Smallville

Before the legend... before the icon... there was a teenager named Clark Kent (newcomer Tom Welling). Someday, he'll master his powers and understand his true calling. For now, he just has to get through adolescence. This new interpretation of the enduring Superman mythology and its classic characters blends realism and adventure into an exciting action series.

Twelve years ago, a meteor shower burst from the heavens, raining destruction on the unsuspecting citizens of Smallville, Kansas. The intervening years have left the town's inhabitants with scars and secrets. From the ashes of tragedy, Clark Kent grows into an awkward teen. While adolescence always brings its challenges, Clark's transition from boyhood to adulthood is particularly difficult. He must struggle to come to grips with his emerging superpowers - and the effects of kryptonite - while battling the strange things that have plagued this idyllic Midwest hamlet since the meteor shower.

Cast of Smallville

Clark Kent

Tom Welling, familiar to television audiences from a recurring role on Judging Amy, makes his  series starring debut in Smallville as a teenage Clark Kent struggling to come to grips with his emerging superpowers.

Born and raised in New York, Welling is fairly new to the acting world. He performed in a few high school theater productions before recently moving to Los Angeles to pursue a professional career.

His first big break was landing six episodes on Judging Amy last season, playing opposite Amy Brenneman in a romantic role that drew raves. He landed the role of Kent after a nationwide search for a fresh face to play the part.

Welling currently lives in Los Angeles. When not working, he enjoys reading, playing basketball with friends and running.

Birthday: Apr. 26

Hometown: New York, NY

Lex Luthor

Michael Rosenbaum shaved his blond locks for the role he seems born to play - a young Lex Luthor in Smallville.

Born in Oceanside, N.Y. and raised in Newburgh, Ind., Rosenbaum excelled in high school drama classes. Once hooked, he took on lead roles in college stage productions such as The Heidi Chronicles while attending Western Kentucky University and performing in regional theater during his summers.

Upon graduation with a degree in mass communications and theater, he packed his bags and headed for New York to pursue acting. He quickly landed roles in off-Broadway productions and small independent films, and soon segued into regular appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in a sketch called The Amsterdam Kids.

His first real break came when he got a series regular role on The WB comedy series The Tom Show, with Tom Arnold. The relationship with the network continued as he was cast as Jack in the New York comedy Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane.

Birthday: July 11
Hometown: Newburgh, IN

Pete Ross

His role as Clark Kent's (Tom Welling) best friend Pete in the action-adventure drama Smallville marks his series-starring debut.

Growing up in Boston, Mass., Jones acted in local commercials. After spending a summer vacation with a friend living in Los Angeles, he caught the showbiz bug and decided to pursue a career in acting. Soon after he graduated from high school, Jones moved to Hollywood to follow his dream.

His first job was a memorable guest-starring role on NYPD Blue in which he portrayed a troubled teen who stole a gun and hid it in his daughter's crib. From there, his career began to grow. His credits include an emotionally charged recurring role on C.S.I. in which he played a teen who accidentally killed a girl and then watched as his grandfather attempted to take the blame. He also guest-starred on Judging Amy as a sexually abused teen who gets mixed up in a drive-by shooting. Jones will appear in two episodes of the new R.L. Stine series The Nightmare Room, beginning this fall on Kids' WB!

Birthday: Apr. 29
Hometown: Boston, MA

Chloe Sullivan

Allison Mack brings her many talents to the new action-adventure series Smallville portraying Chloe Sullivan, a teenage Clark Kent's close friend.

Mack was born in Germany but moved with her family to Southern California at age 2, beginning her acting career at 4 with print work and commercials. At 7, she began studying at The Young Actors Space in Los Angeles, where she currently attends classes in improvisation and scene study.

Most recently, Mack starred in the short-lived television comedy Opposite Sex. Previously, she got the chance to display her comedic flair as a series regular on Hiller and Diller, working alongside comedy greats Richard Lewis, Kevin Nealon and Eugene Levy. Mack guest-starred in a highly rated and critically praised episode of The WB family drama 7th Heaven portraying a teen caught up in the devastating trend of "cutting." She can also be seen on Kids' WB! this fall in two episodes of the new R.L. Stine series The Nightmare Room.

Birthday: July 29
Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Whitney Fordman

Making his television series debut, Eric Johnson stars in the new action-adventure drama Smallville as Lana Lang's (Kristin Kreuk) football jock boyfriend Whitney.

Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Johnson enrolled in a theater school at age 9 and soon began performing in professional theater and landing small film and television roles. At 14, he appeared in the epic Western drama Legends of the Fall playing Brad Pitt's character Tristan in his youth.

On television, Johnson appeared in the movies Atomic Train with Rob Lowe, Kristin Davis and Mena Suvari; Oklahoma City with Kathy Baker as a survivor of the Oklahoma City bombing; and Children of Fortune. He starred in the leading role in Scorn, a feature film drama based on a true story about a high school student who hired two teens to murder his family. The independent film received rave reviews and aired on television in Canada.

Birthday: Aug. 7
Hometown: Edmonton, AB

Jonathan Kent

John Schneider is a multi-talented performer with credits spanning television, film, music and the stage. Best known for his role as Bo Duke on the popular television series The Dukes of Hazzard, Schneider stars in Smallville as Jonathan Kent, father to a teenage Clark Kent.

Schneider starred for six seasons as one of the fast-driving, fun-loving cousins of the Duke clan on the hugely popular '80s comedy-adventure series The Dukes of Hazzard. He recently reprised his beloved role in the television movie The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood. Schneider was also a series regular on the family drama Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and the syndicated drama Heaven Help Us.

