Tom Welling Makes Rare Comment About Not Being Happy on 'Smallville' Nicole MooreAugust 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images Tom Welling is opening up about his time playing Clark Kent, aka Superman, on all 10 seasons of the hit series, Smallville, which ended in 2011.
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Nicole MooreAugust 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Tom Welling is opening up about his time playing Clark Kent, aka Superman, on all 10 seasons of the hit series, Smallville, which ended in 2011.
During a July 2025 interview on his Smallville castmate, Michael Rosenbaum's podcast, Inside of You, Welling said he wasn't overly happy with the show's long-shoot days. He said revisiting the show on his and Rosenbaum's other podcast, Talkville, has helped him remember his time filming the series in a more positive light.
"I tend to remember more good things than bad things, whereas I think when I was going through it, I wasn't very happy most of the time," said Welling during the interview.
He said that having "good moments" on set and "feeling like [he] had a responsibility to every single person" who worked on the show kept him going on the series.
In addition, the Cheaper by the Dozen star said he wasn't initially proud of his work on Smallville.
"I'm proud of it now. Where I don't think I was proud of it when we were doing it. And I'm not sure why because it's hard," said the 48-year-old in the podcast interview.
Tom Welling Said He Didn't Expect to be the Star of 'Smallville' in 2021
In a December 2021 interview onInside of You, Welling said he had some difficulty adjusting to being the show's lead. He explained to Rosenbaum, who played Clark's close friend-turned-enemy Lex Luthor, that he didn't expect to be the main protagonist of Smallville.
"I was sold on the idea that it was an ensemble," said Welling during the interview.
In addition, Welling noted he had limited acting experience when he was cast as Clark. Before filming Smallville, Welling was a model and appeared in a few episodes of Judging Amy and Undeclared, per IMDb. According to Welling, he didn't know what acting marks were and "looked for other people to guide [him]" when performing his scenes.
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