Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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Morgan at the premiere of Ant-Man in 2015.
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| Born | April 22, 1966 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Partner(s) | Mary-Louise Parker (2006–08) Hilarie Burton (2009-present) |
| Children | 1 |
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (born April 22, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Denny Duquette in the medical drama Grey's Anatomy for parts of three seasons (2006-2009), John Winchester on Supernatural, The Comedian in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen, and Ike Evans in Magic City. He is currently playing the role of Jason Crouse on the TV series The Good Wife. He will portray Negan in AMC's The Walking Dead.
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Early life
Morgan was born in Seattle, Washington, the son of Sandy Thomas and Richard Dean Morgan.[citation needed] He attended Ben Franklin Elementary School, Rose Hill Junior High, and Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, Washington. He was a basketball player in high school and college.
Career
Starting with the 1991 film Uncaged, Morgan has appeared in over 25 feature films. However, the bulk of his work has been in television. He was the star of the 1996–1997 television series The Burning Zone; his character, Dr. Edward Marcase, appeared in 10 out of 19 episodes that season. In 2005 and 2006, Morgan simultaneously appeared in three separate television series: on the CW series Supernatural as John Winchester, in a recurring role on ABC's Grey's Anatomy as heart transplant patient Denny Duquette, and as Judah Botwin in two episodes of the Showtime series Weeds. He has also guest-starred in a number of television series, including ER, JAG, Walker, Texas Ranger, Angel, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Sliders, The O.C., and Monk.
Morgan was cast in a new project by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. The series, tentatively titled "Correspondents", was to have started production in summer 2007. ABC picked up a spin-off of Grey's Anatomy, called Private Practice, that was also created by Rhimes, and that project has rendered the future of "Correspondents" uncertain. Morgan is also among the cast of a movie that is based on a novel by the Irish novelist Cecelia Ahern, P.S. I Love You. He took a crash course on how to play the guitar for his part in the film, and was excited to find out that the producers had got Nancy Wilson of Heart to train him, since, by his own admission, he "had a huge crush" on her since childhood. The film was released on December 21, 2007. Another 2007 film starring Morgan is The Accidental Husband, which finished filming in New York City in March 2007 and was not released on DVD until 2009.
In 2008, Morgan starred in the thriller The Resident and the drama film Days of Wrath.
In 2009, Morgan portrayed The Comedian, a cigar-chomping antihero, in Watchmen, based on Alan Moore's graphic novel.[1] The same year, Morgan appeared in Taking Woodstock, and played Clay in a comic book movie adaptation of The Losers.
In 2011, Morgan appeared in the Texas crime thriller Texas Killing Fields as a homicide detective.[2]
In 2012, Morgan starred in the television drama series Magic City, which centered on mob life in 1950s Miami. The series premiered on April 6 and was cancelled after two seasons.[3] The same year, Morgan appeared in the horror thriller The Possession, and the war film Red Dawn.
In January 2014, it was announced that Morgan had been cast in the lead role in Jonás Cuarón's Desierto.[4] In November, 2014, it was announced that Morgan had been cast as Joe DiMaggio opposite Kelli Garner as Marilyn Monroe in The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, a Lifetime four-hour miniseries based on J. Randy Taraborrelli's book which was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, December 2014-February 2015.[5]
In 2015, Morgan portrayed Deaf Smith in Texas Rising, a five-part mini-series which aired on the History Channel. Also in 2015, he became a regular cast member for season 2 of the CBS sci-fi drama Extant.
He will appear in a brief role in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice as Bruce Wayne's father Thomas Wayne.
