Eric Dane

Full Name: Eric William Dane

Date of Birth: November 9, 1972

Place of Birth: San Francisco, CA, USA

Height: 6? 0? (1.85 m)

Spouse: Rebecca Gayheart (October 29, 2004 – present)

Eric William Dane was born on November 9, 1972 in San Francisco – California. He is the oldest of three sons. His father is an architect and interior designer based in San Francisco. In High School Eric was a good athlete, but after appearing as ‘Joe Keller’ in a high school production of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons”, he decided to pursue a career in acting. He moved to Los Angeles, where he played small roles on television series such as: Saved by the Bell, The Wonder Years, Roseanne and Married with Children.

Dane’s first major film appearance was in 1999’s “The Basket”. In 2000, Eric signed up for a recurring role in a medical drama “Gideon’s Crossing”, which lasted one season. Eric quickly moved on to another leading role on a television series in “The American Embassy”, but the show was cancelled after only a few episodes. Eric came back a year later with a recurrent guest spot on the popular teenage sci-fi series “Charmed” as ‘Jason Dean’ Phoebe’s boyfriend/boss.

Dane briefly became involved with actress Lara Flynn Boyle when the two met while filming crossover episodes of their respective drama series Gideon’s Crossing and The Practice, both produced by David E. Kelley. On October 29, 2004, in Las Vegas, Eric Dane married actress Rebecca Gayheart, who was previously engaged to producer/director Brett Ratner, who is the director of none other than X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In it, Dane plays the character of “Jamie Madrox”, the Multiple Man.

In 2005, Dane was a guest star on the ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” as Dr. Mark Sloan (nicknamed “McSteamy”) in the eighteenth episode of the second season. Positive audience reaction to the character led to Dane’s becoming a regular in the show’s third season. He currently is working on the fourth season of Grey’s Anatomy and filming in March of 2008 is a comedy called ‘Marly & Me’ with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.

2008 Marley & Me unknown

2006 Wedding Wars Ben Grandy

2006 Open Water 2: Adrift Dan

2006 X-Men 3: The Last Stand Multiple Man

2005 Painkiller Jane Nick

2005 Feast Hero

2004 Helter Skelter Charles “Tex” Watson

2001 Ball & Chain Jack

2001 Sol Goode Overly Dramatic Actor

1999 The Basket Tom Emery

1996 Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story Nick

1995 Serving in Silence: Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Matt

TV Shows

2006 Grey’s Anatomy Dr. Mark ‘McSteamy’ Sloan

(2006-2008)

2004 Las Vegas Leo Broder

episode 2.02 “The Count of Montecito” – September 20, 2004

episode 2.01 “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” – September 13, 2004

2003 Charmed Jason Dean

(10 episodes, 2003-2004)

2002 The American Embassy Rob Goodwin

(6 episodes, 2002)

2000 Gideon’s Crossing Dr. Wyatt Cooper

(2000-2001)

2000 Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane Alec

episode 2.04 “Kiss of Death” – April 2, 2000

1996 Roseanne Bellhop

episode 8.18 “Disney World War II” – February 27, 1996

1996 Silk Stalkings Justin Whalen

episode 5.21 “Private Dancer” – February 18, 1996

1995 Married with Children Oliver Cole

episode 9.26 “Radio Free Trumaine” – May 7, 1995

1993 The Wonder Years Brett

episode 6.16 “Nose” – February 24, 1993

1991 Saved by the Bell Tad Progue

episode 3.04 “The Game” – September 21, 1991 Eric William Dane

Eric Dane

Date of Birth: November 9, 1972

Place of Birth: San Francisco, CA, USA

Height: 6? 0? (1.85 m)

Married to: Rebecca Gayheart (October 29, 2004 – present)

Eric Dane was born on November 9, 1972 in San Francisco – California. He is the oldest of three sons. His father is an architect and interior designer based in San Francisco. In High School Eric was a good athlete, but after appearing as ‘Joe Keller’ in a high school production of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons”, he decided to pursue a career in acting. He moved to Los Angeles, where he played small roles on television series such as: Saved by the Bell, The Wonder Years, Roseanne and Married with Children.

Dane’s first major film appearance was in 1999’s “The Basket”. In 2000, Eric signed up for a recurring role in a medical drama “Gideon’s Crossing”, which lasted one season. Eric quickly moved on to another leading role on a television series in “The American Embassy”, but the show was cancelled after only a few episodes. Eric came back a year later with a recurrent guest spot on the popular teenage sci-fi series “Charmed” as ‘Jason Dean’ Phoebe’s boyfriend/boss.

Dane briefly became involved with actress Lara Flynn Boyle when the two met while filming crossover episodes of their respective drama series Gideon’s Crossing and The Practice, both produced by David E. Kelley. On October 29, 2004, in Las Vegas, Eric Dane married actress Rebecca Gayheart, who was previously engaged to producer/director Brett Ratner, who is the director of none other than X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In it, Dane plays the character of “Jamie Madrox”, the Multiple Man.

In 2005, Dane was a guest star on the ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” as Dr. Mark Sloan (nicknamed “McSteamy”) in the eighteenth episode of the second season. Positive audience reaction to the character led to Dane’s becoming a regular in the show’s third season. He currently is working on the fourth season of Grey’s Anatomy and filming in March of 2008 is a comedy called ‘Marly & Me’ with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.

Eric Dane Filmography

Burlesque (2010) (post-production) …. Marcus

Valentine’s Day (2010) (post-production) …. Sean Jackson

“Grey’s Anatomy” …. Dr. Mark Sloan (75 episodes, 2006-2010)

Diagonal (2009) …. Tom

“Private Practice” …. Dr. Mark Sloan (1 episode, 2009)

Marley & Me (2008) …. Sebastian Tunney

Wedding Wars (2006) (TV) …. Ben Grandy

Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) …. Dan

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) …. Multiple Man

Painkiller Jane (2005) (TV) …. Nick

Feast (2005) …. Hero

“Las Vegas” …. Leo Broder (2 episodes, 2004)

Helter Skelter (2004) (TV) …. Charles “Tex” Watson

“Charmed” …. Jason Dean (9 episodes, 2003-2004)

“The American Embassy” …. Rob Goodwin (3 episodes, 2002)

“Gideon’s Crossing” …. Dr. Wyatt Cooper (4 episodes, 2001)

Ball & Chain (2001) (TV) …. Jack

Sol Goode (2001) …. Overly Dramatic Actor

“Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane” …. Alec (1 episode, 2000)

The Basket (1999) …. Tom Emery

“Crisis Center” …. Scott Kelly (1 episode, 1997)

“Roseanne” …. Bellhop (1 episode, 1996)

Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (1996) (TV) …. Nick

“Silk Stalkings” …. Justin Whalen (1 episode, 1996)

“Married with Children” …. Oliver Cole (1 episode, 1995)

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995) (TV) …. Matt

“The Wonder Years” …. Brett (1 episode, 1993)

“Renegade” …. Jimmy (1 episode, 1992)

“Saved by the Bell” …. Tad Pogue (1 episode, 1991)