Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
Samuel "Sam" Winchester on the CW's
Supernatural is played by Jared Padalecki. Born to John and Mary Winchester on May 2, 1983, Sam is the younger brother of Dean. At a young age, his mother was killed by the Demon, and his father attempted to raise his children as demon hunters. However, during one of John's demon-hunting escapades, he got into trouble and vanished without a trace. This led Dean to approach his brother, Sam and ask him for help. Sam's interest in the field of demon hunting was further sparked upon the disappearance of his father, and the murder of his girlfriend, Jessica Moore, who was killed by his mother's perpetrator. Together, the brothers embarked on a mission to save their father, who occasionally sent them letters and maps that depicted the missions they needed to complete. Sam and Dean encountered numerous magical creatures and urban legends, until Sam began to experience episodes of recognition and once performed telekinesis.
The brothers finally found their father and escaped from a crash caused by the Demon in Salvation, Iowa. However, when Sam was driving them to a hospital, a truck crashed into their vehicle, causing their father's death.
In season 2, Sam deeply immersed himself in demon hunting, as his father would have wished. The brothers encountered Ellen Harvelle and her daughter, Jo, and their computer genius associate, Ash, who all helped the brothers in their demon hunting. Sam then discovered that before his father died, John told Dean to take care of Sam, as the Demon had plans to abduct Sam and making him the Demon's ally and soldier. Lastly, John told Dean that if Dean couldn't save his brother, then he must kill him.
Sam was faced with a revelation that he had demon blood in him, and that his mother knew the Demon. While in a haunted town in South Dakota, Sam was stabbed by a soldier named Jake, and thus instantly died. Dean then made a deal with a demon to bring Sam back to life in exchange for a one way trip to Hell in one year. When Sam came back to life, he realized that he had been dead, and that he would do anything to get his brother out of the terrible deal that he made.
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