Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s charisma, undeniable charm and versatility have landed him a variety of prestigious films and television series working alongside award-winning actors and filmmakers. Having worked nonstop the past few years, Morgan continues to capture the attention of Hollywood and has emerged as one of the industry’s most sought-after leading men.
Morgan can currently be seen in the hit AMC series, The Walking Dead, where he made his debut in the final episode of season six as the infamous antagonist, ‘Negan.’ This performance earned him a 2016 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series. He also won Best Villain at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards for his work in season seven. The 11th and final season of The Walking Dead is currently airing on AMC.
Following the conclusion of The Walking Dead, Morgan will reprise his role of ‘Negan’ in the upcoming spin-off series Isle of the Dead. Along with Lauren Cohan reprising her role as ‘Maggie,’ Isle of the Dead will follow the pair through post-apocalyptic Manhattan. Morgan and Cohan will also serve as executive producers on the series that is set to premiere in 2023 on AMC.
Other recent projects include Friday Night in with The Morgans, which premiered in April 2020 on AMC. The talk-show was produced and hosted by Morgan and his wife, Hilarie Burton Morgan, and was filmed from their home in upstate New York during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the film side, recent credits include Warner Brother’s Rampage directed by Brad Peyton alongside Dwayne Johnson and Naomie Harris;
Walkaway Joe alongside David Strathairn and under the direction of Tom Wright; The Postcard Killings with Famke Janssen for director Danis Tanovic; horror film The Unholy based on the best-selling James Herbert novel Shrine.
Morgan began his career in television. In 2005 and 2006, he endeared himself to television audiences worldwide with three concurrent recurring roles – on the CW series Supernatural as ‘John Winchester’, on the ABC hit series Grey’s Anatomy as transplant patient ‘Denny Duquette’ and on Showtime’s award-winning comedy series, Weeds as ‘Judah Botwin.’ All of which made Morgan a universal fan favorite.
He then starred in the feature film P.S. I Love You with Hilary Swank and he captivated genre fans as ‘Edward Morgan Blake’ / ‘The Comedian’ in Watchmen for director Zack Snyder, an adaptation of the iconic graphic novel. Morgan went on to star in The Losers, an adaptation of DC-Vertigo’s acclaimed comic book series, produced by Joel Silver and directed by Sylvain White, and in Ang Lee’s film Taking Woodstock. He then appeared in the murder mystery The Texas Killing Fields alongside Sam Worthington, Chloe Moretz and Jessica Chastain.
Morgan’s additional feature film credits include Peace, Love & Misunderstanding alongside Catherine Keener, Jane Fonda and Elizabeth Olsen for director Bruce Beresford; the thriller The Possession with Kyra Sedgwick for producer Sam Raimi; Red Dawn, the reboot of the 1984 action movie; The Salvation with Eva Green and Mads Mikkelsen which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival; Heist alongside Robert DeNiro; Solace opposite Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell and Abbie Cornish; Desierto alongside Gael García Bernal and in 2016 he re-teamed with Zack Snyder, making a cameo appearance in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice..
On the television side, Morgan’s additional credits include the award-winning CBS series The Good Wife; the critically acclaimed Starz series Magic City; CBS series Extant alongside Halle Berry and produced by Steven Spielberg; the Emmy nominated History Channel mini-series Texas Rising with Bill Paxton and Ray Liotta.
Morgan currently resides on a farm in Hudson Valley, NY with his wife and two children.
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