

In the series, which ran from 2000 to 2002, Alba played a genetically enhanced super soldier, on the run from government agents in a post-apocalyptic Seattle. “I was supposed to be sexy, this tough action girl. And right away, everyone formed a strong opinion about me because of the way I was marketed,” Alba told Marie Claire in May 2012. “I had a show that premiered when I was 19. In Dark Angel, he portrayed the character Ben in the season 1 episode 'Pollo Loco' and his identical twin brother Alec in most of the episodes of season 2. Over the years, Alba has spoken about the struggles she was going through while filming Dark Angel. If she walked in, we’d be all hugs, but she didn’t make it easy on me.”

“My grandfather died while I was shooting it and she literally just walked into my trailer and held me for a half an hour,” the actor said. She was young, she was in a relationship and that was … causing some undue stress, I believe.”Īckles also recalled that when his grandfather died, the L.A.’s Finest star went out of her way to comfort him. “She was under an immense amount of pressure on that show. I was the new kid on the block, and I was picked on by the lead. Speaking on Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum ,' via Us Weekly, Jensen said it was 'horrible' to work with Jessica Alba when he joined the show's second season. “I love Jess, which I know kind of contradicts what I just said,” he explained, adding that he saw how difficult it was for Alba to star in the high budget series. Jensen Ackles is opening up about his time on Dark Angel, and he has a lot of thoughts, apparently. Despite all their fighting, Ackles has nothing but respect for his former costar now.
