Patrick Dempsey
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 Brother Bear 2 (2006), Enchanted (2007), Made of Honor (2008), Valentine's Day (2010), Flypaper (2011), Freedom Writers (2007), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), and Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). Dempsey, who maintains a sports car and vintage car collection, also enjoys auto racing in his spare time. He has competed in pro-am events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car race, and Ensenada SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race. Prior to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dempsey declared that he would "walk away" from acting if he could and dedicate himself full-time to motorsports.
Known For
Actor
as Aaron Spencer
as Piero Taruffi
as Sheriff Eric Newlon
as Robert Philip
as Self - "Tapis Rouge" Guest
as Self
as Tom Quincy
as Dominic Morgan
as Self
as Harry Quebert
as (US version)
as Jack Quant
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Tripp
as Dylan
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Dr. Harrison Copeland
as Tom
as Robert Philip
as Self - Host
as Scott Casey
as Dr. Derek Shepherd
as Kenai (voice)
as Self
as Derek Shepherd
as Ben Weissman
as Self - Guest
as Peter Connor
as Self
as Self
as Older Louis Masoudi
as Andrew Hennings
as Self
as Cass
as Mark Kincaid
as Fast Eddie
as Jeremiah
as The Stranger
as Rodya Raskolnikov
as Mike
as Clayton
as Sam
as Jeffrey
as Matthew
as Floyd Gaylen
as Self
as Pierre Arronax
as Dr. Paul Stewart
as Harrison Burns
as Tom Harris
as Self
as Tom
as Jimbo Scott
as Everett Calloway
as Billy
as Charlie Hunter
as Robert Faldo
as John F. Kennedy
as Self
as Meyer Lansky
as Charlie Farrow
as Robert 'Bobby' Libner
as Chris Wooden
as Randy Bodek
as The Plant
as Michael
as Potter Daventry
as Ellsworth "Sonny" Wisecarver
as Ronald Miller
as Rudy
as Kellin Taylor
as Mike Damone
as Underground Stuff Buyer (uncredited)
as Corbet
as Self
Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Associate Producer
Director
as Director