Patrick Dempsey

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-01-13 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Lewiston, Maine, USA

Patrick Dempsey

Biography

Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and race car driver. He is best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy. He had early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in the 1980s, including Can't Buy Me Love (1987) and Loverboy (1989). In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such as Outbreak (1995) and television. Dempsey was also in Scream 3 (2000) where he played the role of Detective Mark Kincaid. He was successful in landing a lead role in Sweet Home Alabama (2002), a surprise box office hit. He has since starred in other films, including Bro...

Acting

2006

Brother Bear 2

as Kenai (voice)

2007

Freedom Writers

as Scott Casey

2008

2000

Scream 3

as Mark Kincaid

2007

Enchanted

as Robert Philip

1991

Mobsters

as Meyer Lansky

2002

Sweet Home Alabama

as Andrew Hennings

1988

Some Girls

as Michael

1995

Outbreak

as Jimbo Scott

2023

Thanksgiving

as Sheriff Eric Newlon

1998

Jeremiah

as Jeremiah

1987

Can't Buy Me Love

as Ronald Miller

2010

Valentine's Day

as Dr. Harrison Copeland

2019

Hurley

as Self

2011

Flypaper

as Tripp

1999

Me and Will

as Fast Eddie

1994

With Honors

as Everett Calloway

1998

Denial

as Sam

2003

Lucky 7

as Peter Connor

1990

Coupe de Ville

as Robert 'Bobby' Libner

1991

Run

as Charlie Farrow

2004

Iron Jawed Angels

as Ben Weissman

1989

Loverboy

as Randy Bodek

1989

Happy Together

as Chris Wooden

1987

In the Mood

as Ellsworth "Sonny" Wisecarver

1985

1993

Face the Music

as Charlie Hunter

2013

1988

In a Shallow Grave

as Potter Daventry

2023

Ferrari

as Piero Taruffi

2021

1997

Hugo Pool

as Floyd Gaylen

1998

The Escape

as Clayton

2017

Red Nose Day Actually

as (US version)

2011

Boys of Bonneville

as Narrator (voice)

1998

Crime and Punishment

as Rodya Raskolnikov

1998

The Treat

as Mike

1995

Bloodknot

as Tom

2015

1993

Bank Robber

as Billy

1986

A Fighting Choice

as Kellin Taylor

1985

The Stuff

as Underground Stuff Buyer (uncredited)

1993

1996

A Season in Purgatory

as Harrison Burns

2002

The Emperor's Club

as Older Louis Masoudi

2022

Disenchanted

as Robert Philip

Production

2011

Flypaper

as Producer

2019

Hurley

as Producer

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