Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Biography
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is an American actor and producer born on April 22, 1966, in Seattle, Washington. With a career spanning both film and television, he has established himself as a recognizable figure in the entertainment industry. Morgan has accumulated numerous acting credits throughout his professional life, garnering critical acclaim for his work in various high-profile series. His contributions to television and cinema have made him a well-known performer, particularly for his portrayals of complex characters in long-running horror and drama series. He continues to be an active presence in the industry, maintaining a significant body of work that includes both major network television roles and appearances in feature films.
Career overview
Morgan is widely recognized for his television roles, most notably as Negan in the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead, a role he played from 2016 to 2022, and in its spin-off The Walking Dead: Dead City, which began in 2023. His other prominent television credits include John Winchester in the CW series Supernatural, appearing between 2005 and 2007 and again in 2019, and the character Denny Duquette in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, he portrayed Jason Crouse in the CBS political drama The Good Wife from 2015 to 2016.
In the realm of film, Morgan has appeared in several notable projects. He played the Comedian in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen and appeared as Clay in the 2010 film The Losers. His filmography also includes the role of Harvey Russell in the 2018 production Rampage and a role as Thomas Wayne in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Through these diverse performances, Morgan has built a career characterized by recurring roles in popular series and significant appearances in major motion pictures.
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- Super Bowl Champions: The 2025 Seattle Seahawks (2026) as Narrator
- Destination X (2025) as Self - Host
- Neighborhood Watch (2025) as Ed Deerman
- Hot Ones Versus (2024) as Self
- Mafia Wars (2024) as Jailer
- Bloody Axe Wound (2024) as Butch Slater
- Bloody Axe Wound (2024) Producer
- The Walking Dead: The Return (2024) as Negan Smith (archive footage)
- The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023) as Negan
- The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023) Executive Producer
- The Integrity of Joseph Chambers (2023) as Police Chief
- Fall (2022) as James Conner
- Leopard Skin (2022)
- The Sound (2022) as Narrator
- INVINCIBLE (2021) as Conquest (voice)
- INVINCIBLE (2021) as Conquest / Crowd / Viltrumites (voice)
- The Walking Dead: Origins (2021) as Negan
- The Walking Dead: Origins (2021) as Self
- The Unholy (2021) as Gerry Fenn
- The Postcard Killings (2020) as Jacob Kanon
- The Postcard Killings (2020) Executive Producer
- Walkaway Joe (2020) as Cal McCarthy
- Friday Night In with The Morgans (2020) as Self - Host
- Friday Night In with The Morgans (2020) Executive Producer
- All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief (2020) as Self
- The Boys (2019) as Joe Kessler
- Rampage (2018) as Harvey Russell
- The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (2017) as Negan (voice)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as Thomas Wayne (uncredited)
- Ride with Norman Reedus (2016) as Self
- The Day Will Come When You Won't Be (2016) as Negan Smith
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Texas Rising (2015) as Deaf Smith
- Heist (2015) as Luke Vaughn
- Solace (2015) as Agent Joe Merriweather
- Desierto (2015) as Sam
- The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015) as Joe DiMaggio
- Guns for Hire (2015) as Bruce
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Extant (2014) as JD Richter
- The Salvation (2014) as Henry Delarue
- They Came Together (2014) as Frank
- Magic City (2012) as Ike Evans
- The Possession (2012) as Clyde Brenek
- Red Dawn (2012) as Sgt. Maj. Andy Tanner
- The Courier (2012) as Courier
- The Courier (2012) Executive Producer
- Shameless (2011) as Charlie Peters
- Talking Dead (2011)
- Texas Killing Fields (2011) as Brian Heigh
- The Resident (2011) as Max
- Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011) as Jude
- The Walking Dead (2010) as Negan Smith
- Conan (2010) as Self
- The Losers (2010) as Clay
- Jonah Hex (2010) as Jeb Turnbull
- Shanghai (2010) as Conner
- The Good Wife (2009) as Jason Crouse
- Watchmen (2009) as Edward Blake / The Comedian
- Taking Woodstock (2009) as Dan
- Under the Hood (2009) as The Comedian
- Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen (2009)
- The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics (2009)
- The Accidental Husband (2008) as Patrick Sullivan
- Days of Wrath (2008) as Bryan Gordon
- P.S. I Love You (2007) as William
- Fred Claus (2007) as Older Man Getting Parking Ticket (uncredited)
- Live! (2007) as Rick
- Kabluey (2007) as Brad
- Jam (2006) as Dale
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Denny Duquette
- Supernatural (2005) as John Winchester
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Weeds (2005) as Judah Botwin
- Chasing Ghosts (2005) as Detective Cole Davies
- Dead & Breakfast (2004) as The Sheriff
- Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004) as Tom Newman
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The O.C. (2003) as Joe Zukowski
- Tru Calling (2003) as Geoffrey Pine
- The Handler (2003)
- Monk (2002) as Steven Leight
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) as Xindi-Reptilian
- The Division (2001) as Father William Natali
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Bill Nolan
- Angel (1999) as Sam Ryan
- Road Kill (1999) as Bobby
- V.I.P. (1998) as Randall Waring
- The Practice (1997) as Daniel Glenn
- Legal Deceit (1997)
- The Burning Zone (1996) as Edward Marcase
- In the Blink of an Eye (1996) as Jessie
- JAG (1995) as Weapons Officer
- Sliders (1995) as Sid
- Extreme (1995) as Jack Hawkins
- Undercover (1995) as Ramone
- Dillinger and Capone (1995) as Jack Bennett
- ER (1994) as Firefighter Larkin
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Jake Horbart
- Uncaged (1991) as Sharkey
- To Cross the Rubicon (1991) as Rod
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Felix
- The Postcard Killer as Jacob Kanon
- Neponset Circle