Kal-El, the last infant son of the doomed planet Krypton, is placed in a spaceship and sent to Earth. Someday, he'll master his powers and understand his true calling. But before the legend—before the icon—there was a teenager named Clark Kent growing up in the little town of Smallville Kansas, trying to balance his extraordinary emerging abilities with the complications of adolescence. Tom Welling made his series-starring debut in Smallville as a teenage Clark Kent struggling to come to grips with his emerging super powers.

Born and raised in New York, Welling got his first big break in 1999 with a six-episode romantic arc opposite Amy Brenneman on Judging Amy. He landed the role of Smallville's Clark Kent after a nationwide search for a fresh face to play the part.

Welling has relocated to Vancouver while filming the series. When not working, he enjoys reading, playing basketball with friends and running.

Lana Lang, the girl next door in the hamlet of Smallville, Kansas and the object of Clark Kent’s affection, is intelligent, gorgeous…and always seemingly a heartbeat away from trouble of one kind or another. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Kreuk began acting in high school plays, but mostly focused on her schoolwork rather than the stage. Fate came calling at the beginning of her senior year when a casting director looking for new talent for the television series Edgemont tapped Kreuk for a starring role. It was her first professional audition. She starred on the Canadian series for three seasons. In 2002, she was chosen as one of the new faces of Neutrogena and appeared in an advertising campaign for the company.

Kreuk currently lives in Vancouver and when not working enjoys reading and spending time with friends.

Chillingly polite and affable, the young Lex Luthor is a study in contrast: friendly and kind one moment, coiled and calculating the next…a direct result, perhaps, of his father Lionel Luthor’s two-faced tutelage. After being rescued by Clark Kent during an automobile accident, the young Lex and the teenage Clark form an early – yet unlikely – friendship. Self-assured and possessed with a rapid-fire sense of humor, Michael Rosenbaum shaved his blond locks for the role he seems born to play - a young Lex Luthor in Smallville. Born in Oceanside, New York, and raised in Newburgh, Indiana, 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.

Keeping busy over his hiatus, Rosenbaum appeared in the feature film Bringing Down the House opposite Steve Martin. He can be seen in the independent film Poolhall Junkies with Chazz Palminteri and Christopher Walken. Other film credits include Sorority Boys with 7th Heaven's Barry Watson and Sweet November with Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron. He also starred in the hit thriller Urban Legend and appeared in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Kevin Spacey and John Cusack.

Rosenbaum currently resides in Los Angeles. When not working, he belongs to an ice hockey league, a sport that he has played since childhood, and is a dedicated New York Rangers fan.

Pretty, plucky and always with a nose for a story, Chloe Sullivan – not surprisingly – is Lois Lane’s cousin and the Editor of Smallville High’s newspaper, The Torch. She is also one of Clark’s closest friends, though she’d like to be more. Allison Mack was born on July 29 in Germany and moved to Southern California at the age of 2. Her acting career began at age 4 with some commercials and print advertising. At 7, she began studying at The Young Actors Space in Los Angeles. Allison has accumulated many credits in movies and television in the years since. She's guest starred on TV programs like 7th Heaven and Providence. An episode of the short-lived series Kate Brasher in early 2001 featured Allison prominently.

Clark Kent’s mother here on Earth, Martha is the epitome of honesty and integrity; always there to provide down-to-earth advice, support and counsel to her family, including her uniquely gifted son. Annette O'Toole played Lana Lang, the girl Clark Kent left behind in his youth, in the big-screen feature Superman III. In Smallville, she takes her new place in the Superman saga playing the teenage Clark Kent's mother, Martha. 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 and Boy Meets World.

She was nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of Rose Kennedy in the television miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts. Her numerous television movie credits include The War Between the Tates as a student involved with her professor; Stand By Your Man, in which she showcased her singing voice playing country music legend Tammy Wynette; Love for Rent, A Girl of the Limberlost, The Entertainer, Stephen King's 'It' and Danielle Steel's 'Jewels.'

Dividing her time between stage and screen, O'Toole has performed in theater productions around the country, including a run in Los Angeles in Vanities and performances of Yankee Wives and Sun Bearing Down at The Globe Theater.

Currently living in Los Angeles, O'Toole is married to actor Michael McKean (Best in Show).

A salt-of-the-earth, Midwestern male with a glint in his eye who values personal responsibility and honor above most things, Jonathan Kent faces the age-old challenge of fathers everywhere: raising a teenage son—except his son can bench-press Buicks…and then some. 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. 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 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.

Recently, Schneider directed and starred in the original television movie Mary Christmas with Cynthia Gibb due out December 2002. He has also has appeared in numerous other 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. He can also be heard as the voice of the lead character in Kids' WB!'s animated series The Mummy.

