Dean Winchester

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Dean Winchester

Played by

• Jensen Ackles (Dean age 26-27)
• Ridge Canipe (Dean age 10)

Basic stats

• Born January 24, 1979
• Son of John & Mary Winchester; older brother of Sam
• Dean drives a black 1967 Chevy Impala
• See also: Dean's Amulet

Dean's police record

Dean's police record appeared in The Benders. See also Canon Discrepancies for discussion of the below.

Dean Winchester (deceased):

Born: January 24, 1979

Died: March 7, 2006

Place of Birth: Lawrence, Kansas

Place of Death: St. Louis, Missouri

Physical Description: 6'4" 175 lbs Brown Hair, Green Eyes

No distinctive markings or tattoos. Subject was prime suspect in multiple homicide investigations....

Pre-series information

November 2, 1983

Dean is 4.

Mary Winchester is killed. John leaves Lawrence with Dean and Sam before Dean's fifth birthday (see The Journal (diary entries)).

1985-86 (approx)

Dean is "6 or 7".

In 2.06 No Exit (episode), Dean tells Jo about how when he was six or seven, John took him out to teach him how to shoot, using bottles for target practice. Dean "bullseyed every one of them".

1989 (approx)

Dean is 10.

Events told in flashback in 1.18 Something Wicked (episode) - John is hunting a Shtriga in Wisconsin when he leaves Sam and Dean alone in a hotel room. Dean gets bored and goes out, comes back to find the Shtriga attacking Sammy. John returns in time to scare the Shtriga off.

1995

Dean is 16.

The following exchange occurs between Dean and Gordon in 2.03 Bloodlust (episode):

Dean: ... So, picked up this crossbow, and I hit that ugly sucker with a silver-tipped arrow, right in his heart. Sammy's waiting in the car and, uh, me and my Dad take the thing into the woods, burn it to a crisp. I'm sitting there and I'm looking into the fire, I'm thinking to myself... I'm sixteen years old. Kids my age are worried about pimples, prom dates... I'm seeing things they'll never even know. Never even dream of. So right then I just sort of...

Gordon: Embraced the life?

Dean: Yeah.