<P> In 2004, Welling was approached about starring in the big screen adaptation of Superman when director Brett Ratner was attached to the project . Comic book artist Alex Ross even did two sketches of Welling as the "Man of Steel" to see what the actor would look like in the famous costume . In August 2009, Welling won another Teen Choice Award as "Choice TV Actor (Action Adventure)" for Smallville . </P> <P> In 2017, Welling was cast as a series regular on the Fox television series Lucifer for the third season . He plays Marcus Pierce, a police lieutenant at the precinct who is actually the immortal Cain, the first murderer, cursed by God to walk the Earth for eternity . </P> <P> In December 2003, Welling made his feature film debut as Charlie Baker, the oldest son and second - oldest in the Baker family which had 12 children, in the family comedy Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, which is a remake of the 1950 movie starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy, based on the 1948 book about the family of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and written by two of their children . Welling talked about why he was interested in the project in an interview with Paul Fischer: "The top three reasons I decided to do this film were, one, Steve Martin, two, Steve Martin and three, Steve Martin . That was the number one draw for me . Then, after reading the script, I really liked this character, Charlie . I liked what he went through, what he had to go through, and I felt I understood where he was coming from . And I just wanted to be a part of it ." Welling had always been a fan of Martin's and stated that he "absolutely loved" working with him . </P> <P> In 2005, Welling co-starred in the horror film The Fog, a remake of John Carpenter's 1980 film of the same name, as Nick Castle (a character originally played by Tom Atkins). At the same time The Fog was in production, Welling was still working on the last few episodes of the fourth season of Smallville . The same year, he reprised his role as Charlie Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 . </P>

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