•Mr.Jensen Ackles Isn’t Just a Hero at Set Scene — He’s the Twist You Didn’t See Coming.
Mr.Jensen Ackles has done the network grind, thrived inside a global fandom, and played a brooding superhero in a world gone heinously off the rails. But now, decades later, the Texas native is chasing something deeper. Leading the way on Prime Video’s 13-episode FBI thriller Countdown, the 47-year-old is keeping busy following the wrap of The Boys’ final season by stepping into one of the most ambitious and creatively fulfilling stretches of his career.
Between press for his gritty new series and a bit of downtime with his family before he heads back to Toronto this summer to begin production on Vought Rising (The Boys prequel from Eric Kripke set at the dawn of the supes’ corporate empire in the 1940s), Ackles looks relaxed and unhurried while sporting a pale button-down as we meet over Zoom on a sweltering June afternoon. Cozily tucked into a book-lined study that looks more like a serene hideaway than a war room, the award-winning actor might be headlining multiple streaming tentpoles, but his affable and thoughtful nature makes him the type of guy you’d want to grab a beer with.
It’s also why, despite being one of the busiest men in Hollywood along with the likes of Tom Cruise or Pedro Pascal, his bittersweet update on a potential 16th season of Supernatural is more than understandable.
“Well, it sounds like Amazon’s going to have to come up with an idea on that one, because they’re controlling my schedule right now,” Ackles says humbly, adding that he wouldn’t know how to add a Winchester reunion into his schedule just yet.
“But look, we’ve talked about our love for the show. We continue to talk about it. We continue to do conventions and fan appearances and stuff, and talk about it. I feel like it’s one of those things where, if it happens, then let’s go.”
After completing 15 solid seasons on the acclaimed and Rotten Tomatoes certified fresh series as the ghost-hunting, pie-eating Dean Winchester, Ackles admits, “it’s not something that’s in the wings waiting right now.” But it is out there for someone to take up at some point.
“Maybe sometime in the future,” he muses, scratching his chin. “It would be fun to put those boots back on and get back in that car.right now, Amazon’s keeping me pretty busy. It’s a good problem to have.”
“I never felt discouraged by the ones that I didn’t get. Again, this kind of goes back to lessons that I learned from the veterans,” Ackles reflects. “There was a multitude of people who told me that every audition, every meeting, every time you get into a room is a learning experience. So, even though you might not get the role, you learn from it. You try to make an impression on those people.”
His hard work and versatility would prove early on that the casting directors saw something in him beyond a potential Superman, and after a few years in the industry, Ackles’ reputation had ascended to hot new heights. “They brought me in after [Smallville] Season 3 and said, ‘We’ve been trying to think of a way to incorporate you into the show, and we’re just thankful you’re still available.’”
Every audition, every meeting, every time you get into a room is a learning experience.
Still, he knows what’s at stake. “You talk about not wanting to fumble the football , that’s one that I would be nervous as hell to carry. But also proud. A certain feather in the cap. Anybody who gets to wear the cowl, they got something.”
Knowing he’s already spent years inside the head of Gotham’s brooding protector,and earned a loyal following because of it ;Ackles doesn’t consider the idea of donning the cowl lightly.
With a career built on showing up, stepping in, and making it count, I think he’s good for it.
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" Jensen Ackles & Eric Dane talk action scenes and learning from Supernatural"
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