Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is an American actor of film and television. He is known for his roles as John Winchester in the fantasy horror series Supernatural (2005–2007; 2019), Denny Duquette in the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy (2006–2009), the Comedian in the superhero film Watchmen (2009), Jason Crouse in the political drama series The Good Wife (2015–2016), Negan in the horror drama series The Walking Dead (2016–present), and Harvey Russell in Rampage (2018).

Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Morgan at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2019
Born (1966-04-22) April 22, 1966
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Spouse(s)
    (
    m. 2019)
    Children2

    Early life

    Morgan was born in Seattle, Washington, to Sandy Thomas and Richard Dean Morgan.[1]

    Career

    Starting with Uncaged (1991), Morgan has appeared in over 25 feature films. However, the bulk of his work has been in television. He was a major character in the 1996–97 television series The Burning Zone, appearing in eleven of its nineteen episodes.

    In 2005 and 2006, Morgan simultaneously appeared in three television series: in 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. In 2007, Morgan was cast in a proposed project by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. The series, tentatively titled "Correspondents", was to have started production in summer 2007. ABC instead picked up a spin-off of Grey's Anatomy, called Private Practice, that was also created by Rhimes. As a result, "Correspondents" was shelved.

    In 2007, Morgan starred in the film The Accidental Husband, which finished filming in March 2007 and was released on DVD in 2009.

    Morgan starred in the thriller The Resident in 2011 along with his P.S I Love You (2007) co- star Hilary Swank. He also appeared in the drama film Days of Wrath in 2008.

    In 2009, Morgan portrayed The Comedian, a cigar-chomping antihero, in Watchmen, based on Alan Moore's graphic novel.[2] The same year, Morgan appeared in Taking Woodstock, and played Clay in a comic book movie adaptation of The Losers. He also played Jeb Turnbull in the DC comic book movie Jonah Hex

    Morgan appeared in the Texas crime thriller Texas Killing Fields as a homicide detective in 2011.[3] The following year, Morgan starred in the television drama series Magic City, which centered on mob life in 1950s Miami. The same year, Morgan starred in the horror thriller The Possession, and had a supporting role in the war film Red Dawn.

    Morgan at the premiere of Ant-Man on June 29, 2015

    In 2014, Morgan played Charlie Peters,[4] the owner of the Cake House, in the season finale of Shameless.

    In November 2014, Morgan was 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 of the same name.[5]

    In 2015, Morgan portrayed Deaf Smith in Texas Rising, a five-part mini-series which aired on the History Channel. Also in 2015, Morgan became a regular cast member for season 2 of the CBS sci-fi drama Extant. He also appeared in an uncredited role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, as Bruce Wayne's father, Thomas Wayne. It has long been rumored that if a movie based on the DC comics hero The Flash was made using the Flashpoint Paradox storyline, that Morgan would reprise his role as Thomas Wayne and play the alternate universe Batman in the film.

    In 2015, Morgan took on the role of freelance investigator Jason Crouse, opposite Julianna Margulies, in the popular CBS TV series The Good Wife, until that series' conclusion in spring 2016. That year, Morgan began his most noted role to-date, as Negan on the AMC TV series The Walking Dead. He made his first appearance in the sixth-season finale on April 3, 2016 and served as the primary antagonist of the seventh and eighth seasons.[6] In 2015, had a lead role in Jonás Cuarón's thriller film Desierto.[7]

    On May 28, 2017, Morgan drove the 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Pace Car to lead the starting field of the 101st Indianapolis 500.[8] In September, Morgan appeared in a commercial for the online game Evony.

    Morgan was 5th billed in the Dwayne Johnson film Rampage, released in April 2018.

    Morgan reprised his role as John Winchester in the thirteenth episode of the fourteenth season of Supernatural, which served as the 300th episode of the series,[9] which aired on February 7, 2019.

