After their father figure Bobby is killed by Dick Roman, the Leviathan leader, they gain an ally through Kevin Tran, a new prophet. He seemed to prefer hunting the supernatural over any normal "apple pie" life, though it was revealed that when he was sixteen, he did in fact desire (or at least hope for) a normal life: he just couldn't leave Sam. He frequently utilizes improvised weapons and explosive devices; in "Croatoan", he demonstrated knowledge of chemistry, constructing Molotov cocktails and improvised explosive devices, and in "Phantom Traveler", he revealed knowledge of electronics and reverse engineering, having built an EMF detector from an old Walkman radio. Dean's main role in the series is being the self-appointed guardian of Sam and often going to extreme lengths to protect him regardless of personal cost. Dean is a fighter through and through, and while he may not be quite as strong as his brother (though that is debatable), he is powerful enough to take down vicious monsters even without any weapons. Dean was left to look after Sam with John being continuously absent during their childhood. With the Darkness unleashed, Dean and Sam set out to try to find the Darkness, but are shaken to learn that the entity they are hunting is essentially God's sister, who was 'sacrificed' so that he could create the world. In the summer of 2008, Ackles was cast in the remake of the cult film My Bloody Valentine 3D, which opened nationwide on January 16, 2009. 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. Dean has killed two of his distant relatives. He won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer in 1998, and was nominated three times in 1998, 1999, and 2000 for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his work on Days of Our Lives (1965). 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. [14] Upon the death of the Archangel Gabriel, the brothers discover that by using the rings from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, they can reopen and trap Lucifer back into Hell. How did Dean die? In 2006, Jensen took on a role in the Independently filmed comedy/drama movie, Ten Inch Hero (2007), which explores the theme of honesty and the flaw of judging by appearances. With the help of Castiel, however, Dean is cured, but still remains an enhanced human with the Mark of Cain. These facts leave Dean feeling noticeably sad and down, but he's not yet ready to give up. Conflicts with Lucifer and the British Men of Letters also become major concerns for Dean. Ackles worked steadily throughout 2003. Dean Winchester is one of the two protagonists from the American drama television series Supernatural, along with his younger brother Sam. Dean eventually manifested long enough to demand his freedom. The fact that he tortured souls just to escape torture himself weighed heavily on Dean, leaving him visibly sad and guilt-ridden. However, he later became one due to the, Dean has also shown he is quite good at cooking as seen in. Actor: Supernatural. 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 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 began investigating the cause of Mary's death and learned about supernatural creatures and the people who hunted them. In 2018, Ackles collaborated with musician Steve Carlson to form Radio Company. When turned into a vampire, Dean had greater strength and all of his senses were enhanced. He accepts his fate and tells Sam a tearful goodbye. After John's soul is taken by the Demon to Hell, Sam and Dean start hunting the Demon, who eventually kidnaps Sam. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Despite his working knowledge of the supernatural, Dean is skeptical with regard to the "good aspects of religion." Dean's biological child was an amazon named Emma. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He was reluctant to defend himself against his Amazonian daughter and Sam ended up making the kill. When playing Rock, Paper, Scissors, Dean almost always loses because he picks scissors. Supernatural 's pilot episode aired in September 2005 and takes place in a contemporary setting. Dean is the first human to kill an angel on the series. [19][20], More recently, he and his wife formed Chaos Machine Productions with a deal at Warner Bros. As stated, they are four years apart - Dean was 26 when the show started, he'll be 35 by the middle of season 9 (His birthday is at the end of January). However, he is actually wearing shorts while cleaning The Impala in Baby and as the substitute gym teacher in After School Special. Baths. Relive the Winchesters' memorable deaths with this timeline. He is also a good cook, as meals he has prepared are complimented by both Sam in 8.14 Trial and Error and Death in 10.23 Brother's Keeper. However, he seems to have gotten better over time as he now has a phone with apps, something that shocked Sam. While this made him angry, Dean continues to love Sam since he knows their family isn't perfect. tortures the Winchesters but is confronted and killed by Jack Kline, who uses his soul to draw on his angelic abilities. He remained with the show until its cancellation in 2002.