Patrick Dempsey was born on January 13, 1966 in Lewiston, Maine. He grew up in Turner, Maine. He attended his first three years on high school at Buckfield High School and was transferred to St. Dominic Regional High School his senior year. He dropped out before finishing. An adept juggler, he tied for second place in a nationaly juggling competition before taking on his first rose in the stage production "Torch Song Trilogy". He then toured with "Brighton Beach Memoirs" followed by many other movie and TV roles. Before landing the role of Derek Shepard on Grey's Anatomy, he actually auditioned for the part of Dr. Gregory House on the hit FOX TV show House. Patrick reportedly was involved in an argument in Ocotber 2006 with Isaiah Washington (who played Preston Burke) behind the scenes of Grey's Anatomy. The argument reportedly became a physical altercation and is said to have started when Isaiah called T.R. Knight (who plays George on the show) a "faggot." He was nominated for a Golden Globe for this role and has recieved a Screen Actor's Guild Award along with the entire cast of the show. He also is currently spokesperson for Mazda and a model for Versace.

His first marriage was in 1987 to acting coach, Rochelle "Rocky" Parker. Dempsey was 21 and Parker was 48 with a son who was a year older than Patrick. They divorced in 1994. He is now married to Jillian Fink, make-up artist and founder of Delux Beauty. They were married on July 31, 1999 and have three children - Tallullah born Feb. 20, 2002 and twins Darby Galen and Sullivan Patrick born Feb. 1, 2007.

Patrick really enjoys racing.  He has driven the pace car in The Indianapolis 500.  He has also raced in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.  He is the co-owner of Indy Car Series team Vision Racing. 

Filmography (not including TV appearances):

1. "Grey's Anatomy" .... Dr. Derek Shepherd (2005-present)
2. Made of Honor (2008) .... Tom
   ... aka Made of Honour (Australia) (UK)
3. Enchanted (2007) .... Robert Philip
4. Freedom Writers (2007) .... Scott Casey
5. Brother Bear 2 (2006) (V) (voice) .... Kenai
6. Shade (2006) .... Paul Parker
7. "The Practice" .... Dr. Paul Stewart (3 episodes, 2004)
       - Mr. Shore Goes to Town (2004) TV episode .... Dr. Paul Stewart
       - Pre-Trial Blues (2004) TV episode .... Dr. Paul Stewart
       - Going Home (2004) TV episode .... Dr. Paul Stewart
8. Iron Jawed Angels (2004) (TV) .... Ben Weissman
9. "Karen Sisco" .... Carl (1 episode, 2003)
       - Blown Away (2003) TV episode .... Carl
10. Lucky 7 (2003) (TV) .... Peter Connor
    ... aka Lucky Seven (USA: DVD title)
11. About a Boy (2003) (TV) .... Will
12. Sweet Home Alabama (2002) .... Andrew Hennings
13. The Emperor's Club (2002) .... Older Louis Masoudi
14. "Once and Again" .... Aaron Brooks (4 episodes, 2000-2002)
        - Aaron's List of Dreams (2002) TV episode .... Aaron Brooks
        - Aaron's Getting Better (2001) TV episode .... Aaron Brooks
        - Feast or Famine (2000) TV episode .... Aaron Brooks
        - Strangers and Brothers (2000) TV episode .... Aaron Brooks
15. Rebellion (2002) .... Tyler Rae
16. Corsairs (2002) (TV)
17. Blonde (2001) (TV) .... Cass
    ... aka Marilyn Monroe (Canada: French title)
18. "Will & Grace" .... Matthew (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
        - Brothers, a Love Story (2001) TV episode .... Matthew
        - Crazy in Love (2001) TV episode .... Matthew
        - Love Plus One (2000) TV episode .... Matthew
19. Chestnut Hill (2001) (TV) .... Michael Eastman
20. Scream 3 (2000) .... Det. Mark Kincaid
21. Me and Will (1999) .... Fast Eddie
22. Jeremiah (1998) (TV) .... Jeremiah
    ... aka Bibel: Jeremia, Die (Germany)
    ... aka Geremia il profeta (Italy)
23. There's No Fish Food in Heaven (1998) .... The Stranger
    ... aka Life in the Fast Lane (USA: DVD title)
24. The Treat (1998) .... Mike
25. Crime and Punishment (1998) (TV) .... Rodya Raskolnikov
    ... aka Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment (USA: complete title)
26. Denial (1998) .... Sam
    ... aka Something About Sex (USA: video title)
27. Hugo Pool (1997) .... Floyd Gaylen
    ... aka Pool Girl (UK: DVD title)
28. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997/II) (TV) .... Pierre Arronax
29. The Player (1997) (TV) .... Griffin Mill
30. The Escape (1997) (TV) .... Clayton
31. Odd Jobs (1997) (TV)
32. A Season in Purgatory (1996) (TV) .... Harrison Burns
33. The Right to Remain Silent (1996) (TV) .... Tom Harris
34. Outbreak (1995) .... Jimbo Scott
35. Bloodknot (1995) .... Tom
36. With Honors (1994) .... Everett Calloway
37. Ava's Magical Adventure (1994) .... Jeffrey
38. Bank Robber (1993) .... Billy
39. J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993) (TV) .... John F. Kennedy
40. Face the Music (1993) .... Charlie Hunter
41. For Better and for Worse (1993) (TV) .... Robert Faldo
    ... aka R.S.V.P.
42. Mobsters (1991) .... Meyer Lansky
    ... aka The Evil Empire
43. Run (1991) .... Charlie Farrow
44. Merry Christmas Baby (1991) (TV)
45. Coupe de Ville (1990) .... Robert 'Bobby' Libner
46. "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" .... The Plant (1 episode, 1989)
    ... aka Club Mario (USA: new title)
        - Super Plant (1989) TV episode .... The Plant
47. Happy Together (1989/I) .... Christopher Wooden
48. Loverboy (1989) .... Randy Bodek
49. Some Girls (1988) .... Michael
    ... aka Sisters
50. In a Shallow Grave (1988) .... Daventry
51. In the Mood (1987) .... Ellsworth 'Sonny' Wisecarver
    ... aka The Woo Woo Kid
52. Can't Buy Me Love (1987) .... Ronald Miller
    ... aka Boy Rents Girl
53. A Fighting Choice (1986) (TV) .... Kellin Taylor
54. "Fast Times" (1986) TV series .... Mike Damone (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Fast Times at Ridgemont High
55. Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) .... Rudy
    ... aka Meatballs III - Académie de vacances (Canada: French title: video title)
56. The Stuff (1985) (uncredited) .... Underground Stuff buyer #2
57. Heaven Help Us (1985) .... Corbet
    ... aka Catholic Boys

information obtained from wikipedia.org, imdb.com