One of the resident hunks of
Grey's Anatomy, this strapping actor increased viewers' heart rates with his steamy (and often semi-clothed) turn as a scoundrel plastic surgeon on the prime-time drama. After becoming interested in acting in high school, Dane moved to Los Angeles in the early '90s and found steady if anonymous TV work, guest starring on a string of series (
Saved by the Bell,
Married... with Children). In 2000 he did his first tour as a doctor on the short-lived but critically admired medical drama
Gideon's Crossing. Although the show didn't live past its freshman season, it jump-started Dane's career and his love life: he met girlfriend Lara Flynn Boyle during a crossover episode with her series
The Practice. A recurring role as the jet-setting beau of one of the
Charmed ones reinforced his sex appeal while his off-screen marriage to actress Rebecca Gayheart proved he was a real-life ladies' man. But joining
Grey's as a series regular in its third season turned him into a big-time small-screen heartthrob. Despite his character's moral failings — like sleeping with his best friend's wife and hitting on every female in scrubs — Dane was undeniably magnetic.
Eric Dane Fast Facts:
- Father is a San Francisco-based architect and interior designer.
- First role was as Joe Keller in his high school's production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
- Eric Dane Relationships:
- Lara Flynn Boyle - Ex-significant Other
- Rebecca Gayheart - Wife