[7]. He also locked himself in his room, since he felt guilt at letting Michael loose. However, he becomes somewhat more open-minded after meeting the angel Castiel, yet the antagonistic behavior of most angels and God's reluctance to openly participate in events prevents him from being a true believer, like Sam. He appeared in several guest roles on Mr. Rhodes, Sweet Valley High, and Cybill before joining the cast of the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives as Eric Brady in 1997. Michael would use him for weeks before he left Dean's body on his own for unknown reasons. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry. That changed with Castiel's return from Purgatory after which he started to show his light-hearted side again. This however did not last long, as later on - while still sixteen - following a werewolf hunt, he realized just how unique his life was. Of all the supernatural beings and creatures that he has met and hunted, Dean is considered an "honorary dog" by at least. Dean spends four months dead, equating to 40 years in Hell. Not unlike his time in hell, he immersed himself in the darker aspects of his being in Purgatory. All Seasons After his break up with Lisa, Dean was reluctant to get back into his old routine of "new town, new girl." This amulet was given to him by Sam as a Christmas gift when they were children. He dislikes showing his emotions to monsters, and when facing beings like Abaddon or Azazel he acts threatening and determined. He caught the acting bug because he was mostly influenced by his father, who was an actor in Dallas. [11][12] These actions make Dean decide to become Michael's vessel even if the result is the deaths of millions of people,[13] however, Sam's faith in Dean pulls him back into finding another solution. He killed, As a demon, he was the secondary antagonist for. Dean recently received the Mark of Cain, manifesting just below his elbow. ", "Supernatural at 200: The Road So Far, An Oral History", "Jensen Ackles enjoys doing Supernatural", 4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book (transcript), Supernatural Season 10: Mark Sheppard Promoted to Series Regular, "Here's how everyone's story ended on 'Supernatural', "COMIC CON 2018 | Jensen Ackles Talks Dean Winchester and 'Supernatural' - YouTube", "Jensen Ackles talks about Dean's return from Hell - YouTube", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dean_Winchester&oldid=1141710421, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 11:46. Very few casting directors find. While trying to cope with his impending death and make the best of his final year, Dean begins to start hunting the freed Demons. While the Winchesters have died so many times . However, he beat Sam twice, once in. 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. Following the reunion of his family, Dean agreed to become the vessel for the alternate Michael in order to finish Lucifer once and for all. Together Ackles and Carlson completed a debut album entitled Vol. Sam spent a year plus, so 40 years and let's say approximately . Jensen AcklesHunter Brochu (Toddler)Ridge Canipe (Child) Nicolai Guistra (Memory of Bobby Singer, Death's Door)Brock Kelly (Teenager) Dylan Everett (Teenager) Chad Everett (Elderly)Anthony Bolognese (Memory of Mary Winchester, Who We Are), Dean CampbellMessenger of God's Destruction (by Billie) (alongside Sam)The ultimate killer (by God), Dean Winchester (b. January 24, 1979[2] d. 2025[3]) was a human and hunter as well as a member of the Men of Letterswith his younger brother Sam. Sometimes they even compare themselves to the characters they're playing. Species Beds. This has caused him to develop a bigotry against most supernatural creatures and beings. 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. He is best known for his roles in How To Be Indie, Wingin' It, Degrassi and Open Heart. In 2005, Ackles joined the cast of the WB show horror/action series Supernatural where he starred as Dean Winchester. Dean's favorite song is a tie between Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On" and "Traveling Riverside Blues. After eventually reuniting with their father and coming into possession of the Colt, they prepare to strike back against Azazel, a powerful demon with yellow eyes. However, Michael was then killed by Jack, saving the world from his influence and freeing Dean of his grasp. This has caused a banshee to deem him vulnerable and a qareen to take the form of Amara, who has become Dean's darkest desire. Dean and his brother soon met God who returned to help put an end to the danger to the world. 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. Affiliation These include, Dean is the only character to kill a demon in every season of, Despite the endless debates of the shippers, the producers are adamant that Dean is. Parallel to this, the previous vessel of Lucifer engages in a plan to raise Lucifer from the empty. His demonic powers also included a degree of telepathy, being able to read an individual named Lester's mind and learn his history with Sam upon meeting him. Jensen's big break came when he was cast in the NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives (1965), as Eric Brady in 1997. He has even stated once that he does enjoy anime and Japanese animated porn (Hentai). When he did meet God he was shocked, but angered (unlike Sam who was rambling on). 