» What they say about Tom

"I think that he represents Clark in a very wonderful way, and he holds the innocence that the character needs, and it comes across the camera and it's quite, quite amazing."

"It was the first season of SV, and it was the first time I was being saved by Tom Welling, and I had to run up, and he had to stand there like a hero…and I had to run up, and kind of fall into him, and he had to hug me and embrace me…and my head comes right to his chest…he’s so like, buff, ..he was flexing when he was standing there, doing the superhero thing…and I ran up to him, and I fall into him and give him a hug, and my head bounced right off of his chest…and I almost fell back, and the next time I was like “Tom, do you think you could, like soften, like envelope me a little more, rather than the flexing thing...”

"Oh my gosh! Tom Welling is so Clark Kent, it's sick! He's the all American super boy. He's got the charm. He's got the intelligence. He's got the good heart. So, he's very Clark Kent."

"My stunt double did the actual fall and then they cut to a shot of Tom holding me. Before every take he goes "Don't worry, i got it" and would then chuck me up in the air and then catch me!"

Allison Mack


"Tom and I have a ball. Tom and I as actors greatly enjoy working together. It'll be 11:00 at night, and Tom will suddenly make faces, or I'll do a John Malkovich impression during his close-up. The directors don't know what to think, but on film, it works out. It's all about having fun.We are always testing each other, and making each other laugh, like Clark and Lex. We have a great relationship as well."

Michael Rosenbaum


“Tom’s really very quietly become a very, very good actor – he’s obviously incredibly good-looking, so the assumption is he’s not a good actor and he really is. He’s a very smart guy to begin with, and after the Steve Martin movie (Cheaper by the Dozen), he really seemed focused when he came back."

Ken Horton


Kristin about her first day on the set meeting Tom: "I remember I was really shy and tongue-tied. He’s quite stunning in person and was so cool with his stubble and ripped jeans; he looked like a model. Our chemistry was great, and that made me really excited to play this character."

"Tom is beautiful. He is. He is freakishly good-looking!"
"My kind of guy? My boyfriend! I like sweet guys, nice, reassuring, and with dark hair. I'm not attracted to ''bad boys.'' I need to be charmed and impressed. Tom Welling absolutely corresponds to that profile, but he is a friend and moreover he is married. Anyway, I have to admit he is very cute."

Kristin Kreuk


"There's an outtake at the end of the film that went horribly wrong. We start kissing! We were doing a scene and went for the same joke at the same time and just started making out….I'm going to watch it 600 times when I get the video."

Interviewer: What went through your head when Tom Welling grabbed you and planted that kiss?
Bonnie: That had been going through my head for a few weeks before then (laughing) That was so exciting. I can't even tell you! For like three weeks after that I was still thinking about it because I couldn't even believe that guy would want to kiss me. He is so cute and he is a very nice man. And a bobcat in the sack, I might add... (laughing)
Interviewer: He said that was kind of his way of catching you off guard.
Bonnie: Well, I did improvise a lot. Not a lot of it is in the film, but I did improvise a lot. I guess it was Tom's way of shutting me up.

Bonnie Hunt


"He's simple and pure, both as an actor and a person, and just a very kindhearted soul."

Annete O'Tolle


"Right now I'm shooting The Fog with Tom Welling, and we have a scene where my character brushes him off in a friendly way, but I couldn't play it with confidence because I was so enamored with his beautiful face."

Selma Blair


"Smallville is a well made series. Its well turned out, the stories are interesting, the whole team has an undeniable energy ....and the fact that Tom Welling is so cute helps too! I'm absolutely sure that a lot of girls watch smallville just because of him. But its not easy for him : he's forever shooting, he doesn't really have time for a true break.... All the others have time to breath some, but he's always working. His attitude is great."

Emmanuelle Vaugier


"Tom is so gallant. He's like the old-fashioned movie stars. He was especially good with the twins who play the youngest children.
They were always hanging on him. They were almost like appendages."



Piper Perabo


"He’s fantastic. It was great to work with him. We had so much fun. We were always telling jokes like ‘Now the superheros take over!’. It wasn’t easy for the director since we were shooting outside a lot. Aside from that we both liked the idea of ‘Naman’ and ‘Sageeth’ because it sheds more light on the Indian history and at the same time brings up new questions."



Nathaniel Arcand


"One of the things about Tom that suits his role so well, is that he’s just this great, all-American guy. He’s charming, a great actor, he’s got a lot of enthusiasm … you just want to hang out with him. What’s interesting about his role is that it’s very different than the Tom Atkin’s role, for a couple of obvious, physical reasons. You really have to see the movie, but obviously [Nick and Elizabeth’s] relationship is more complex than picking up a hitchhiker: they’re old boyfriend and girlfriend. She left town without letting him know, and she moved to New York. He’s freaked out about that and has been pining for her. He’s really upset, and then when he sees her again she’s come back without telling him. So he’s freaked out that she disappeared without telling him; she came back without telling him; what’s going on? There’s a lot of great things going on between them."



Rupert Wainwright, The Fog's director


“Tom is really cool. If any of you have crushes on Tom Welling, go right ahead. He's more intelligent than you might think. We don't want to believe that really beautiful people have intelligence, but sometimes, they do. Tom's one of them. He's very funny, very intelligent."

James Masters


"The first I met with Tom he came in early to start the season to read scenes with me and the producer. Right then and there I thought we've got somebody who is not buying into the fame surrounding him. He wants people to feel comfortable and he's like a Southern gentleman, which is something I think his character brings to that Clark Kent thing. Very down to earth, very fun, very nice person."

Erica Durance


"Make-out moments with Ian Somerhalder and shower scenes with Tom Welling? What can I say - I'm willing to suffer for my craft."

Maggie Grace