Eric Dane Movies and Career Information

Eric William Dane (born November 9, 1972) is an American actor. After appearing in television roles throughout the 1990s and 2000s, he became known for playing Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan on the series Grey's Anatomy, and has recently branched into film, co-starring in Marley & Me, Valentine's Day and—most recently--Burlesque. Dane was born in San Francisco, California to a homemaker mother, Leah, and an interior designer/architect father. Dane is Jewish. He has a younger brother and attended San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California, from 1987 to 1990. Dane was an athlete in high school, but decided to pursue a career in acting after appearing in a school production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. In 1993, Dane moved to Los Angeles, where he played small roles in the television series Saved by the Bell, The Wonder Years, Roseanne, and Married With Children, among others. But in 2000, he was signed for a recurring role in Gideon's Crossing, and followed this with a two-season run in Charmed. His made-for-television movie credits included two biopics, Serving in Silence (about Margarethe Cammermeyer's experiences in the military), and Helter Skelter, in which he portrayed Charles