Schneider has starred in numerous original television movies, including Michael Landon, the Father I Knew, True Women, Night of the Twisters, The Legend of Ruby Silver, Texas and Desperate Journey. This fall, he also will lend his voice to a lead character in Kids' WB!'s new animated series The Mummy.

Birthday: Apr. 8
Hometown: Mount Kisco, NY

Martha Kent

Annette O'Toole played Lana Lang, the girl Clark Kent left behind in his youth, in the big-screen feature Superman III. Now she takes her new place in the Superman saga playing a teenage Clark Kent's mother, Martha, in the new action-adventure series Smallville.

Born in Houston, Texas, O'Toole started dancing at the early age of 3. At 13, her family moved to Los Angeles and she began taking acting lessons. Her first big break came when she starred in the 1975 feature film Smile as a conniving beauty pageant contestant. Since then, O'Toole has appeared on the big screen in 48 Hrs. playing Nick Nolte's character's girlfriend, the 1982 remake of Cat People directed by Paul Schrader, Here on Earth with Chris Klein and Leelee Sobieski, One on One, King of the Gypsies, Cross My Heart and Love at Large.

Most recently, O'Toole starred on the cable television series The Huntress and also has been a series regular on Nash Bridges. She has guest-starred on many series including Law & Order, Boy Meets World and Frasier.

Birthday: Apr. 1
Hometown: Houston, TX

"Trust me clark, our friendship will be the stuff of legends." Lex to Clark

"So which one are you? Man or Superman?"-Lana "Pilot"

"The girl who writes for the pom-pom brigade is, no suprise, out with mono"-Chloe "X Ray"  

Clark "You might consider driving in a style that won't actually break the sound barrier"
Lex "Where's the fun in that?"-"Hourglass"

"I believe we make our own destiny." -Lex "Hourglass"

"I'm not a criminal mastermind."-Lex "X-Ray"

"Chloe, you know I could never outgrow you...other than vertically."-Clark "Metamorphosis"

"Lex, you're alive. The question you need to ask yourself is where do you go from here?"-Clark "Hourglass"

Chloe: "Clark Kent is a football player and Lana Lang is a waitress."
Pete:"What's wrong with that?"
Chloe:"Nothing. I just want to click my heels and get back to reality."-"Hothead"

"This coming from a man who's been hiding a spaceship in his storm cellar for 12 years"- Martha "Metamorphosis"

"Do you know anyone else who's lost an entire old person before?"-Lana "Hourglass"

"I was playing barely hard to get. What's the problem?" -Chloe "Cool"

"As much as we'd love to see your face on a cereal box, we'll settle for you getting to school on time."-Martha "Cool"

"Clark, do you believe a man can fly?"-Lex "Pilot"

"You asked for my opinion, I'm just thinking out of the box"-Chloe "Hourglass"

"You'd think someone that stupid would have a thicker head"-Chloe "Craving"

"If this town had ever had connections they wouldn't have named it Smallville"- Lex "Cool"

"A high school boyfriend isn't a husband, it's an obstacle" -Lex, "Cool"

"May I come in? I promise I'm not packing heat"-Lex "X Ray"

Lex: You wanna tell me what happened last night?
Clark: It was just a stupid prank.
Lex: You were tied to a stake in the middle of a field; even the Romans saved that for special occasions. You coulda died out there.-"Metamorphosis"

Mr. Kent: You could see through my hand.
Clark: No, you always carry your knife in that pocket.- X Ray

"This is what I love about high school parties: people will gather anywhere as long as there's illegally purchased alcohol and even the slightest chance of hooking up."-Chloe "Cool"

"I'd question your integrity, but you're a journalist."-Lex "X Ray"

Clark: Hello citizens.
Mrs. Kent: I'm not familiar with this child. Where's the moody one? Lives upstairs, runs real fast?-"Cool"

"Just because you can't get past your Lana crush, don't knock the rest of us for trying to make a love connection."-Pete "Cool"

Clark: I'll say this one more time, and then I'll print up bumper stickers: this is not a date.-"Cool"

"He may be a little intellectually challenged, but he's really hot."-Chloe "Cool"

Clark: You guys ever notice anything wierd about Tina Greer?
Chloe: Nothing that would require the intense concentration you're exerting to look at her.-"X Ray"

"Pete, do you want to take a commercial break from the soap opera in your head? I’ve told you a million times, I’m not interested in Clark."-Chloe "Pilot"

Clark: I just want you to know that this is the best non-date I've ever had.-"Cool"

Clark: You deserved a lot better than Sean even before he tried to kill you.
Chloe: That's sweet. I think.-"Cool"

Pete: I can't believe there's anything more important to him than you.-"Cool"

"It's a math midterm. It's not like I pulled you out of a burning building."-Clark "Craving"

Pete: Clark, I'm telling you, this is good news for you.
Clark: Kansas state gives Whitney a full scholarship and Lana gives him a tongue bath. How is that good news?-"Craving"

"Getting your morning Lana fix?" -Chloe "Craving"

Clark: Chloe, don't you ever knock?
Chloe: It's a barn, Clark.-"Craving"

"Sometimes people can surprise you."-Lana "Pilot"

"Dear Clark, drive safely, always in your debt, maniac in the Porsche."-Lex's letter, read by Clark "Pilot"

Lex- "I promise you clark, I'm not a criminal mastermind" 
Clark- "I know, a criminal mastermind would have worn a mask"

Clark - "I don't know. As long as I don't have to wear a suit and do a lot of flying."

The best reason for watching Smallville         

           Kristin Kreuk ( pool scene)                                                            Kristin Kreuk (Locker scene)