Supernatural

JARED PADALECKI
as SAM WINCHESTER

Jared Padalecki is best known for his role on the small screen as Rory’s (Alexis Bledel) boyfriend Dean on “Gilmore Girls.” Padalecki is currently starring in The CW’s thriller “Supernatural,” as Sam Winchester, the sweet reluctant hero who joins forces with his older brother (Jensen Ackles) to save their father from unseen forces.

On the big screen, Padalecki was most recently seen in the thriller “Cry Wolf,” where he played a precocious boarding school student drawn into an elaborate hoax involving a serial killer. He also co-starred in the Warner Bros. feature film “House of Wax,” opposite Chad Michael Murray and Paris Hilton. Other film credits include “Flight of the Phoenix,” opposite Dennis Quaid and Giovanni Ribisi, and “New York Minute,” with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

Additionally, Padalecki appeared in the hit film “Cheaper By The Dozen,” in a role for which director Shawn Levy specifically requested him. He can also be seen starring opposite Kathy Baker and Hallie Kate Eisenberg in the independent baseball movie “A Little Inside.”

Padalecki currently resides in Los Angeles with his two dogs.

Full Name : Samuel Winchester
Date of Birth : 2nd May 1983
Place of Birth : Lawrence, Kansas
Height : 6'4"
Weight : 180-190 lbs
Hair : Brown
Eyes : Brown

Played by : Jared Padalecki, Alex Ferris

Sam was born on May 2, 1983 to John and Mary Winchester in Lawrence, Kansas. He was the couple's second-born child and younger son, four years younger than his older brother, Dean.

Sam is different from his older brother, in that he is sensitive, rational, more innocent, and seemingly more concerned with living a "normal life" than his brother; in spite of this, it is apparent that he would do anything for Dean. He also rebelled against his father's attempts to raise him as a demon hunter and enrolled in Stanford University.

When Dean came to ask Sam for his help in the first episode, the viewers are introduced to Jessica, Sam's girlfriend. It is apparent that Sam was somewhat popular, despite no one knowing what it is his family really does. His brother Dean is the only one allowed to call him by his nickname, "Sammy." Sam has also had more love interests than Dean, although Dean has had a few flings on the show.

Although this is the Sam the viewers have come to love in Seasons 1 & 2, Sam has slowly become more and more hardened and cold hearted as Season 3 continues on. This is mostlikely a result of trying to become more like Dean so he can help Dean get out of 'the Deal.'