He is known to use crude humor, use pop culture references, make sexual innuendos, and indulge in pornography (especially about Busty Asian Beauties). At the end, it is revealed that it was a ghoul (that wanted revenge on John for a previous hunt) and impersonating Adam who was killed but Dean saved Sam and the brothers burned Adam's body. Dean had joined Alastair in torturing souls after previously refusing for 30 years. He is constantly called out for feeling this way by Bobby and Sam. Dean is briefly reunited with his father after a pearl with magical abilities grants him that which his heart desires. Still abandoning his plan to seal himself in the Malik box, Dean accompanies Sam, Castiel, and Jack in a fairly routine hunt. He carried out this task calmly, and coupled it with taunts, giving the impression that he was enjoying himself. Once Sam and Castiel helped him see the truth, he broke free of the state and fought with Michael. Eventually confronting his brother, Dean is pulled into a fight by a soldier named Cole, allowing Sam to use holy water to imprison his brother. Characters whose actor played more than one character. While this made him angry, Dean continues to love Sam since he knows their family isn't perfect. Dean Winchester, from the moment of his debut, was shown to be an understanding, funny, mischievous, and, in contrast to his younger brother, a little immature. After these events, he became even more reluctant to get in a physical relationship let alone an emotional one. In October 2021, Ackles was cast to play U.S. Dylan was born on January 24, 1995 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [15] As Dean and Sam already have War and Famine's rings, they search for Pestilence and Death's location, leading Sam to meet his old college friend Brady: the guy who introduced Sam to Jessica and the demon ordered by Azazel to kill Jessica. Michael SwordRighteous ManSoldier of HeavenDean SmithImpala67[1]Squirrel | Not Moose (by Crowley)Buffy (by David)Dean-O (by Cole and Gabriel)Hoss (by The Colonel)Chief (by Benny)Dee-Dawg (by Sonny)Humanity (by Metatron)Hasselhoff, Pretty Old (by Claire)Sheriff (by Mr. Elkins)Batman (by Himself)Clint Eastwood Jerk (by Sam, Crowley and Marie) Michael's monkey suit (by Neil)Dean CampbellMessenger of God's Destruction (by Billie) (alongside Sam)The ultimate killer (by God) Even though he has a stronger connection with angels throughout the series, he's the Winchester to eventually becomes a demon, specifically a Knight of Hell. When Castiel is unsuccessful, he declares the amulet "useless," and Dean throws it away. He was subsequently cast on Smallville (2001), as Assistant football coach Jason Teague, the new love interest of Lana Lang. Until Season 6, Dean often wore his father's leather jacket. Dean eventually manifested long enough to demand his freedom. However, unlike his brother Sam, he did not resent his father for having him "raised like a warrior". Manifesting as a woman who comes to call herself Amara, Dean finds himself unable to kill her due to a twisted attraction, but matters become even more complicated when Castiel consents to act the vessel for Lucifer when he becomes convinced that only an archangel has any chance against Amara. ", Dean is one of only two people known to be, Through his behavior in the early episodes of. Dean's shown countless times to be good with kids and the ladies. Dean Winchester was born on January 24, 1979 in Lawrence, Kansas. (2008 Edition)", "EWwy Awards 2010: Here's to the Winners! The album's first single was released on iTunes and the album was released in November 2019. Marshal Wood Helm in the Western feature Rust, written and directed by Joel Souza. Ackles would serve as narrator, reprising his role as Dean. [8] He also had a small role in the 2004 short film The Plight of Clownana. He shows disgust and rage at Castiel for working with Crowley, despite the fact that he worked with Crowley in the past season and one of the first things he does in season 7 is call Crowley to help take down Castiel. In 2018, Ackles collaborated with musician Steve Carlson to form Radio Company. Dylan Everett is a Canadian TV actor who both appeared in the role of Campbell Saunders in the series, Degrassi and voiced the character of Wolly in the PBS animated series, Super Why!. Meeting a seemingly helpful demon Ruby, Dean learns that he too may become a demon himself if he burns in Hell too long. Although Castiel concludes that Lucifer's child is worth protecting, the potential alliance with the Men of Letters ends when the group prove to be excessively ruthless, to the