Who Played Denny Duquette On Grey's Anatomy?

Publish date: 2024-05-04

Jeffrey Dean Morgan appeared in his final “Grey’s Anatomy” episode in 2009, but his career lived on. He logged a long list of acting credits on shows such as “Supernatural” and “The Good Wife” before scoring a main role as Negan Smith on the hit AMC series “The Walking Dead” in 2016.

And just like his character on “Grey’s Anatomy,” Morgan’s character made a surprise return to TV. Months after “The Walking Dead” ended its 11-season run, Morgan starred in a six-episode spinoff, “The Walking Dead: Dead City.” But he almost turned it down. “If you had told me that a year ago that I would be doing it, I would’ve said, ‘There’s no way. I’m going to end this and walk away,'” Morgan admitted to Entertainment Weekly in 2022. “But the story was so good and so worth telling that it simply came down to, I couldn’t say no. And I felt invigorated and wanted to continue it.”

While his days as Denny Duquette are long done, Morgan does have a personal connection to “Grey’s.” The actor is married to fellow TV star Hilarie Burton. Burton appeared on three episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2013 playing plastic surgeon Dr. Lauren Boswell.

During a 2018 appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” Morgan revealed that he helped deliver the two children he shares with Burton. The family lives on a farm update New York where they raise donkeys, alpacas, and other animals. On the side, the actor co-owns a candy store called Samuel’s Sweet Shop with celebrity pal Paul Rudd and others.

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