Jeffrey Dean Morgan (born April 22, 1966) is an American actor best known to television and movie audiences as Denny Duquette in the 2005 medical drama Grey's Anatomy, patriarch John Winchester on Supernatural, as The Comedian in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen, as Thomas Wayne in the 2016 DC Extended Universe film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and as Ike Evans in Magic City. He is currently playing a major role as Negan Smith in AMC's The Walking Dead universe.
Personal life[]
Morgan was briefly engaged to his former Weeds costar, Mary-Louise Parker, in 2008 but the engagement ended in April of that year. Morgan has been in a relationship with actress Hilarie Burton since 2009. The couple welcomed a son, Augustus "Gus", in March 2010.
He and his wife had a daughter, George in 2018.
Appearances[]
- Season 1:
- Pilot
- Phantom Traveler (voice)
- Home
- Scarecrow (voice)
- Faith (voice)
- Shadow
- Something Wicked
- Dead Man's Blood
- Salvation
- Devil's Trap
- Season 2:
- Season 3: Long-Distance Call (voice only)
- Season 4: Jump the Shark (photo)
- Season 5: Swan Song (flashback)
- Season 6: Exile on Main Street (flashback)
- Season 14: Lebanon
- Season 15: Inherit the Earth (flashback)
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Uncaged | Sharkey | |
| To Cross the Rubicon | Rod | ||
| 1995 | Dillinger and Capone | Jack Bennett | |
| Undercover Heat | Ramone | ||
| 1996 | In the Blink of an Eye | Jessie Tafero | Television film |
| 1997 | Legal Deceit | Todd Hunter | |
| 1999 | Road Kill | Bobby | |
| 2003 | Something More | Daniel | Short film |
| 2004 | Dead & Breakfast | The Sheriff | |
| Six: The Mark Unleashed | Tom Newman | Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2005 | Chasing Ghosts | Det. Cole Davies | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2006 | Jam | Dale | Television film |
| 2007 | Live! | Rick | |
| Kabluey | Brad | ||
| P.S. I Love You | William Gallagher | ||
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband | Patrick | Direct-to-DVD |
| Days of Wrath | Bryan Gordon | ||
| 2009 | Watchmen | Edward Blake/Comedian | |
| Taking Woodstock | Dan | ||
| 2010 | Shanghai | Connor | |
| The Losers | Clay | ||
| 2011 | The Resident | Max | |
| Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | Jude | ||
| Texas Killing Fields | Brian Heigh | ||
| The Courier | The Courier | Direct-to-VOD, also executive producer | |
| 2012 | The Possession | Clyde Brenek | |
| Red Dawn | Sgt. Maj. Andrew Tanner | ||
| 2014 | The Salvation | Henry Delarue | |
| They Came Together | Frank | ||
| 2015 | Solace | Joe Merriwether | |
| Heist | Luke Vaughn | Direct-to-VOD | |
| Guns for Hire | Bruce | ||
| Desierto | Sam | ||
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Thomas Wayne | Uncredited |
| 2018 | Rampage | Harvey Russell | |
| 2020 | The Postcard Killings | Jacob Kanon | Also executive producer |
| Walkaway Joe | Cal McCarthy | ||
| 2021 | The Unholy | Gerry Fenn | |
| 2022 | The Integrity of Joseph Chambers | Police Chief | |
| Fall | James Conner | ||
| TBA | Nowhere Men | Ed Deerman |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Extreme | Jack Hawkins | 2 episodes |
| JAG | Weapons Officer | 1 episode | |
| 1996 | Sliders | Sid | 1 episode |
| 1996–97 | The Burning Zone | Dr. Edward Marcase | 11 episodes |
| 2000 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Jake Hobart | 1 episode |
| 2001 | ER | Firefighter Larkin | 1 episode |
| 2002 | The Practice | Daniel Glenn | 1 episode |
| JAG | CIA Technician Wally | 2 episodes | |
| Angel | Sam Ryan | 1 episode | |
| The Division | Father William Natali | 1 episode | |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Undercover Agent #1 | 1 episode |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Damron | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | The Handler | Mike | 2 episodes |
| Tru Calling | Geoffrey Pine | 1 episode | |
| Monk | Steven Leight | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | The O.C. | Joe Zukowski | 1 episode |
| Weeds | Judah Botwin | 2 episodes | |
| 2005–19 | Supernatural | John Winchester/Azazel | 13 episodes |
| 2006–09 | Grey's Anatomy | Denny Duquette | 23 episodes |
| 2012–13 | Magic City | Ike Evans | 16 episodes |
| 2014 | Shameless | Charlie Peters | 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe | Joe DiMaggio | 2 episodes |
| Texas Rising | "Deaf" Smith | 5 episodes | |
| Extant | JD Richter | 13 episodes | |
| 2015–16 | The Good Wife | Jason Crouse | 19 episodes |
| 2016–22 | The Walking Dead | Negan | 64 episodes |
| 2017 | Robot Chicken | 1 episode; Voice role | |
| 2017–19 | Ride with Norman Reedus | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Friday Night in with the Morgans | Himself | 6 episodes, also executive producer |
| 2021 | The Walking Dead: Origins | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Leopard Skin | LaSalle | 8 episodes |
| 2023–present | The Walking Dead: Dead City | Negan | 6 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2024–present | The Boys | Joe Kessler | 6 episodes |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tekken 7 | Negan | DLC |
Trivia[]
- Jeffrey has expressed a desire to return to the show since his last appearance in Season 2.
- This was later carried out in Season 14.
- He is exactly 12 years older than Jensen Ackles, the actor who portrays his character's eldest son, Dean Winchester.
- Jeffrey is the first actor to portray Azazel, not counting the silhouette cameo portrayed by Kaare Anderson in the Pilot.
- Jared and Jensen once made a joke about Jeffrey's role as Negan, since Sam and Dean hunt a variety of monsters while Negan struggles with zombies.
- Jeffrey and Lauren Cohan (Bela Talbot) acted together in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: Dead City.
See Also[]
External links[]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan at the Internet Movie Database- Jeffrey Dean Morgan at Wikipedia
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan at the TCM Movie Database
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan at AllRovi
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan at Memory Alpha
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan Fans
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan Info
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan Unlimited
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan RU