Famous people are discovered anywhere and everywhere, and Tom Welling is the proof. He was working a menial construction job when a modeling scout happened upon him back in the nineties. He wanted to pursue acting from the get-go, but in the meantime, he landed gigs for Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie & Fitch, and everyone’s favorite, Calvin Klein.
He got his breakout role in 2001 as none other than the hero himself, Superman (though when he was just Clark Kent) on “Smallville.” He reprised the role in a 2019 episode of “Batwoman.” He later for recurring character roles on “Lucifer,” and “Professionals.”
Tyson Beckford
As a famous model for Ralph Lauren in the nineties, Tyson Beckford had his beautiful mug all over the place. He's become one of the most successful male models ever, and it wasn't long before Hollywood came knocking.
His first film appearance was as himself in “Zoolander,” and then he got to do a little bit more fiction in films such as “Biker Boyz” and “Into the Blue.” He grew his brand with spots on reality TV, such as on “America's Next Top Model.” He also hosted Bravo's “Make Me a Supermodel” for a pair of seasons.
Antonio Sabato Jr.
Early in his career, Antonio Sabato Jr. landed one of the most sought-after jobs in the modeling industry — underwear model for Calvin Klein. Once he had grown his brand and gotten people to know his name, he pushed into a low rung of the television industry, appearing as Jagger Cates on the daytime soap opera “General Hospital.”
He made his next move up the ladder on “Melrose Place” during the nineties as Jack Perezi. He's continued to find success on TV and on soap operas. His most notable other role was as Dante Damiano on “The Bold and the Beautiful” in the first decade of the new millennium.
Shemar Moore
If you're into television, you probably know Shemar Moore as his role on the long-running FBI procedural “Criminal Minds.” He got his start looking good for the camera by honing his skills in the modeling world before moving on to the role that got him his first dose of wide-spread fame, that of Malcolm Winters on the daytime soap “The Young and the Restless.”
He stuck with the part from 1994 to 2005 before he joined the fictional version of the behavioral science unit. He went back to his original character in 2014 and 2019. He's now the lead character on the television show “S.W.A.T.” since 2017.
Gabriel Mann
Gabriel Mann was a runway model for a long time before he moved on to acting. In his mid-twenties, he got a few roles, in the films “Parallel Sons” and “Stonewall,” credited as Gabriel Mick.
He's best known for playing the main character Nolan Ross in the show “Revenge,” but he's also been in “The Blacklist,” and has appeared on Netflix's “What/If.” He's also co-starred in films like “The Life of David Gale,” “The Bourne Identity,” and “The Bourne Supremacy.” Since 2019 he has been Tommy Elliot and (spoilers) Hush in “Batwoman.” He's actually been in quite a lot of superhero shows, whether in person or with his voice.