# Tom Welling

> American actor, director, and model

**Wikidata**: [Q200261](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200261)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Welling)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tom-welling

## Summary
Tom Welling is an American actor, director, and model known for work across television and film since 2000. He is associated with notable television and film titles in the dataset, including Smallville, Lucifer, Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), The Fog (2005), and Parkland (2013).

## Biography
- Nationality: United States
- Known for: Work as an actor, director, and model in American television and film; associated with Smallville, Lucifer, Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), The Fog (2005), and Parkland (2013)
- Employer(s): Associated with television productions and films listed in the dataset (Smallville; Lucifer; The Winchesters; Cheaper by the Dozen (2003); The Fog (2005); Parkland (2013))
- Field(s): Television actor; film actor; film director; film producer; television director; television producer; model
- Aliases: Thomas Welling; Thomas Joseph Welling
- Work period start: 2000
- Wikidata description: American actor, director, and model

## Contributions
- Acting credits in films listed in the dataset: Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), The Fog (2005), Parkland (2013). These are cited film titles associated with Tom Welling in the provided material.
- Contributions to television projects referenced in the dataset: Smallville (American television series), Lucifer (American television series, 2016–2021), and The Winchesters (American dark fantasy television series). The dataset connects Tom Welling to these television productions.
- Professional scope includes roles beyond acting: credited occupations include film director, film producer, television director, and television producer as recorded in the provided structured properties.
- Modeling: identified as a model in the dataset, indicating professional work displaying, advertising, or promoting products or visual campaigns.

## FAQs
Q: Who is Tom Welling?
A: Tom Welling is an American actor, director, and model with a career in television and film beginning around 2000.

Q: What are Tom Welling’s best-known productions?
A: Titles associated with him in the dataset include the television series Smallville, Lucifer, and The Winchesters, and the films Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), The Fog (2005), and Parkland (2013).

Q: What occupations does Tom Welling hold?
A: The dataset lists him as a television actor, film actor, film director, film producer, television director, television producer, and model.

Q: What are his known aliases and metadata identifiers?
A: Aliases include Thomas Welling and Thomas Joseph Welling; the Wikidata description is “American actor, director, and model,” the Wikipedia title is Tom Welling, and the sitelink_count in the provided properties is 53.

Q: When did Tom Welling’s work period begin?
A: The provided data lists a work_period_start of 2000.

## Why They Matter
Tom Welling’s presence across multiple roles—actor, director, producer, and model—illustrates a multifaceted career within American film and television. The dataset ties him to long-running or widely noticed television properties (Smallville; Lucifer; The Winchesters) and several films (Cheaper by the Dozen [2003]; The Fog [2005]; Parkland [2013]), indicating sustained participation in mainstream entertainment projects. His recorded start in 2000 shows a career spanning decades in the dataset, contributing both on-screen and in production/directing capacities. Without his involvement, the specific contributions attributed to him in these productions would be absent; his multi-role profile reflects a model of cross-medium participation that other practitioners in the field emulate.

## Notable For
- Occupations spanning multiple production roles: television actor, film actor, film director, film producer, television director, television producer, and model.
- Associated television titles in the dataset: Smallville; Lucifer (2016–2021); The Winchesters.
- Associated film titles in the dataset: Cheaper by the Dozen (2003); The Fog (2005); Parkland (2013).
- Aliases: Thomas Welling; Thomas Joseph Welling.
- Wikidata metadata: wikipedia_title "Tom Welling"; sitelink_count 53; wikidata_description "American actor, director, and model".
- Documented professional activity beginning in 2000 (work_period_start).

## Body

### Overview
Tom Welling is presented in the provided dataset as an American entertainment professional whose recorded occupations include acting (both television and film), directing (film and television), producing (film and television), and modeling. His structured properties list aliases, a Wikipedia title, a sitelink count, and a work period start of 2000. Multiple television series and films are associated with him in the supplied material.

