Eric Dane

Eric William Dane (born November 9, 1972)[1] is an American actor. After multiple television roles throughout the 2000s and his recurring role as Jason Dean in Charmed, he became famous for playing Dr. Mark Sloan on the ABC medical drama television series Grey’s Anatomy, as well as making appearances in films such as Marley & Me (2008), Valentine’s Day (2010), and Burlesque (2010). Dane has since played Captain Tom Chandler in the post-apocalyptic drama The Last Ship and currently stars as Cal Jacobs in the HBO series, Euphoria.

Dane was born in San Francisco, California,[1] to William Melvin.[2][3] When Dane was 7 years old, his father died of a gunshot wound.[4][5] Dane has a younger brother.[6] They were raised by their mother in the Jewish faith, and Dane had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.[7][8][9] He attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, from 1987 to 1990, and San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California, from 1990 to 1991, where he graduated. Dane was an athlete in high school, playing on the boys’ varsity water polo team,[10] but pursued a career in acting after appearing in a school production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons.