Patrick Galen Dempsey is an American actor and race car driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd in Grey’s Anatomy. Dempsey was born in Lewiston, Maine, and grew up in the nearby towns of Turner and Buckfield.
Dempsey’s first major feature film role was at age 21 with Beverly D’Angelo in the film In The Mood, the actual World War II story about Ellsworth Wisecarver whose relationships with older married women created a national uproar.
On July 31, 1999, Dempsey married Jillian Fink. The couple has three children. In January 2015, Fink filed for divorce, but the couple reconciled later in the year. They called off their divorce on November 12, 2016. Dempsey is a supporter of Scottish football club Rangers F.C. because of his Scottish connection through his step-grandfather.
How much did Patrick Dempsey make on GREY’s anatomy?
Patrick Dempsey’s character Derek Shepherd was shockingly killed off from the show in 2015. At the time, however, the actor was reportedly earning $400,000 per episode. He later returned to Grey’s to reprise the role at the beginning of season seventeen during a dream sequence, though it’s unclear how much his temporary appearances earned him per episode.