One of the resident hunks of
Grey's Anatomy, Dane 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 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 joining
Grey's as a series regular in its third season turned him into a big-time small-screen heartthrob, he found off-screen romance with actress Rebecca Gayheart.
Eric Dane Fast Facts:
- Took up acting in high school, playing the role of Joe Keller in Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
- Star rose in 2006 when appearing in an episode of Grey's Anatomy as plastic surgeon Dr. Mark Sloan, otherwise known as Dr. McSteamy.
- Appeared with Grey's costar Patrick Dempsey in the 2010 romantic-comedy Valentine's Day.
- Eric Dane Relationships:
- Rebecca Gayheart - Wife
- Lara Flynn Boyle - Ex-significant Other
- Billie Beatrice Dane - Daughter
- Georgia Geraldine Dane - Daughter
- Eric Dane Awards:
- 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner