Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan married actor Anya Longwell in 1992. The couple divorced in 2003. In 2007, Jeffrey got engaged to Marie-Louise Parker, but the couple parted ways a year later.

Jeffrey started dating actor Hilarie Burton in 2009. They had a son, Augustus, in 2010. Jeffrey and Hilarie got married in 2014. Their daughter, George Virginia, was born in February 2018.

Jeffrey has a home on a farm in Rhinebeck. He also owns a candy store, which was previously owned by one of his friends who tragically passed away. Apparently, Jeffrey saved the shop from being closed down.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan was born in Seattle, Washington, on April 22, 1966, to Sandy Thomas and Richard Dean Morgan. As a child, he was mostly interested in sports, and the thought of being an actor never occurred to him. He attended the ‘Ben Franklin Elementary School’ and later went to ‘Ross Hill Junior High’ and ‘Lake Washington High School.’

While in school, Jeffrey devoted a lot of his time to basketball and football. He was determined to make a career in sports. As he reached high school, he displayed his brilliance in basketball and became one of the star players in the school team. He quickly became the captain of his school basketball team and led it to win several school-level trophies.

He then attended ‘Skagit Valley College.’ His passion for basketball was evident in college too, and earned him a spot in the team. Once again, he was hailed as a star player, until an injury caused him to bid farewell to basketball forever. Disheartened by this, Jeffrey decided to build a career in creative arts and trained in graphic designing. Soon, he started working as a graphic designer in Washington DC.

A short trip to Los Angeles in the late 1980s changed his views about his future career forever. He decided to stay back in Los Angeles and learn acting. He soon started auditioning for TV and film roles. His natural charisma and acting skills did not let him struggle for long, and he started getting substantial work by the early 1990s.

Jeffrey made his acting debut with the 1991 film ‘Uncaged,’ which had him playing a minor role. Over the next few years, he continued to appear in small roles in films such as ‘Undercover Heat’ and ‘Legal Deceit.’ Apart from films, he also appeared on TV shows such as ‘Extreme,’ ‘JAG,’ and ‘Sliders.’

In 1996, he played the first major role of his career in the science-fiction series ‘The Burning Zone.’ His role was that of a scientist. His performance was appreciated and he landed bigger TV roles. In the mid-2000s, he finally started getting key TV and film roles.

In 2005, he began starring in the fantasy–drama series ‘Supernatural’ as ‘John Winchester,’ the father of the two leading men of the series. Jeffrey played the role for two seasons and received immense exposure to the American mainstream entertainment industry. He then played major roles in series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Weeds.’

Around this time, when he was starting to garner widespread recognition for his performances, Jeffrey guest-starred in several series such as ‘ER,’ ‘JAG,’ ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,’ and ‘Monk.’ In 2007, he was supposed to play a key role in the series ‘The Correspondent,’ but the series was shelved. This was a major disappointment for Jeffrey who was still waiting for a major career breakthrough.

In 2007, Jeffrey bagged a role in the film ‘P.S. I Love You.’ He played a small yet important character. His portrayal of a singer who successfully seduces Hilary’s character was highly appreciated. Although the film was a critical and commercial debacle at the time of its release, it has become a cult film over the years.