Patrick Dempsey American Actor Known for Enchanted

Patrick Dempsey is an American actor born on 13 January 1966 in Lewiston. He is known for Enchanted (2007) and Outbreak (1995).

Early life

He attended Willowridge High School, Leavitt Area High School and Saint-Dominic Academy.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is Heaven Help Us, from 1985. His 1980s credits include Can't Buy Me Love (1987) and Happy Together (1989). During the 2000s, he worked on Scream 3 (2000, as Mark Kincaid) and Grey's Anatomy (2005, as Derek Shepherd). Work from the 2010s includes Valentine's Day (2010) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, as Dylan Gould). Disenchanted (2022) and Ferrari (2023, as Piero Taruffi) are among his 2020s credits.

In total, 39 films and 7 TV series are listed from 1985 to 2024. Romantic comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (5), followed by drama (3) and comedy (2). The list ends, for now, with Dexter: Original Sin (2024). Of his three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) has the highest, at $1.12 billion. Beyond acting, the credits show him as director on Ava's Magical Adventure.

Caterina Scorsone appears in two of his listed titles, including Private Practice (2007). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Kate Walsh (two titles) and Seth Green (two titles).

Recognition

He won the Disney Legends in 2022.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Jillian Fink (1987 to 2014, widowed). He has 3 children on record.