Patrick Galen Dempsey born January 13 1966 is an American actor and race car driver He is best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek McDreamy Shepherd in Greys Anatomy He had early success as an actor starring in a number of films in the 1980s including Cant Buy Me Love 1987 and Loverboy 1989 In the 1990s he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film such as Outbreak 1995 and television Dempsey was also in Scream 3 2000 where he played the role of Detective Mark Kincaid He was successful in landing a lead role in Sweet Home Alabama 2002 a surprise box office hit He has since starred in other films including Brother Bear 2 2006 Enchanted 2007 Made of Honor 2008 Valentines Day 2010 Flypaper 2011 Freedom Writers 2007 Transformers Dark of the Moon 2011 and Bridget Joness Baby 2016 Dempsey who maintains a sports car and vintage car collection also enjoys auto racing in his spare time He has competed in proam events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car race and Ensenada SCORE Baja 1000 offroad race Prior to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans Dempsey declared that he would walk away from acting if he could and dedicate himself fulltime to motorsports
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