point of killing a hunter who had assisted the Winchesters on a case because she accidentally killed one of their members. Throughout the first half of Season 5, Castiel attempts to use this amulet to find God, as its claimed power is to burn hot in God's presence. When Dean was 16, he was arrested for stealing and spent time in a boys' home where he had the opportunity to go to a regular school, though eventually Dean chose to return to Sam. After Michael gave him a hint, Dean resolved to lock him up as Michael did to him. Joining up with Metatron, Ezekiel reveals himself to actually be the angel Gadreel and overpowers Dean, preventing him from saving Kevin. Dean characteristically takes a fighting stance as the swarm engulfs him, his brother, and Castiel. When playing Rock, Paper, Scissors, Dean almost always loses because he picks scissors. While the Winchesters discover that Lucifer conceived a child while possessing the President, they are left to guard the child's mother while Mary explores the possibility of an alliance with the British Men of Letters. He caught the acting bug because he was mostly influenced by his father, who was an actor in Dallas. Dean is typically ruthless and aggressive when he is hunting, a task which he approaches enthusiastically, making him the more merciless of the Winchester siblings. While he acted like this, there were still glimpses of his old self underneath, as he was willing to check out the alibi of a Mia Vallens (a shapeshifter) rather than kill her and gave Jack praise for saving Sam. His signature looks are black boots, a dark leather jacket and dark flannel shirts with dark blue jeans. This proved to be another successful acting venture for Jensen, as critics were impressed with his work in this role. Baths. Dean now believes that it is their duty to save people and quitting out of the hunting business is permanently out of the question. [24] Production was temporarily suspended after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Dean tries to bury his initial discomfort with being abandoned by Mary, but an eventual reconciliation restores some of Dean's happiness about her return. Dean is more willing to put his life in danger for children than he is for nearly anyone else. Dean has killed two of his distant relatives. During his time in Purgatory, Dean seems to have adopted a new, slightly unstable personality. Adam (ancestor) Eve (ancestor) Cain (ancestor) Abel (ancestor) Henry Winchester (paternal grandfather) Millie Winchester (paternal grandmother)Samuel Campbell (maternal grandfather) Deanna Campbell (maternal grandmother) John Winchester (father) Mary Winchester (mother) Sam Winchester (younger brother) Adam Milligan (younger half-brother)Jack Kline (surrogate son) Emma (daughter) Christian Campbell (third cousin) Gwen Campbell (third cousin) Mark Campbell (distant cousin) Bobby Singer (surrogate father) Dean Winchester II (nephew) His character died in the episode, but Ackles returned to the show as a series regular in the second season as Ben's sane clone, Alec/X5-494. What's the matter? Parallel to this, the previous vessel of Lucifer engages in a plan to raise Lucifer from the empty. Despite stating "what's dead shoud stay dead," and consistently criticizing people who resurrect their loved ones,Dean has done everything in his power to resurrect Sam, Jack, and Mary. He has even stated once that he does enjoy anime and Japanese animated porn (Hentai). However, the one time he was shown to indulge in a one-night stand in The Slice Girls he ended up fathering an Amazon that tried to kill him. Drama Fantasy Horror Dean and Sam learn that a witch is running a poker game where the currency is life years versus money; Dean tries to intervene when Bobby starts losing the game. Chuck kills Jack and releases every evil spirit from hell to attack the trio in a dramatic show of frustration, with a prequel statement "Story's over. 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. This is furthered by the fact that instead of an axe, he decides to use a hammer to break through a door and kill Sam, despite both tasks requiring much more force with a hammer than with an axe. During the short period as the angel Michael, Dean had powers similar to teleportation, telekinesis and rapid healing. His body brought back to the bunker, Dean's reawakens a demon and leaves with Crowley.[16]. Aided by Michael, Dean faced Lucifer in battle and ultimately killed the rogue archangel and ended his long reign of terror. He is the couple's first child, four years older than his younger brother, Sam. Jensen also earned the opportunity to work his father, actor Alan Ackles, who happened to play his character's father, Paul Kilton. With the help of Castiel, however, Dean is cured, but still remains an enhanced human with the Mark of Cain. In February 2009, the film was released on DVD exclusively by Blockbuster Home Video. Getting Sam's soul back, from Lucifer's cage, through Death, the brothers begin to unravel a conspiracy involving Crowley and Castiel. Dean is angered to learn that Sam did not even search for him. The Hollywood couple has been married since 2010, and they have three kids named Justice, Arrow, and Zeppelin. In the summer of 2007, Ackles took on the role of Priestly in the independent comedy Ten Inch Hero. While Sam has used more types of magic than Dean to more effects, the magic Dean has used has generally had stronger effects including. He is 6'1"-- making him shorter than his younger brother Samand muscular. Using the demon cure process to try to turn his brother back, Sam lets his guard down and Dean escapes. The Mark was removed in Brother's Keeper. Dean recently received the Mark of Cain, manifesting just below his elbow. Dean finds out about his mother's death and starts into a fit of anger fueled by grief. Dean encounters another angel Zachariah who implores Dean to keep hunting after he nearly gave it up when learning Alastair had tortured John, who never broke in his time in Hell. Dean returns completely to normal once Sam cures him through the Demon Curing Ritual. Counting return trips, Dean has time traveled twelve times. 1: Dean's date of birth Dean Winchester was born on January 24, 1979. However, due to Sam's earlier machinations, the Mark is removed and the Darkness is unleashed regardless. Sq. Affiliation He is allergic to cats as evidenced in the episode, A running gag on the show is that Dean never gets his. After Castiel's death, Mary's imprisonment in the alternate universe and Jack's birth, Dean was shown to become quite depressed. Though on occasion he can be somewhat impulsive as well as arrogant, Dean is both extremely intelligent and competent. Dean also wanted to get revenge on the Archangel for using him while being angry when Alternate Kaia compared him to the latter. After his break up with Lisa, Dean was reluctant to get back into his old routine of "new town, new girl." Jensen, however, turned down the role which was later offered to another actor, Eric Christian Olsen. Sam and Dean Winchester from Supernatural are brothers and are obviously pretty close to each other. Surviving a full year in Purgatory with the aid of the vampire Benny after being abandoned by Castiel, Dean and Benny eventually escape. When Dean was released, he told Sam of how he suffered in his possession. He single-handedly repairs the totaled Impala multiple times throughout the series and is a professional mechanic in the Wishverse of 2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be. That same year, he was offered the part of Eliza Dushku's love interest on the second season of Tru Calling (2003). Mending his bond with Sam, Dean kills Abaddon and nearly slaughters Gadreel. Prior to that, Jensen actually planned to study sports medicine at Texas Tech University and become a physical therapist, before he decided to move to Los Angeles to give acting a try. On their search to find a way to defeat Lucifer, the brothers attempt to use the Colt and look for God, but it is revealed that the Colt cannot kill Lucifer and God does not care about the Apocalypse. Supernatural 's pilot episode aired in September 2005 and takes place in a contemporary setting. This seems to fade when he engages in intercourse with Suzy Lee. HumanKnight of Hell (cured)Vampire (cured) Ghost (formerly) Jefferson Starship (cured) Learning from Death how to trap Lucifer, Dean eventually lets Sam become the devil's vessel, but his strong bond with Dean helps him fall into Lucifer's Cage with Michael, who is using the boys' younger brother Adam as a vessel. Dean has been to the most number of different realms out of all the characters: Dean is descended from the biblical brother. Dean is very good at flirting, proven in notable episodes. At an unknown point before his death, Dean digs into a previously unknown chapter of his parents' lives. Although he initially agrees, Dean relents and kills Death instead. The movie, however, received mixed reviews from the public.That same year, Jensen joined the cast of the CW series, Supernatural (2005), where he plays the role of Dean Winchester. Title/Alias During this time, Dean got through to God about not sacrificing himself and The Darkness about