He moved to Los Angeles and made his television debut in 1993 on "The Wonder Years" (1988). In his early career, he also played bit parts on the TV series "Married with Children" (1987) (1995), "Silk Stalkings" (1991) (1996) and "Roseanne" (1988) (1996).

Dane played medical doctors more that once, first appearing as a "Dr. Cooper" in "Gideon's Crossing" (2000). From 2003-2004, he has been a recurrent guest star as "Jason Dean" in the hit show "Charmed" (1998). In 2006, he appeared as handsome "Dr. Mark Sloan", the plastic surgeon on the show "Grey's Anatomy" (2005). Dane landed his first leading role on the big screen in the German made feature Open Water 2 (2006) (aka Adrift).

On October 29, 2004, in Las Vegas, Eric Dane married actress Rebecca Gayheart, who was previously engaged to producer/director Brett Ratner, who is the director of none other than X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In it, Dane plays the character of "Jamie Madrox", the Multiple Man.

Dane married actress Rebecca Gayheart on October 29, 2004.

Public Name: Eric Dane
Birth Name: Eric William Dane
Date of Birth: 1972
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California

Filmography

• Wedding Wars, 2006 (TV)
• "Grey's Anatomy", 2006 TV Episode
• Open Water 2, 2006
• X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006
• Painkiller Jane, 2005 (TV)
• Feast, 2005
• "Las Vegas", 2004 TV Episodes
• Helter Skelter, 2004 (TV)
• "Charmed", 2003-2004 TV Episodes
• "The American Embassy", 2002 TV Episodes
• "Gideon's Crossing", 2000-2001 TV Episodes
• Ball & Chain, 2001 (TV)
• Sol Goode, 2001
• "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane", 2000 TV Episode
• The Basket, 1999
• "Roseanne", 1996 TV Episode
• Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story, 1996 (TV)
• "Silk Stalkings", 1996 TV Episode
• "Married with Children", 1995 TV Episode
• Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, 1995 (TV)
• "The Wonder Years", 1993 TV Episode
• "Saved by the Bell", 1991 TV Episode