drama Lucifer as Lt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Welling has received more than 9,276,874 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Tom Welling is the 2,929th most popular actor (down from 2,468th in 2019), the 4,496th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,987th in 2019) and the 1,327th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Welling ranks 2,929 out of 13,578. Before him are Kim Tae-hee, Lorraine Gary, Leon Niemczyk, Vincent Regan, Kyōko Kagawa, and Jared Padalecki. After him are Jehanne D'Alcy, Betty Buckley, Ji Chang-wook, Minnie Driver, Marc Singer, and Brett Cullen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Tom Welling ranks 56. Before him are Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Willy Sagnol, Brock Lesnar, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Marek Jankulovski, and Tom Brady. After him are Nick Heidfeld, William Gallas, Milo Ventimiglia, Maniche, Kelly Reilly, and John Mayer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Welling ranks 4,496 out of 20,380. Before him are Adrienne Rich (1929), Bryce DeWitt (1923), Lorraine Gary (1937), Andrew Tate (1986), Reed Hastings (1960), and Jared Padalecki (1982). After him are Daryl Hall (1946), Betty Buckley (1947), Martin Johnson Heade (1819), Brett Cullen (1956), Jimmy Smits (1955), and Eric Allin Cornell (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Welling ranks 1,327. Before him are Randall Duk Kim (1943), Vincent Pastore (1946), Catherine Hicks (1951), Nathan Lane (1956), Lorraine Gary (1937), and Jared Padalecki (1982). After him are Betty Buckley (1947), Brett Cullen (1956), Jimmy Smits (1955), Brian Keith (1921), Stella Stevens (1936), and Gilbert Gottfried (1955).

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Television and Movie Roles

Smallville
Clark Kent
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.
8.2 / 10
Lucifer
Marcus Pierce
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape.
8.5 / 10
The Fog
Nick Castle
Trapped within an eerie mist, the residents of Antonio Bay have become the unwitting victims of a horrifying vengeance. One hundred years earlier, a ship carrying lepers was purposely lured onto the rocky coastline and sank, drowning all aboard. Now they're back – long-dead mariners who've waited a century for their revenge.
Oct 14o 20054.53 / 10