not destroying all of reality and helped them reconcile. With his mother trapped in an alternate reality, Dean set out with Sam, Castiel and the Nephilim Jack to rescue Mary and reunite his family, a situation made more urgent by the upcoming invasion of an alternate reality Michael. Due to this, Dean becomes increasingly more concerned with the condition of Jack's soul. Dean and Sam are unable to stop the Demon from opening a gate to Hell and freeing Lilith. Sam and Dean later find out that a vampire gang is responsible. These feelings can be traced back to his relationship with his father John, who at times treated him as a tool rather than as a son and who held him to unrealistic or unfair standards. 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On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In 2005, Jensen managed to earn a lead role in the movie, Devour (2005), playing the role of Jake Gray. The meaning of the name is "leader" or "valley". Dean and his brother Sam, who is played by Jared Padalecki, are brothers who drive throughout the United States hunting paranormal predators, sometimes with their father, John Winchester, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. John held a grudge against Sam as he felt Sam had abandoned them, while Sam also held a grudge due to the huge argument prior to Sam leaving. This depression brought out a much more cynical side in Dean, to the point where he would pray for the return of everyone even Crowley. Set in the 1970s, Dean Winchester narrates the story of how his parents, John Winchester and Mary Campbell, met, fell in love, and fought monsters together while in search for their missing fathers. Death later confirms this by revealing that removing the Mark would unleash the Darkness and offers to remove Dean from society on the condition that he kill Sam. She has a child named Ben, who Dean acted as a father for during that year. When he discovered his mother was still alive from Jack, he apologized to Sam for doubting his beliefs and became determined to rescue her. This strategy fails- speculated to be due to Lucifer's status as a fallen archangel- but the Winchesters are eventually contacted by the true God, now revealed to be Chuck Surely, the author who wrote the Winchester Gospels, who is able to make peace with Amara and depart. He briefly abandons Dean to continue his own plans while wearing down Dean's willingness to resist, but although Michael eventually takes Dean as his vessel again, with the aid of his family Dean is able to trap Michael in his subconscious. [citation needed] Ackles returned to Vancouver (where Dark Angel was filmed) in 2004 to become a regular on Smallville playing the assistant football coach Jason Teague, who was also the newest romantic interest for Lana Lang (played by Kristin Kreuk). Men of Letters Winchester Family Alastair (formerly) Billie (formerly) Castiel Jack Kline Crowley (on-off) Bobby Singer Charlie Bradbury Kevin Tran Anna Milton (formerly) Jo Harvelle Ellen Harvelle Jody Mills Benny Lafitte Claire Novak The Darkness God (formerly) Lucifer (briefly) Lisa Braeden Alternate Michael (formerly, unwillingly) Michael In the days after, Dean struggled with re-adjusting to being himself again as he tried to help Sam on hunts. When returned to Earth, his new outlook on life was clear. The Winchesters is currently airing on Tuesdays on The CW! Reuniting with Kevin, they find another Word of God that details trials to close the gates of Hell. Dean is 26 years old when the series begins and has been allowed by John to hunt by himself. He told Cole Trenton that Sam's well-being did not matter to him. He is very good with them, able to talk to them with ease, and he is always very sympathetic; this most likely stems from the fact he practically raised Sam when he was a child. Sam was 22, and he'll be 31 by the time season 9 ends (his birthday is at the beginning of May). Dean lived in relative peace for the first four years of his life. Dean is 26 years old when the series begins and has been allowed by John to hunt by himself. Dean has green eyes, light freckles on his face and short-cropped Ivy-league hair that is dark blonde. During his time as a demon, Dean also possessed the ability to easily regenerate from wounds and as his corrupted soul was possessing his own body, he was exempt from exorcisms that plagued other demons. [12] He is also the former apprentice of Alastair. Following a hunt, Dean lost concentration over keeping Michael imprisoned but the latter instead escaped Dean's mind and took Rowena for an alternative vessel while inflicting revenge on Dean. When he was just a sophomore, a friend of Jensen had asked him to attend a local acting seminar. The brewery's name is a reference to Supernatural ("family business" being a tagline for the series).