Whitney Fordman

Whitney Fordman is a character from the WB series Smallville. He is played by Eric Johnson. At the outset of the show, Whitney was the quarterback of the Smallville High School football team, and Lana Lang's boyfriend. To support Whitney on the field, Lana had become head cheerleader, a decision she later regretted. Clark Kent has known Whitney since he was a freshman if not before, and they were never even remotely close. Whitney was a typical... more

Whitney Fordman is a character from the WB series Smallville. He is played by Eric Johnson. At the outset of the show, Whitney was the quarterback of the Smallville High School football team, and Lana Lang's boyfriend. To support Whitney on the field, Lana had become head cheerleader, a decision she later regretted. Clark Kent has known Whitney since he was a freshman if not before, and they were never even remotely close. Whitney was a typical jock, and Clark did not fit in with the athletes because he would not even try out for the football team, due to his super strength. Whitney was not impressed with how spineless Clark behaved and they rarely exchanged words. There had always been an underlying sexual tension between Lana and Clark, and it was no secret that Clark had a huge crush on Lana. When Clark visited Lana beside the graves of her dead parents, Lana was impressed with Clark's understanding and developed a crush on him also. Suspecting the worst of Clark, Whitney... less