Thomas John Patrick Welling was born on 26 April 1977, in Putnam Valley, New York State USA. Tom is an actor, producer and also a model, perhaps best known for his role as Kent Clark in the television show called “Smallville”, and also for some movies that he has appeared in: “The Fog”, “Parkland”, “Cheaper by the Dozen” and others. During his career Tom has been nominated for and has won such awards as Saturn Award and Teen Choice Award. Although he is more popular for his acting career, there is little doubt that soon he will become acclaimed as a producer and director as well.
So how rich is Tom Welling? It is estimated that Tom’s net worth is $12 million, the main source of this sum of money being Tom’s appearances in the television show, “Smallville”. Of course, his other appearances have also added to his wealth. What is more, as he has now begun his career as a producer and director, there is no doubt that Tom’s net worth will only become higher.
Tom Welling Net Worth $12 Million
When Tom was studying at the Okemos High School, he was more interested in sports than acting. Despite this fact, his good looks did not go unnoticed and he soon received an invitation to become a model. Tom started working at the “Louisa Modeling Agency” and at that time his net worth started growing. Later he also worked with such designers as Calvin Klein, Abercombie & Fitch and Tommy Hilfiger. Although Tom was quite successful at modeling, he did not like it himself, and that is why he decided to try to pursue career in acting.
In 2001 Tom was cast in his first role, in the television show entitled “Judging Amy”. In the same year he also appeared in “Special Unit 2” and “Undeclared”. These appearances added considerably to Welling’s net worth. In the same year, Rom received an invitation to portray his most famous role, that of Clark Kent in the television show “Smallville”. As the show became very popular and acclaimed, there is no surprise that it was a main source of Tom Welling’s net worth. During the making of this show Tom had a chance to work with such actors as Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, Eric Johnson, Erica Durance among others. He even had an opportunity to produce some of the episodes of the show. “Smallville” ended in 2011 after airing for 10 seasons.
As mentioned, in addition to Tom’s appearances in television shows, he has also acted in several movies: “Draft Day”, “Parkland”, “The Fog”, “Cheaper by the Dozen” and “Cheaper by the Dozen 2”. These movies also increased Tom’s net worth.
If to talk about Welling’s personal life, it can be said that in 2002 he married Jamie White Welling. Unfortunately, in 2013 they decided to divorce. All in all, Tom Welling is a very accomplished actor, who has just started another career as a director and producer. Despite the fact that Tom has been working in movie and television industries for 15 years, he has already achieved the acclaim and the love of his fans.