[31]. Many of his aliases have included the names of famous rock musicians. 1. Dean lets Sam kill Brady after getting the information they need. Dean even smiled after Jack stated that he considers him and Sam as family rather than his biological family Lucifer and the angels. Dean is noted to be "handsome" or even "pretty" by other characters constantly. Dean seems to be rather clueless about pop culture, evidenced by him not knowing what an Xbox is, and believing MySpace to be a porn site. He is often shown enjoying greasy, fattening or otherwise unhealthy food, especially cheeseburgers and pie, and dismisses salads as "rabbit food.". When Sam was freed, Dean's self-loathing seems to have reached a new height: He claims he's poison, and that anyone near him dies. In a bid to stop the Darkness, Dean was shown to be a good strategist, he talked God out of sacrificing himself, planned the rescue of Lucifer and talking the Darkness out of her anger. Jensen graduated from Dartmouth Elementary School in 1990, he graduated from Apollo Junior High School in 1993, and LV Berkner High School in 1996.Jensen is a sports junkie. Failing to kill him, they are rammed into by a semi-truck, sending Dean into a coma. Instead, it's the allusions to these characters being played by Jensen and Jared's real wives that provide the real entertainment. In supporting this lifestyle, Dean is also skillful in lock picking, breaking into security systems, carjacking and hustling for pool. Despite his working knowledge of the supernatural, Dean is skeptical with regard to the "good aspects of religion." Sometime before Jus In Bello, Dean got a tattoo on his chest of the anti-possession symbol to protect himself from demons. Growing desperate to defeat Abaddon, Crowley manipulates Dean into accepting the Mark of Cain, from Dean's ancestor Cain, and aids him in locating the First Blade. When finally confronting Metatron, Dean is fatally stabbed and once again dies. Unable to kill her, Dean is mauled to death by Hellhounds and his soul is dragged to Hell. However, Dean awakens from his grave and reunites with family and meets the angel Castiel who (along with the army of angels who were also sent to work together) is revealed to have saved from Hell and resurrected Dean. Dean has both been aged both forward into an old man. After Michael possessed him again, Dean was locked away in a limbo like state where he owned a bar with Pamela Barnes and seemed happy but was able to tell that something was amiss. Dean also drinks a lot of alcohol, especially during times of stress. He killed monsters of Purgatory with ease and was always fighting for his survival. Dean Winchester is one of the two protagonists from the American drama television series Supernatural, along with his younger brother Sam. Another side of Dean is his utter disgust at Sam for many of his dangerous or foolish actions, such as drinking demon blood, and having a sexual relationship with a demon. Which is quite fitting, as he normally leads the events of the hunt. Defeating Eve, the mother of all monsters, Dean cuts ties with Lisa and learns Castiel to have taken Purgatory's souls to become the most powerful angel alive. Sometimes they even compare themselves to the characters they're playing. Dean accepts his fate and his soul goes to Heaven where he is reunited with Bobby Singer and later Sam who lived out a full life with a son that he names in honor of Dean. Dean's concern for Sam, innocent people and the Impala completely disappeared while he was a demon. However, by Season 7, following all that he has seen and done, Dean admits to Eliot Ness that he no longer wants to be a hunter and would give it up if he could. He is also a big fan of country music. Dean Winchester was the flirt of the Winchesters. Coincidentally, both wanted Dean to play a role in The Apocalypse. Dean is a masculine name of English origin. Ripley's Believe it or Not," based on the radio show, debuted on NBC in 1949. In 2007 the film began a limited run at number of film festivals including the Newport Beach Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival and the Santa Cruz Film Festival but never made it into major mainstream theatrical release. It was not until Father Luca Camilleri explained to Dean that miracles are not supposed to just happen but are good acts from God's work, that causes Dean to let go some of his old resentment.