- Born
- Nicknames
- Jeff
- McNaughty
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan endeared himself to audiences with his recurring
role on ABC's smash hit series
Grey's Anatomy (2005). His
dramatic arc as heart patient Denny Duquette, who wins the heart of
intern Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl)
in a star-crossed romance, made him a universal fan favorite. He also
had recurring roles on The CW and Warner Bros' television series Supernatural (2005), The Good Wife (2009), and
on Showtime and Lions Gate Television's award-winning comedy series
Weeds (2005). He currently stars as Negan on the hit AMC series, The Walking Dead (2010).
Morgan starred in Warner Bros.'
Watchmen (2009), director
Zack Snyder's
(300 (2006)) adaptation of the iconic graphic
novel. He played the pivotal role of the Comedian, a Vietnam War vet who
is a member of a group of heroes called the Minutemen. He next
appeared in producer Joel Silver's
The Losers (2010), for Warner
Bros. It is an adaptation of DC-Vertigo's acclaimed comic book series
about a band of black ops commandos who are set up to be killed by
their own government. The team barely survives and sets out to get
even. James Vanderbilt adapted the
screenplay, and Sylvain White directed. He
appeared in Focus Features'
Taking Woodstock (2009),
directed by Oscar-winning director Ang Lee. He
also starred opposite Uma Thurman in Yari
Film Group's romantic comedy
The Accidental Husband (2008).
Additional feature credits include a cameo role opposite
Rachel Weisz in Warner Bros.' comedy
Fred Claus (2007), and the independent
office comedy Kabluey (2007), in which
he played a charismatic yet smarmy co-worker of
Lisa Kudrow's character.
In 2011, the in-demand actor starred in the independent murder mystery
Texas Killing Fields (2011).
In the film, based on a true story, Morgan plays a detective
transplanted from New York who teams with a local investigator
(Sam Worthington) to work on a series of
unsolved murders in industrial wastelands surrounding Gulf Coast
refineries, where as many as 70 bodies turned up over the past two
decades. Together, they wage a war against the unknown assailants.
Michael Mann produced the film,
while his daughter, Ami Canaan Mann,
directed. The actor traveled to Thailand, where he filmed the Weinstein
Company's period drama Shanghai (2010),
under the direction of Mikael Håfström
(1408 (2007)).
John Cusack stars as an American who
returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months prior to
Pearl Harbor and learns that his friend Connor (Morgan) was
killed. While trying to solve the murder, he discovers a much larger
secret that his own government is hiding. In addition, Morgan has a
role in Michael London's
Groundswell Productions'
All Good Things (2010), starring
Kirsten Dunst and
Ryan Gosling, also for the Weinstein Co.
He also stars opposite two-time Academy Award winner
Hilary Swank in the suspense thriller
The Resident (2011), for Hammer
Films. It is the story of a young doctor (Swank) who moves into a
Brooklyn loft and becomes suspicious that she is not alone. Morgan
plays Max, her charming new landlord whom she discovers has developed
a dangerous obsession with her. Morgan previously co-starred with Swank
in Warner Bros.'
P.S. I Love You (2007).
Morgan also appeared in the MGM/UA reboot of the 1984 action movie
Red Dawn (2012). The plot focuses on a
group of teenagers who form an insurgency called the Wolverines
when their town is invaded by Cuban and Russian soldiers. Morgan plays
the role of Lieutenant Andrew Tanner, the leader of the US Special
Forces who finds the Wolverines.
Morgan was born in Seattle, Washington, to Sandy Thomas and Richard
Dean Morgan. In his spare time, Morgan enjoys barbecuing on the grill,
reading, watching movies, and listening to his favorite band,
Eagles. He also loves to root for his
home team, the Seattle Seahawks. He resides in Los Angeles with his
dogs, Honey Dog and Bandit Morgan, a puppy he rescued in Puerto Rico while
filming. He resides in a farm in New York's Hudson Valley, where he is also part-owner of a small coffee shop with business partner The Losers (2010).- IMDb Mini Biography By: NIPR
- SpousesHilarie Burton(October 5, 2019 - present) (2 children)Anya Longwell(May 30, 1992 - July 19, 2003) (divorced)
- ChildrenGeorge Virginia Morgan
- ParentsSandy ThomasRichard Dean Morgan
- Often plays amoral or villainous characters
- Tall frame and muscular physique
- Deep baritone voice
- His former manager (who happened to be a very good friend of his)
dropped him because he just wasn't getting work just the day before he
got his role on Supernatural (2005), claiming she couldn't resurrect his
career. - Learned to play the guitar for his part in P.S. I Love You (2007), after about a week
of lessons from Heart's Nancy Wilson. - Stated that many people who recognize him mistake him for Javier Bardem.
- Did a painting and donated it to the Race for the Rescues' Walk of
Paws celebrity art auction on October 29, 2006. The money raised at
the event went to help shelter dogs and cats in and around Pasadena,
California. - When he and his wife Hilarie Burton moved to Rhinebeck, New York, they befriended the owner of a candy shop called Samuel's Sweet Shop. After the owner died, Morgan and his wife called Paul Rudd, among others, to scrap enough money together in order to keep the shop open. The candy shop is now owned by Morgan and Rudd.
- I think, as I've gotten older I have realized what a huge privilege it
is to even be in this business. I, more than ever, love what I
do. - I'm just looking always for characters that change, because I want to
get better, as an actor and as a person. - [from his 1997 "Playgirl" magazine interview, on whether he wants to get
married someday] Yes, I do. But I don't have any immediate plans
because I know I wasn't good at it the first time around. - [in his "TV Tattler" interview, regarding the relationship with his
television sons Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles] On set, we're like three idiot
brothers. - [about coming back to Supernatural (2005)] "I'm going to call Eric [series creator Eric Kripke] and beg for my life and find a way to come back and harass these
guys [Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki] in some way.
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