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Jensen Ackles

Jensen Ackles

Actor · Born March 1, 1978 (48) · Dallas, Texas, USA

Jensen Ross Ackles (born March 1, 1978) is a European-American actor, producer, director and singer. He is most notable for his television role as Dean Winchester on the CW television series Supernatural. His other popular roles include Soldier Boy on the popular Amazon Prime original series The Boys, Eric Brady in Days of our Lives which earned him several Daytime Emmy Award nominations, Alec/X5-494 in Dark Angel, and Jason Teague in Smallville.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1978 (48)
From
Dallas, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Jensen Ackles' films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Animation8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Bonds
26%
Survival
18%
Self
16%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 16
Shadow
3 of 16
Ally
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
2 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
6
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
7
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jensen Ackles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jensen Ackles' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Countdown(2025)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mark Meachum

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three(2024)

    as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two(2024)

    as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Tracker(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Russell Shaw

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One(2024)

    as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Gen V(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben / Soldier Boy

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Justice League: Warworld(2023)

    as Batman / Officer Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Buddy Games: Spring Awakening(2023)

    as Jack Durfy

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Legion of Super-Heroes(2023)

    as Batman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Winchesters(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer · as Dean Winchester · as Dean Winchester (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)

  • Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two(2021)

    as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One(2021)

    as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Walker(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Big Sky(2020)

    Show 14 episodes · as Beau Arlen

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Buddy Games(2019)

    as Jack Durfy

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Boys(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Ben / Soldier Boy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Jensen Ackles

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Supernatural: The Animation(2011)

    Show as Dean Winchester

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Batman: Under the Red Hood(2010)

    as Red Hood / Jason Todd (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • My Bloody Valentine(2009)

    as Tom Hanniger

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Ten Inch Hero(2007)

    as Priestly

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Devour(2005)

    as Jake Gray

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 327 episodes · Director · as Dean Winchester

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Plight of Clownana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jensen

  • Still Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Morgan

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 22 episodes · as Jason Teague

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eddie G

  • Dark Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 21 episodes · as Alec McDowell · as Ben

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 12 episodes · as C.J.

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Rhodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Wishbone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Duss

  • Cybill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as David

  • Sweet Valley High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Brad

  • Supernatural Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dean Winchester

  • Vought Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Ben / Soldier Boy

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 33 of them dated from 1994 to 2025; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

My Bloody Valentine (2009)

$101M worldwide

Highest rated

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Supernatural (2005)

Film career

19942025

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 14 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 35: 31 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thDirecting2 of 35: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 35: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

35 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew2010s4 · acting2020s15 · 14 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 57% of 14 roles
0520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jensen Ackles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director

Walker (2021)

83rd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jensen Ackles' work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles49–87 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles17–56 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles31–73 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles30–60 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles42–85 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jensen Ackles work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jensen Ackles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Register shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Sam Register8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Sam Register
  • Butch Lukic7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Butch Lukic
  • Kimberly S. Moreau7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Kimberly S. Moreau
  • Michael E. Uslan7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Michael E. Uslan