    Personal life

    Morgan was married to actress Anya Longwell from 1992 to 2003.[10] In 2007, he was briefly engaged to his former Weeds co-star Mary Louise Parker;[11] their engagement ended in April 2008.[12]

    In 2009, Morgan began a relationship with actress Hilarie Burton. The couple's son was born in March 2010.[13][14] Their daughter was born in February 2018.[15] On October 5, 2019, the couple got married, although many erroneously speculated that they had married in 2014.[16][17]

    Morgan and Burton made their home in the town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, New York on a 100-acre working farm in the Hudson Valley with cows, ducks, chickens, alpacas, donkeys, and an emu.[18] Since 2014, they have been co-owners (along with Morgan's friend, actor Paul Rudd) of Samuel's Sweet Shop, a Rhinebeck candy store they saved from being closed after the previous owner, a friend of theirs, died suddenly.[19]

    Filmography

    Film
    Year Title Role Notes
    1991 Uncaged Sharkey
    1991 To Cross The Rubicon Rod (James' Friend)
    1995 Dillinger and Capone Jack Bennett
    1995 Undercover Heat Ramone
    1997 Legal Deceit Todd Hunter
    1999 Road Kill Bobby
    2003 Something More Daniel Short
    2004 Dead & Breakfast The Sheriff
    2004 Six: The Mark Unleashed Tom Newman Direct-to-DVD
    2005 Chasing Ghosts Det. Cole Davies Direct-to-DVD
    2007 Live! Rick
    2007 Fred Claus Man Getting Parking Ticket
    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 / 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
    2015 Solace Agent Joe Merriweather
    2015 Heist Luke Vaughn Direct-to-VOD
    2015 Desierto Sam
    2015 Guns for Hire Bruce
    2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Thomas Wayne Uncredited
    2018 Rampage Agent Russell
    2020 The Postcard Killings Jacob Kanon
    2020 Walkaway Joe Cal McCarthy
    TBA Shrine Filming

    Television
    Year Title Role Notes
    1995 Extreme Jack Hawkins 2 episodes
    1995 JAG Weapons Officer Episode: "Shadow"
    1996 Sliders Sid Episode: "El Sid"
    1996 In the Blink of an Eye Jessie Tafero Television film
    1996–1997 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
    2005–2007; 2019 Supernatural John Winchester/Azazel Recurring; 13 episodes
    2006 Jam Dale Television film
    2006–2009 Grey's Anatomy Denny Duquette Recurring (seasons 2–3, 5); 23 episodes
    2012–2013 Magic City Ike Evans Main role
    2014 Shameless Charlie Peters Episode: "Lazarus"
    2015 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Joe DiMaggio 2 episodes
    2015 Texas Rising "Deaf" Smith Television miniseries
    2015 Extant JD Richter Main role
    2015–2016 The Good Wife Jason Crouse Main role (season 7)[20]
    2016–present The Walking Dead Negan 42 episodes
    Special guest star (season 6)
    Main cast (season 7–present)
    Saturn Award for Best Guest Performance in a Television Series (2016)
    Saturn Award for Best Guest Performance in a Television Series (2019)
    2017 Robot Chicken Negan Voice; Episode: "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking"
    2017–2019 Ride with Norman Reedus Himself 2 episodes
    2020–present Friday Night in with the Morgans Himself 6 episodes

    Video games
    YearTitleRoleNotes
    2019Tekken 7NeganDownloadable content

    References
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    2. "Watchmen Cast Confirmed!". Superhero Hype!. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
    3. "Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins Sam Worthington in The Fields". Dreadcentral.com. February 17, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
    4. ""Shameless" Lazarus". IMDB.
    5. "Jeffrey Dean Morgan Set as 'Marilyn's' Joe DiMaggio for Lifetime (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. November 25, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
    6. ‘Walking Dead’: Negan to Be Played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan Variety
    7. "Jeffrey Dean Morgan to Star in Jonas Cuaron's 'Desierto' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
    8. Indianapolis Motor Speedway (May 25, 2017). "Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan to Drive Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Pace Car at 101st Indianapolis 500". Retrieved February 9, 2019.
    9. Petski, Denise (December 12, 2018). "'Supernatural': Jeffrey Dean Morgan To Reprise John Winchester Role In Upcoming Episode". Deadline. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
    10. "Nevada Marriage Index, 1956–2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVRP-JDM : accessed 18 February 2016), Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Anya Longwell, 30 May 1992; from "Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956–2005," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Clark, Nevada, United States, County Book 618, p. C358929, archive film number 924712, Nevada State Health Division, Carson City, and Clark County Marriage Bureau, Las Vegas.
    11. Rush, George (February 14, 2008). "Marcus Parker and Jeffrey Dean Morgan Engaged". The New York Daily News.
    12. "Marcus Parker, Fiancé Break Off Engagement". People.com. April 8, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
    13. "Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Stewart Burton Welcome Baby". Us Weekly. May 6, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
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    17. Nepales, Ruben V. "Scruffy, sexy, funny Jeffrey".
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