Lex Luthor’s father and the original founder of LuthorCorp, he’s the unscrupulous, meglomanical, moustache-twirling villain we all love to hate. He’ll charm you with his grace and panache, but don’t turn your back on him or he’s liable to place a knife right between your shoulder blades before you even know what’s happened. Tony winner and five-time Emmy nominated John Glover has audiences stirring restlessly in their seats with his portrayal of the ruthless Lionel Luthor. Born in Salisbury, MD, Glover worked off-Broadway for 10 years before Jane Fonda's notorious slap in Julia caused audiences to sit up and take notice of this talented newcomer.

Deciding to take the next step in Hollywood, Glover packed his things and moved to Los Angeles, where he landed the role of Victor DiMato in the television movie Early Frost playing a brave AIDS patient. His performance earned him his first Emmy nomination.

Glover soon found himself cast as a series of notable villains such as the pornographer-blackmailer in 52 Pick-Up, the mad scientist Dr. Jason Woodrue in Batman & Robin, a manic TV executive in Gremlins 2: The New Batch and a drunken murderer in Masquerade. His impressive resume also includes such box office hits as Payback with Mel Gibson, Woody Allen's Annie Hall, Robocop 2 and Love! Valor! Compassion!Glover lit up the small screen as well with Emmy-nominated turns in the series Frasier, L.A. Law and Crime & Punishment. Taking his villainous streak to the extreme, Glover portrayed Satan in "Brimstone." Other television credits include television movies The Tempest, Dead By Midnight, Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker, An Enemy of the People, A Season of Giants and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Glover received another Emmy nod for his role in Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder and a Cable Ace nomination for his work in Traveling Man. Always returning to his first love, the stage, Glover received a Tony award and an Obie award for Best Actor in Love! Valour! Compassion! He was also awarded the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor for his work in The Traveler. Additional Broadway performances include Sorrows and Rejoicings, Give Me Your Answer, Do!, Tartuffe and Oblivion Postponed.

Glover splits his time between Maryland, Los Angeles and Vancouver. Striving to increase the awareness for the disease as well as raise much-needed funds for a cure, John dedicates his time to the Alzheimer's Association. He also funds a scholarship for actors at his alma mater, Towson University, and returns to teach classes in his free time.

Pete is Clark’s closest friend and confident for several years, until circumstances force him to leave Smallville. He’s also the one person amongst Clark’s friends to learn Clark’s secret, which Pete guards judiciously. Having been in Hollywood only a few years, Sam Jones III is already making quite a name for himself. He recently completed leading roles in two feature films, Zigzag and Snipes, as well as having guest-starred in several television series. His role as Clark Kent's best friend Pete in the first three seasons of Smallville marked his series-starring debut. Growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, 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 appeared in two episodes of the new R.L. Stine series The Nightmare Room on Kids' WB!

On the big screen, Jones made an auspicious debut. In the gritty independent drama Zigzag, he played the autistic 15-year-old title character opposite Wesley Snipes as his crack-addicted father. The film also starred Oliver Platt, Natasha Lyonne and John Leguizamo as his terminally ill mentor. Jones also starred in the independent crime drama Snipes, playing opposite rapper Nelly and Dean Winters.

When he is not working, Jones spends his time on the basketball court. He currently lives in Los Angeles and relocates to Vancouver for the filming of Smallville.

Lana Lang’s fourth season love interest is a charming young man she met while studying in Paris. Jason appears honest and well intentioned on the surface, but his enigmatic mother, Genevieve Teague may have helped engineer the romance between her son and Lana for ulterior motives…and Jason’s complicity—or lack thereof—in such a plot remains a mystery... Recently listed as one of E! Online's "Sizzlin' 16 of 2004" and YM magazine's "Hottest Guys of 2003," Jensen Ackles is a young actor on the rise. Ackles was most recently seen on Dawson's Creek in a recurring role and on Dark Angel as a series regular. His additional work in television includes co-starring in the mini-series Blonde, opposite Poppy Montgomery and Patrick Dempsey.

In 1997, he began his acting career with much critical acclaim when he joined the cast of Days of Our Lives. In addition to three Emmy nominations (1998, 1999 and 2000), he won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer in 1998.

Ackles was born in Dallas and was raised in Richardson, Texas. He now resides in Los Angeles.

She’s bold, she’s brassy, she’s beautiful…she’s Lois Lane, come to Smallville to be an effervescent thorn in Clark Kent’s life. Nuff said. Erica Durance, aged 26, is one of Smallville's newest additions, appearing as Lois Lane in 13 episodes of the show's fourth season. Also sometimes credited as Erica Parker, she has appeared in episodes of Andromeda and The Chris Isaak Show. She was also in the movie "House of the Dead."

"Of all the different female leads in comics, Lois Lane was always my favorite because she was so involved," she said in a New York Post interview. "She was always so involved in everything going on — she's a go-getter, she was really in there, quite tough and kind of a hero in her own right."

Previous Credits include: (Television) Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, The Chris Isaak Show, Tru Calling, (Movies) House of the Dead.