He is also presently playing the character of a freelance investigator Jason Crouse in the popular T.V show The Good Wife. It was confirmed in November 2015 that Morgan will be portraying the character Negan on the AMC TV series The Walking Dead. He will appear in the sixth season finale and has the option to become a series regular in the seventh season.[6]
Personal life
Morgan was briefly engaged to his former Weeds costar Mary-Louise Parker in 2008.[7] The engagement ended in April 2008.[8] In 2009, a former girlfriend, actress Sherrie Rose, alleged that Morgan was her son's father. The boy, named Dean Morgan, was four years old when Morgan supposedly learned about him according to tabloids.[9] Morgan began a relationship with actress Hilarie Burton in 2009. The couple's son Augustus was born in March 2010.[10][11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Uncaged | Sharkey | |
| 1995 | Dillinger and Capone | Jack Bennett | |
| 1995 | Undercover Heat | Ramone | |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an Eye | Jessie | Television film |
| 1997 | Legal Deceit | Todd Hunter | |
| 1999 | Road Kill | Bobby | |
| 2003 | Something More | Daniel | Short film |
| 2004 | Dead & Breakfast | The Sheriff | |
| 2004 | Six: The Mark Unleashed | Tom Newman | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2005 | Chasing Ghosts | Det. Cole Davies | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2006 | Jam | Dale | Television film |
| 2007 | Live! | Rick | |
| 2007 | Fred Claus | Man Getting Parking Ticket | Cameo |
| 2007 | Kabluey | Brad | |
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You | William Gallagher | |
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband | Patrick Sullivan | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2008 | Days of Wrath | Bryan Gordon | |
| 2009 | Watchmen | Edward Blake / The Comedian | |
| 2009 | Taking Woodstock | Dan | |
| 2010 | Shanghai | Connor | |
| 2010 | The Losers | Clay | |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Jeb Turnbull | Uncredited |
| 2011 | The Resident | Max | |
| 2011 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | Jude | |
| 2011 | Texas Killing Fields | Brian Heigh | |
| 2011 | The Courier | The Courier | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2012 | The Possession | Clyde Brenek | |
| 2012 | Red Dawn | Sgt. Maj. Andrew Tanner USMC | |
| 2014 | The Salvation | Delarue | |
| 2014 | They Came Together | Frank | Cameo |
| 2015 | Solace | Agent Joe Merriweather | |
| 2015 | Heist | Luke Vaughn | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2015 | Desierto | Sam | |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Thomas Wayne |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Extreme | ||
| 1995 | JAG | Weapons Officer | Episode: "Shadow" |
| 1996 | Sliders | Sid | Episode: "El Sid" |
| 1996–97 | The Burning Zone | Dr. Edward Marcase | Main cast |
| 2000 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Jake Horbart | Episode: "Child of Hope" |
| 2001 | ER | Firefighter Larkin | Episode: "The Crossing" |
| 2002 | The Practice | Daniel Glenn | Episode: The Test" |
| 2002 | JAG | CIA Technician Wally | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Angel | Sam Ryan | Episode: "Provider" |
| 2002 | The Division | Father William Natali | Episode: "Forgive Me, Father" |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Undercover Agent #1 | Episode: "All for Our Country" |
| 2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Xindi-Reptilian | Episode: "Carpenter Street" |
| 2004 | The Handler | Mike | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Tru Calling | Geoffrey Pine | Episode: "Two Pair" |
| 2004 | Monk | Steven Leight | Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" |
| 2005 | The O.C. | Joe Zukowski | Episode: "The Accomplice" |
| 2005 | Weeds | Judah Botwin | 2 episodes |
| 2005–07 | Supernatural | John Winchester | Recurring role |
| 2006–09 | Grey's Anatomy | Denny Duquette | Recurring role |
| 2012–13 | Magic City | Ike Evans | Main cast |
| 2014 | Shameless | Charlie | |
| 2015 | The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe | Joe DiMaggio | Miniseries |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | "Deaf" Smith | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Extant | JD Richter | Main cast |
| 2015–present | The Good Wife | Jason Crouse | Main cast (Season 7)[12] |
| 2016 | The Walking Dead | Negan |
References
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- ↑ Cbs Press Express | Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins The Cast Of “The Good Wife” As A Series Regular For Season Seven
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