Patrick Dempsey
Biography
Patrick Dempsey is an American actor and racecar driver. Born in Lewiston, Maine, and raised in nearby towns, he started on stage with Torch Song Trilogy and Brighton Beach Memoirs before moving into film. His early screen work included Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Loverboy (1989), and Happy Together (1989). In the 1990s he took television roles and earned an Emmy nomination for Once & Again, while his film credits grew with Mobsters (1991), Scream 3 (2000), and Sweet Home Alabama (2002). He became widely known as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy, a part that brought a Golden Globe nomination in 2006. Later films include Enchanted (2007), Made of Honor (2008), Valentine's Day (2010), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Disenchanted (2022), Thanksgiving (2023), and Ferrari (2023). He also voiced Kenai in Brother Bear 2 (2006), starred in and produced Flypaper (2011), and received a Disney Legend Award in 2022.
60years old
Turns 61 on January 13in 101 days
- Born Lewiston
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Patrick Galen Dempsey
Movie Career
- Films
- 34
- Career span
- 37 years1986 to 2023
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A role that slipped away
Before he was cast as Derek Shepherd, called McDreamy, in the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, Dempsey tried out for Dr. Chase on the other medical show, House.
A role that slipped away
Dempsey was cast to star in The Art of Racing in the Rain after Universal Pictures acquired the rights for him, but the film instead starred Milo Ventimiglia.
Own stunts
Dempsey competed in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, racing a Team Seattle Advanced Engineering Ferrari F430 GT in the GT2 class and finishing ninth in class.
Own stunts
Dempsey finished third in the GT Class of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, a race he announced he would enter in a Mazda RX-8.
Behind the camera
Dempsey owns Dempsey Racing, which races two Porsche 911 GT Americas in the Tudor United Sports Car Series, and he also helped own the Vision Racing IndyCar Series team.
Patrick Dempsey movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Harry Winer directed two of these films. Thirteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Harry WinerDirector, 2 films, 1998 to 2003
Also two films together7 more actors
- Amy AdamsDisenchanted (2022) and Enchanted (2007)
- Hilary SwankFreedom Writers (2007) and Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
- Courtney GainsSweet Home Alabama (2002) and Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
- Idina MenzelDisenchanted (2022) and Enchanted (2007)
- Kevin SussmanMade of Honor (2008) and Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- Richmond ArquetteMade of Honor (2008) and Scream 3 (2000)
- Sam PoseyHurley (2019) and Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Patrick Dempsey's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.7 billion
19 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 34 films: 19 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.1B41.0% of the total
- 2$340M12.4% of the total
- 3$217M7.9% of the total
- 4$212M7.7% of the total
- 5$190M6.9% of the total
- 6$181M6.6% of the total
- 7$162M5.9% of the total
- 8$106M3.9% of the total
$213 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2022 | Disney Legends | Honored | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.