patrick dempsey

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Patrick Galen Dempsey (born ) is an American actor and racecar driver who is best known for playing neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy (20052015; 20202021). Patrick Dempsey is well-known for his portrayal of Dr. Derek Shepherd on the hit ABC series, GREY'S ANATOMY. His performance earned him a 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated in 2006. Dempsey left the show in 2015 and has now opened up on why it was time to walk away. The 60-year-old, a beloved original cast member from Greys Anatomys 2005 inception, played Dr. Patrick Dempsey reflects on his 'Grey's Anatomy' McDreamy, says he isn't often offered his dark Memory of a Killer role; pays tribute to Eric Dane.