Jeffrey Dean Morgan is an American actor of film and television. He is
known for his roles as John Winchester in the fantasy horror series
Supernatural (2005â€"2007; 2019), Denny Duquette in the medical drama
series Grey's Anatomy (2006â€"2009), the Comedian in the superhero
film Watchmen (2009), Jason Crouse in the political drama series The
Good Wife (2015â€"2016), Negan in the horror drama series The Walking
Dead (2016â€"present), and Harvey Russell in Rampage (2018).Morgan was
born in Seattle, Washington to Sandy Thomas and Richard Dean Morgan.
He graduated from Lake Washington High School in 1984 and briefly
attended Skagit Valley College to pursue a career in basketball.
Following a leg injury that ended his ambition of becoming a
professional player, he left school to pursue his other interests at
the time: painting and writing. While helping a friend move from
Seattle to Los Angeles, intending only to stay for a weekend, he
decided to live there permanently to pursue acting. "I fell into
acting, found out I had a little talent, and pursued it."Starting with
Uncaged (1991), Morgan has appeared in over 25 feature films. However,
the bulk of his work has been in television. He was a major character
in the 1996â€"97 television series The Burning Zone, appearing in
eleven of its nineteen episodes.
known for his roles as John Winchester in the fantasy horror series
Supernatural (2005â€"2007; 2019), Denny Duquette in the medical drama
series Grey's Anatomy (2006â€"2009), the Comedian in the superhero
film Watchmen (2009), Jason Crouse in the political drama series The
Good Wife (2015â€"2016), Negan in the horror drama series The Walking
Dead (2016â€"present), and Harvey Russell in Rampage (2018).Morgan was
born in Seattle, Washington to Sandy Thomas and Richard Dean Morgan.
He graduated from Lake Washington High School in 1984 and briefly
attended Skagit Valley College to pursue a career in basketball.
Following a leg injury that ended his ambition of becoming a
professional player, he left school to pursue his other interests at
the time: painting and writing. While helping a friend move from
Seattle to Los Angeles, intending only to stay for a weekend, he
decided to live there permanently to pursue acting. "I fell into
acting, found out I had a little talent, and pursued it."Starting with
Uncaged (1991), Morgan has appeared in over 25 feature films. However,
the bulk of his work has been in television. He was a major character
in the 1996â€"97 television series The Burning Zone, appearing in
eleven of its nineteen episodes.
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