Tess Mercer — Smallville Character Profile

About Tess Mercer

Replaces Lex Luthor in the eighth season. In the ninth season, she revives Major Zod and his military group, driving the season's central conflict as they attempt to regain their Kryptonian powers.

Affiliations

• Checkmate
• Daily Planet
• LCorp
• Justice League
• Earth-167

Quick Facts about Tess Mercer

Education

Harvard University

Occupation

businessperson, superhero, chief executive officer

Tess Mercer's Known Relations

• Lionel Luthor — Father
• Lex Lutor — Sibling
• Oliver Queen — Unmarried partner
• Zod — Unmarried partner
• Checkmate — Employer
• Daily Planet — Employer
• LCorp — Employer
• Justice League — Member of

Character Facts

Played by

Cassidy Freeman

Appears in

Smallville (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Tess Mercer — Mirror/Parallel — Clark Kent (Tom Welling)

  Tess's journey mirrors Clark's struggle with legacy, identity, and alternate realities.

• Tess Mercer — United Front — Lois Lane (Erica Durance)

  Cooperation forced by shared threats to protect Clark and expose conspiracies.

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• Lois Lane (Erica Durance)
• Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk)
• Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum)
• Zod (Callum Blue)
• Jason Teague (Jensen Ackles)
• Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole)
• Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore)
• Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley)
• Pete Ross (Sam Jones)
• Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack)
• Jonathan Kent (John Schneider)