Biography
After over a decade of struggling to make a name for himself, journeyman actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan finally received his due when cast in the role of Denny Duquette, heart patient and love interest to a surgical intern, on the hit television series "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC, 2005- ). Prior to playing the much beloved Denny, Morgan bounced around from series to series like "JAG" (NBC/CBS, 1995-2005), "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000- ) …
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Career Milestones
1991 | Made feature debut in the thriller "Uncaged" |
1995 | Played a killer pimp in Roger Corman's movie, "Dillinger and Capone" |
1996 | Series regular debut on UPN's "The Burning Zone" |
2004 | Cast as a regular on CBS' "The Handler" |
2005 | Cast in a recurring role as Denny Duquette, a heart transplant patient and love interest for intern Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) on "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) |
2005 | Landed a recurring role as the mysterious father of Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) on "Supernatural" (WB) |
2005 | Played the deceased husband of Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) on the Showtime series "Weeds" |
2007 | Cast opposite Hilary Swank in "P.S. I Love You" |
2008 | Co-starred in "The Accidental Husband" with Uma Thurman |
2009 | Co-starred in Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock" |
2009 | Played The Comedian, a cigar-chomping vigilante, in the film adaptation of "Watchmen" |
2010 | Cast as Franklin Clay in the adaptation of the comic book series "The Losers" |
2011 | Landed a featured role in crime drama "Texas Killing Fields" |
2012 | Cast as the father of a girl cursed by an antique box in supernatural thriller "The Possession" |
2012 | Co-starred with Jane Fonda and Catherine Keener in the comedy-drama "Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding" |
2012 | Starred as a 1960s-era Miami Beach hotelier on "Magic City" (Starz) |