Patrick Dempsey
Actor
- Born
- January 13, 1966 (age 60) · Lewiston, Maine, USA
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.
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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
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
June 28, 2011
Enchanted
November 20, 2007
Scream 3
February 4, 2000
Valentine's Day
February 10, 2010
Bridget Jones's Baby
September 14, 2016
Outbreak
March 10, 1995
Freedom Writers
January 5, 2007
Made of Honor
April 30, 2008
Sweet Home Alabama
September 26, 2002
Thanksgiving
November 16, 2023
Brother Bear 2
July 19, 2006
Ferrari
December 14, 2023
Acting58
- 2025Destined to Drive: Patrick Dempsey's Return to Racing as Self
- 2023Ferrari as Piero Taruffi
- 2023Thanksgiving as Sheriff Eric Newlon
- 2023Disney 100: Remember That as Self
- 2023Racing With Giants: Porsche at Le Mans as Self
- 2022Disenchanted as Robert Philip
- 2021Alumination as Self
- 2019Hurley as Self
- 2017Red Nose Day Actually as (US version)
- 2016Bridget Jones's Baby