Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the lead role of Sam Winchester in the dark fantasy series Supernatural (2005–2020) after raising to fame in the early 2000s thanks to his appearances on the comedy drama series Gilmore Girls (2000–2005) as well as the films Flight of the Phoenix (2004), House of Wax (2005) and Friday the 13th (2009). He also played the title role in the action crime drama series Walker (2021–2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jared Padalecki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
