2. • Jensen Ross Ackles, better known as simply Jensen Ackles, was born
on March 1, 1978, in Dallas, Texas, to Donna Joan (Shaffer) and
actor Alan Ackles. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry.
Jensen grew up in Richardson, Texas, together with his older brother,
Joshua, and a younger sister, Mackenzie. Jensen graduated from
Dartmouth Elementary School in 1990, he graduated from Apollo
Junior High School in 1993, and LV Berkner High School in 1996.
3. • He is an American actor and director. He is known for his roles in
television as Eric Brady inDays of Our Lives, which earned him
several Daytime Emmy Award nominations, as well as Alec/X5-
494 in Dark Angel and Jason Teague in Smallville. Ackles currently
stars as Dean Winchester on the CW series Supernatural.
4. • After three years of dating, Ackles became engaged to actress, model,
and gymnast Danneel Harris in November 2009. The couple married
on May 15, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. They have one daughter, Justice Jay
"JJ" Ackles, born on May 30, 2013.
5. Awards
• 1998 - Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer
2008 - Ewwy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series
2010 - Ewwy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series
2011 - TV Guide Award for Favourite Actor[