who plays young john winchester in supernatural?
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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 The initial draft of the script focused solely on the brothers ' attempts to kill the pagan gods ; when the episode came up short , Edlund suggested the addition of flashbacks to Sam and Dean 's childhood . The narrative device provided two revelations : the origins of Dean 's necklace , and the " beginning of Sam 's estrangement from his father and his indoctrination into the supernatural world " . Kripke noted that the staff loves to delve into the Winchesters ' childhoods , and deemed it " too good an opportunity to pass up " to be able to depict how Sam " lost his innocence " . Child actor Ridge Canipe reprised his role as a young Dean , while Colin Ford made his debut as a young Sam . Ford had not viewed the series prior to his audition , but watched the first season to research his character . 

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 The pilot stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles as Sam and Dean Winchester , whom Kripke likened to Luke Skywalker and Han Solo of Star Wars . Padalecki knew executive producers McG and Nutter , the former convincing him to audition for the role . He was excited to play " the reluctant hero " , and compared Sam to The Matrix 's Neo . However , Nutter also asked Ackles to audition for the role of Sam . Nutter and Kripke found themselves in a predicament , as they felt both actors were great as Sam . To remedy the situation , Warner Bros. president Peter Roth suggested Ackles instead audition for Dean . Kripke agreed , believing Ackles ' " smart @-@ ass attitude " made him " born to play " the Harrison Ford @-@ like character , and Ackles preferred the character of Dean after reading the script . Both actors were the only ones to audition , and network executives instantly noticed a brotherly chemistry between them . Evil Dead @-@ actor Bruce Campbell was Kripke 's first choice to portray John Winchester , father of Sam and Dean . However , Campbell was unavailable , and Jeffrey Dean Morgan eventually received the role . With Morgan 's scene taking place 22 years before the series , he expected to be replaced by an older actor for subsequent episodes , and was surprised when he was later asked to reprise the role . 

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 John Eric Winchester is a fictional character on The CW Television Network 's drama / horror television series Supernatural , and the protagonist of the comic book spin @-@ off series Supernatural : Origins . Developed by series creator Eric Kripke , the character is mainly portrayed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan . John is the father of Sam and Dean Winchester , the show 's protagonists . 

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 In the 1990s , McClory announced plans to make another adaption of the Thunderball story , Warhead 2000 AD , with Timothy Dalton or Liam Neeson in the lead role , but this was eventually dropped . 

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 In October 2011 , TV Guide reported that Eion Bailey would be joining the series in a multi @-@ episode arc ; " True North " featured his first appearance as the Stranger . Other guest stars included Quinn Lord as Nicholas / Hansel , Karley Scott Collins as Ava / Gretel , Nicholas Lea as Michael Tillman / Woodcutter , Gabe Khouth as Mr. Clark / Sneezy , and David Bloom as Mr. " K " Krzyszkowski . Lord and Collins had previously guest starred in two Fringe episodes , as younger versions of Peter Bishop and Olivia Dunham . Collins appeared in " Subject 13 " alongside another actor who played Peter . 