### Career — Television
- Smallville: The dataset identifies the American television series Smallville as a related item connected to Tom Welling. Smallville is listed among the primary television associations in the provided material.
- Lucifer: The dataset links Tom Welling to Lucifer, an American television series running 2016–2021. This series appears among the television titles associated with him.
- The Winchesters: The Winchesters, described in the dataset as an American dark fantasy television series, is also listed among the related television productions.
- Television occupations: He is characterized as a television actor, television director, and television producer in the provided list of occupations, indicating roles both in front of and behind the camera for television projects.

### Career — Film
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003): This 2003 film by Shawn Levy is included in the dataset as a film associated with Tom Welling.
- The Fog (2005): The 2005 film by Rupert Wainwright appears in the related items tied to Tom Welling.
- Parkland (2013): The 2013 film by Peter Landesman is likewise included among the film titles associated with him.
- Film occupations: The dataset records him as a film actor, film director, and film producer, which signifies involvement across multiple film production roles.

### Directing and Producing
- Film director / film producer: The structured relationships list film director and film producer among his occupations, defining these roles as “person who controls the artistic and dramatic aspects of a film production” and “person supervising the making of a film,” respectively, per the related-item descriptions.
- Television director / television producer: The dataset also lists television director and television producer as occupations, categorizing them within video production for TV.

### Modeling
- Model: Tom Welling is identified in the dataset as a model, described as a person employed to display, advertise, and promote products or to serve as a visual aid. This establishes modeling as one of his professional fields.

### Metadata and Identifiers
- Aliases: Thomas Welling; Thomas Joseph Welling.
- Wikipedia title: Tom Welling.
- Wikidata description: American actor, director, and model.
- Work period start: 2000 (ISO-style value in the provided properties).
- Sitelink count (person): 53, as listed in the structured properties.

### Related Dataset Entries and Context
- Core entity types: human (any single member of Homo sapiens); United States (country of nationality, listed among related items and used as his nationality).
- Related film and television items with sitelink counts provided in the dataset:
  - Smallville — sitelink_count: 63 (listed as an American television series).
  - Lucifer — sitelink_count: 44 (American television series, 2016–2021).
  - Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) — sitelink_count: 35 (film by Shawn Levy).
  - The Fog (2005) — sitelink_count: 25 (film by Rupert Wainwright).
  - Parkland (2013) — sitelink_count: 27 (film by Peter Landesman).
  - The Winchesters — sitelink_count: 16 (American dark fantasy television series).
- Other related persons present in the dataset (included as connected entities):
  - Thomas the Apostle — described with occupations and sitelink_count: 93 in the dataset.
  - Joseph — listed as a Christian saint with multiple occupations and sitelink_count: 97 in the dataset.
  These entries appear among the related items in the supplied material and are included for completeness of dataset connections.

### Influence and Reach
- Multi-discipline profile: The combination of acting, directing, producing, and modeling demonstrates a career that spans core entertainment disciplines as recorded in the dataset.
- Longevity: A work_period_start dated to 2000 indicates activity across multiple decades in the dataset’s scope.
- Presence in notable projects: The association with prominent TV series and named films in the dataset reflects recognition within mainstream American film and television entries included in the provided material.

### Dataset Footprint
- Sitelink_count for the person: 53, as recorded.
- The dataset ties Tom Welling to several high-profile titles and to multiple production roles, showing a broad footprint across entries for television, film, and modeling.

### Limitations of the Provided Data
- Personal details such as birth date, birthplace, education, awards, and specific role credits (e.g., character names or exact directing/producing credits on particular projects) are not provided in the supplied material and therefore are not asserted here.
- Specific years of involvement with certain television titles (other than the 2016–2021 range given for Lucifer) are not listed in the provided facts.

### Summary of Recorded Facts
- Name and aliases: Tom Welling; Thomas Welling; Thomas Joseph Welling.
- Primary occupations in dataset: television actor; film actor; film director; film producer; television director; television producer; model.
- Associated productions listed: Smallville; Lucifer (2016–2021); The Winchesters; Cheaper by the Dozen (2003); The Fog (2005); Parkland (2013).
- Nationality: United States.
- Work period start: 2000.
- Wikidata metadata: wikipedia_title "Tom Welling"; sitelink_count 53; wikidata_description "American actor, director, and model."

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