'Smallville' cast: Where are they now?

Tom Welling (Clark Kent)

After appearing in a few episodes of Judging Amy, Tom Welling had a heroic turn as Clark Kent on Smallville. The actor spent ten years on the show, wrapping his run as Superman in 2011. In the years since, Welling shifted his focus to big-screen work, landing his first post-Smallville role as Parkland's Roy Kellerman in 2013. He followed the political film with turns in Draft Day (2014) and The Choice (2016). However, Welling returned to the small screen with parts on Netflix's Lucifer and the CW's Professionals.

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Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan)

Allison Mack spent 10 years playing Chloe Sullivan on Smallville, a role she took on after popping up in TV movies and episodes of Evening Shade, Hiller and Diller, 7th Heaven, and Opposite Sex. Soon after Smallville's wrap, she joined FX's Wilfred as Amanda. She followed up the gig with appearances in episodes of The Following and American Odyssey. However, in 2021, the actress was sentenced to three years in prison for her criminal involvement in Keith Raniere's Nxivm cult, which was examined in the HBO Max docuseries The Vow.

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Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang)

Smallville found its Lana Lang in then-newcomer Kristin Kreuk. The actress, who had previous credits for a short and a TV movie, juggled the role with a four-year turn on Edgemont as Laurel Yeung and big-screen appearances in EuroTrip (2004) and Partition (2007). She left Smallville in 2009, going on to play Hannah on Chuck and returned to film in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), Vampire (2011), Ecstasy (2011), and Space Milkshake (2012). She played Catherine Chandler on the CW's Beauty & the Beast from 2012 to 2016, and had the lead role of Joanna Hanley Chang on the CW's Burden of Truth from 2018 to 2021. Kreuk has also appeared on the streaming series Ghostwriter and Reacher.

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Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor)

After earning credits for the series Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane and Batman Beyond, as well as the 2001 film Sweet November, Michael Rosenbaum joined Smallville as Lex Luthor. The actor also landed roles in Sorority Boys (2002), Poolhall Junkies (2002), Bringing Down the House (2003), Racing Stripes (2005), Kickin' It Old Skool (2007), and Father of Invention (2010) and in episodes of The Zeta Project and Justice League during the show's run. In the years since he wrapped the gig in 2011, Rosenbaum has appeared in films Catch .44 (2011), Hit and Run (2012), and The Neighbor (2017) — as well as on the series Breaking In, Impastor, and Typical Rick — and is set to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Martinex.

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Justin Hartley (Oliver Queen)

Fans first met Justin Hartley as Passions' Nicholas Foxworth Crane, a character he debuted in 1998. He then joined Smallville in 2006, playing Oliver Queen for five years. Along with credits for Gemini Division, Spring Breakdown (2009), Emily Owens M.D., Revenge, Mistresses, The Young and the Restless, Little (2019), and Senior Year (2022), Hartley is best known for his six-season run as Kevin Pearson on NBC's hit series, This Is Us.

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John Glover (Lionel Luthor)

A few decades into his career, John Glover signed on to play Smallville's Lionel Luthor. The Batman & Robin (1997) alum played Lex's father for 10 years, going on to lend his voice to TRON: Uprising and appear in episodes of The Blacklist, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Tales of the City, and Fear the Walking Dead.

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Erica Durance (Lois Lane)

In 2004, Smallville recruited Erica Durance to play Lois Lane. She held the famed role for the rest of the show's run, also starring alongside Eric Lively in The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006) during that time. After the show aired its final episode, Durance returned to the big screen in Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012); landed a starring role on CTV's Saving Hope as Dr. Alex Reid; and appeared in episodes of Supergirl, Batwoman, and Private Eyes.

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Annette O'Toole (Martha Kent)

Annette O'Toole found her spot in Smallville as Clark Kent's mother, Martha Kent. The actress came into the gig after racking up roles in movies such as Cat People (1982), 48 Hrs. (1982), Superman III (1983), and Imaginary Crimes (1994), and on shows like Nash Bridges and The Huntress. After wrapping her run on Smallville in 2011, O'Toole popped up in episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Halt and Catch Fire, 11.22.63, The Punisher, and Kidding before landing her role as Hope McCrea on Netflix's Virgin River.

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John Schneider (Jonathan Kent)

After picking up credits for The Dukes of Hazzard, Speed Zone (1989), Exit to Eden (1994), Heaven Help Us, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, John Schneider added another line to his résumé as Smallville's Jonathan Kent. During his 10 years on the show, he kept busy, landing roles in episodes of Nip/Tuck, Dirty Sexy Money, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, 90210, and Desperate Housewives. Schneider went on to appear in episodes of Hot in Cleveland, Mistresses, and The Haves and the Have Nots, and has written and directed a few films, such as 2022's To Die For.

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Sam Jones III

After booking small parts in episodes of NYPD Blue, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Judging Amy, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Sam Jones III signed on to play Pete Ross on Smallville. He performed the role through 2008, continuing his small-screen work on ER, Blue Mountain State, and The Defenders.

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Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer)

With a handful of shorts and TV movies to her name, Cassidy Freeman landed the role of Smallville's Tess Mercer. She played the character from 2008 to 2011, also starring in YellowBrickRoad (2010) and appearing in episodes of Cold Case and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Freeman continued her television work on The Playboy Club, CSI: Miami, The Vampire Diaries, Once Upon a Time, NCIS, Longmire, and The Righteous Gemstones.