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. These powers also included premonitions given in dreams and immunity to both magical and demonic powers. After his extraction from Hell by Castiel, Dean began exhibiting noticeable anxiety and experienced chronic, abominable nightmares of his experience there. He told Cole Trenton that Sam's well-being did not matter to him. Dean aids Sam in completing the trials, and along the way they encounter the rogue angel Metatron and the Knight of Hell Abaddon. When he was just a sophomore, a friend of Jensen had asked him to attend a local acting seminar. 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. Dean has an ex-girlfriend, Lisa Braeden,[10] who he lived with for a year[11] when he thought Sam was in Hell. What's the matter? Marshal Wood Helm in the Western feature Rust, written and directed by Joel Souza. Network Real Estate. Mending his bond with Sam, Dean kills Abaddon and nearly slaughters Gadreel. Supernatural Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Turning to Crowley for help, Dean manages to purge Gadreel from Sam at the cost of their relationship. At an unknown point before his death, Dean digs into a previously unknown chapter of his parents' lives. So far, Dean, along with Cain and Lilith, is one of the three known characters to become a demon without going through hundreds of years of torture in Hell. [1] Dean's name is a homage to Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's road-trip novel On the Road,[2] tying into Kripke's concept for an Americana road-trip television series. The show follows brothers Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) as they travel across America hunting supernatural beings such as ghosts, vampires, and other monsters.While the characters of Sam and Dean are not gay in the show, the actor who plays Dean, Jensen Ackles, is openly gay in real life. Quitting hunting and moving in with an ex-one-night-stand, Lisa, Dean begins to move into a normal life but is thrust back into hunting when attacked by a Djinn and mysteriously saved by Sam. Which is quite fitting, as he normally leads the events of the hunt. Every Time Sam and Dean Died on Supernatural. He is constantly called out for feeling this way by Bobby and Sam. Dean has been transformed into the most supernatural creatures on the show: a, Before Dean killed Death, while he helped Sam defeat. Dean and his brother Sam are from Lawrence, Kansas, due to its closeness to Stull Cemetery, a location famous for its urban legends. Due to Gabriel's time loop Dean has died more times than any other character on the show. As of recent, Dean may be losing much of his bravado, the tough, sarcastic and careless personality he carried with him for most of his life is slowly slipping away to reveal the true Dean Winchester underneath, whom not even Sam recognizes. Dean Winchester (b. January 24, 1979 [2] - d. 2025 [3]) was a human and hunter as well as a member of the Men of Letters with his younger brother Sam. Ironically, despite Dean's great skill in hunting vampires, it was ultimately a vampire that killed him on his final hunt. He cared only for himself and what he needed. Ruby has been missing since season 4 and Sister Jo hasn't shown any real interest in either Winchester previously, while the two women have no prior connection to each other within the world of Supernatural. He is often shown enjoying greasy, fattening or otherwise unhealthy food, especially cheeseburgers and pie, and dismisses salads as "rabbit food.". Sam and Dean begin to realize that their lives have been nothing more than entertainment to Chuck, while he pulls the strings. Still abandoning his plan to seal himself in the Malik box, Dean accompanies Sam, Castiel, and Jack in a fairly routine hunt. HumanKnight of Hell (cured)Vampire (cured) Ghost (formerly) Jefferson Starship (cured) Castiel helps Dean escape the angels, as Dean kills Ruby (who was a spy for Lilith) but arrives moments too late to stop Lucifer from breaking free. He also had a small role in the short film, The Plight of Clownana (2004), playing the role of Jensen. While there Lilith orders a demon called Alastair to brutalize Dean. Eventually, the Mark was removed, but the price was that the Darkness has now been released into the world, something Dean tried to avoid. Dean later stated he just needed one victory to cheer him up. Dean shows on multiple occasions a soft spot for children. [21] Dean is also an accomplished mechanic and maintained an intimate knowledge of automobiles and engines since childhood; he maintains his Impala in top condition.[22]. As Supernatural continues, Dean ages like fine wine and grows into a more caring and likable character.