Superman and Lois on TF1: Who are Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch, the interpreters of Clark Kent and Lois Lane?

The hero of many adaptations on the small and big screens, Superman has been portrayed over the decades by George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill.

Since 2016, it features Tyler Hoechlin, who first donned the costume for Supergirl’s Necessities on the American channel The CW. Before inheriting his own series last year.

First broadcast on French television this Tuesday night on TF1, Superman & Lois focuses on the married life of Clark Kent, aka the Man of Steel, and his wife, Lois Lane, who leave Metropolis and return to settle in Smallville, Kent. The farm where they plan to raise their two teenage sons, Jonathan and Jordan, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. What about super villains like Lex Luthor?

Highly successful in both script and visuals, Superman and Lois is designed to appeal to fans of superhero movies and series, as well as fans of teen dramas and other family stories. And it’s all a lot for its leads, Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch, who, despite both having fine filmographies, are still relatively unknown to the general public.

Tyler Hoechlin, now 34, landed his first major role in 2001, aged just 14, in the Sam Mendes film Death Path, in which he played the son of Tom Hanks’ hero.

After this successful first attempt, the young actor was really revealed to the general public two years later thanks to the 7th series of the house, which he joined as a regular from the 8th season, in the role of Martin Brewer.

A contestant on the last four seasons of the series that launched Jessica Biel’s career, Tyler Hoechlin continues his small career with appearances on CSI: Miami or Prison before taking on the role of werewolf Derek Hale on Teen Wolf, which became real. A phenomenon in terms of the fan community and brought another dimension to his career.

On the film side, Tyler Hoechlin is illustrated in the 2016 Richard Linklater film Everybody Wants Some and also has a small role in the final installment of the 2018 saga Fifty Shades of Grey. But it’s still on the small screen. He landed the most important role of his young career: the role of Superman.

First in a few episodes of Supergirl, then in crossovers with other Arrowverse series (Arrow, Flash, Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow), which then allows him to answer for the first time to Elizabeth Tulloch, aka Lois Lane. With whom he now carries Superman & Lois.

But rest assured, Teen Wolf fans: despite his busy schedule (the third season of The Adventures of Superman is on the way), Tyler Hoechlin will reprise his role as Derek in Teen Wolf, which has just finished shooting and will arrive in the coming months on the Paramount+ platform.

Also known as Bitsie Tulloch, Elizabeth Tulloch began her career with small roles on shows such as Inside the White House, Cold Case, and Dr. House. He was featured in the 2008 film Harcelés with Samuel L. Along with Jackson, she next featured in the 2011 Michel Hazanavicius film The Artist, in which she lends her qualities to Norma, opposite Jean Dujardin, Berenia Bejo, and John Goodman. .

Fans of the TV series mainly know her for the fantasy series Grimm, which allowed her to play two different roles from 2011 to 2017: first as Juliet Silverton in the first four seasons, and then as the mysterious Eve in seasons 5 and 6. .

Also, on the set of this series, she meets David Giuntoli (A Million Little Things), who will become her husband in the city.

After Grimm ended in 2017, she joined the Arrowverse in the coveted role of Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane. And so he becomes the star of the series Superman & Lois, which aired across the Atlantic in February 2021 on The CW and whose second season just ended.