This article is about the actor portraying Negan. For other pages with the same name, see: Jeffrey |
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is an American actor who portrays Negan Smith in AMC's The Walking Dead Universe.
Biography[]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan was born on April 22, 1966, in Seattle, Washington. While in school, he played football and captained the basketball team. He became one of the star players in the school team, before being sidelined by an injury. Disheartened by this, he decided to pursue a career in graphic designing.
In the late 80s, he decided to move to Los Angeles and learn acting. He soon started auditioning for TV and film roles. His natural charisma and acting skills managed to get him a few minor roles by the early 90s.
In 1996, he played the first major role of his career in the science-fiction series The Burning Zone. His performance was appreciated and by the mid-2000s, he finally started getting major films and TV series roles.
Other Works[]
- Dillinger and Capone
- Undercover Heat
- In the Blink of an Eye
- Road Kill
- Days of Wrath
- Watchmen
- The Losers
- Jonah Hex
- Heist
- Desierto
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- The O.C.
- Rampage
- Supernatural
- Grey's Anatomy
- Shameless
- Texas Rising
- The Good Wife
- Tekken 7
- The Boys
Trivia[]
- His former manager (who happened to be a very good friend of his) dropped him because he just wasn't getting work just the day before he got his role on Supernatural (2005), claiming she couldn't resurrect his career.
- Stated that many people who recognize him mistake him for Javier Bardem.
- He had to lose 40 pounds in a short period of time to play a man with tuberculosis in Texas Rising (2015). He lost the weight by eating only a can of tuna per day.
- He played the father of 2 unrelated superheroes. He played Thomas Wayne, father of Bruce Wayne/Batman, in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and he played The Comedian, father of Laurie Juspeczyk/The Silk Spectre, in Watchmen (2009).
- He starred alongside Lauren Cohan in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
- His wife in real life, Hilarie Burton Morgan, portrayed Negan's wife, Lucille.
- Their son, Gus Morgan, portrayed a walker in "Out of the Ashes".[1]
- He stars in The Boys[2] alongside Laila Robins (Pamela Milton), Colby Minifie (Virginia), Jessie T. Usher (Davon) and Laurie Holden (Andrea Harrison).
External Links[]
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan on Wikipedia
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan at the Internet Movie Database
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan on Facebook
- Follow Jeffrey Dean Morgan (@jdmorgan) on X
- Follow Jeffrey Dean Morgan on Instagram
References[]
- ↑ Jeffrey Dean Morgan Is Very Familiar w/ a Future TWD Walker on the YouTube channel of The Late Late Show with James Corden. At 6:07
- ↑ Jeffrey Dean Morgan Reunites With 'Supernatural's Eric Kripke on 'The Boys' Season 4 on collider.com
Main Cast | Gaius Charles (1-2) • Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1-2) • Kim Coates (2) • Lauren Cohan (1-2) • Mahina Napoleon (1-2) • Željko Ivanek (1-2) |
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Also Starring | Jasmin Walker (1) • Jonathan Higginbotham (1) • Karina Ortiz (1) • Lisa Emery (1) • Logan Kim (1) • Michael Anthony (1) • Michelle Hurd (1) • Trey Santiago-Hudson (1) |
Co-Stars | Aixa Kendrick (1) • Alan J. Paratore (1) • Alex Borlo (1) • Alex Huynh (1) • Allison Wick (1) • Bobby Beckles (1) • Bryce Biederman (1) • Caleb Reese Paul (1) • Charlie Solis (1) • Christopher Bailey (1) • Dan Truman (1) • David Chen (1) • Eleanor Reissa (1) • Frank Bal (1) • Hedley Harlan (1) • James Gushue (1) • James Jackson (1) • Jenna D. Hellmuth (1) • Jesse Reid (1) • John Wu (1) • Karina Bonnefil (1) • Matthew R. Staley (1) • Pallavi Sastry (1) • Randy Gonzalez (1) • Sean Thompson (1) |
Special Guests | Steven Ogg (1) |
Cast Guide: TV Series • Fear • World Beyond • Tales • Daryl Dixon • The Ones Who Live • Webisodes |
Crew (Dead City)
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Showrunners | Eli Jorné (1) |
Directors | Gandja Monteiro (1) • Kevin Dowling (1) • Lauren Cohan (2) • Loren Yaconelli (1) • Michael Satrazemis (2) |
Writers | Brenna Kouf (1) • Eli Jorné (1) • Keith Staskiewicz (1) |
Producers | Brian Bockrath (1-2) • David Alpert (1-2) • Eli Jorné (1-2) • Gale Anne Hurd (1-2) • Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1-2) • Lauren Cohan (1-2) • Robert Kirkman (1-2) • Scott Gimple (1-2) |
Composers | Ian Hultquist (1) |