---
name: "Eric Dane"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-dane"
fi1m_id: "eric-dane"
imdb_id: "nm0199312"
tmdb_id: 58115
wikidata_id: "Q299421"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 November 1972"
died: "19 February 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T04:08:47.169269+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Eric Dane

## Identity

Eric Dane

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eric-dane
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eric-dane
- **IMDb ID:** nm0199312
- **TMDB ID:** 58115
- **Wikidata ID:** Q299421
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Dane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299421, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0199312/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58115

Actor. Born 9 November 1972 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 19 February 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 November 1972, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Died:** 19 February 2026
- **Active:** 1988–2025
- **Also known as:**  Eric William Dane , Eric T. Melvin
- **Frequently works with:** [Sydney Sweeney](https://film.one/person/sydney-sweeney.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 2000s 61 (2), 2010s 66 (2), 2020s 62 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 64 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 3, Action 2, Crime 2, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $864m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Dane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299421, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0199312/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58115

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Americana*](https://film.one/film/americana.md) (64), [*Bad Boys: Ride or Die*](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ride-or-die.md) (60)
- **Netflix:** [*The Last Ship*](https://film.one/tv/the-last-ship.md) (67)
- **HBO Max:** [*Euphoria*](https://film.one/tv/euphoria.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Eric Dane

> For most of his career Eric Dane was hired for his jaw and played men who knew what it was worth. Late on, in *Euphoria*, he turned that ease inside out and played a man hiding behind it.

Cal Jacobs, in *Euphoria* (2019), is a man who has been handsome for a long time and has learned what it buys. Eric Dane plays him with the smile of somebody who expects to be liked, and lets it slip only when he thinks nobody is watching. His son Nate, played by Jacob Elordi, is a quarterback wound tight enough to snap; Dane's job is to show where that came from, and he does it mostly by being pleasant. We found Cal harder to sit with than Nate, because Elordi's menace is out in the open and Dane keeps his behind a face that had spent two decades on network television being agreeable.

That face was the career. He moved to Los Angeles in 1993 and worked through small television parts, then recurring ones on *Charmed* and *Gideon's Crossing*, before *Grey's Anatomy* made him a lead in 2005 as Mark Sloan, the plastic surgeon nicknamed McSteamy. He stayed until 2012 and came back in 2021. *The Last Ship* (2014–2018) put him on the bridge as Captain Tom Chandler and asked him to be steady for four years, which he was. Films were occasional: Multiple Man in *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006), and not much else for a long while.

The criticism that followed him through those years was fair. The parts asked for a jaw and a bedside manner and not much behind them, and he supplied exactly that. It took Sam Levinson to notice that a man who has been looked at for twenty years might be good at hiding. Dane plays Cal as a man with something to keep shut, and he plays the effort rather than the secret. He said afterwards: "I never considered myself an artist until I started making Euphoria. That’s when I gave myself the allowance to feel like I was an artist." On the evidence, he had reason to. The show around him keeps mistaking shock for insight; he does not.

*Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024) shows what happened when nobody gave him anything to hide. His McGrath is the sort of villain who explains himself to the nearest camera, and Dane, who had just spent several years being interesting by withholding, is left delivering plot. The fault is the script's, but it is a reminder of how narrow the offer was for most of his working life. He died in February 2026. The parts that asked something of him came late, and there were too few of them.

## Biography

Eric Dane (born Eric William Melvin; 9 November 1972 – 19 February 2026) was an American actor. He began his career with television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, including a recurring part as Jason Dean on *Charmed*.

Dane became known for his portrayal of Dr Mark Sloan on the ABC series *Grey's Anatomy* (2006–2012; 2021). He later played Captain Tom Chandler on *The Last Ship* (2014–2018), Cal Jacobs on *Euphoria* (2019–2026) and Nathan Blythe on *Countdown* (2025). Film credits include *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006), *Marley & Me* (2008), *Valentine's Day* (2010), *Burlesque* (2010) and *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024) as McGrath.

In April 2025 Dane announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He died on 19 February 2026 at the age of 53.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, apnews.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Americana* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Dillon Macintosh — [page](https://film.one/film/americana.md)
- *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024), Fi1m 60, as McGrath — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ride-or-die.md)
- *Euphoria* (2019), Fi1m 65, as Cal Jacobs — [page](https://film.one/tv/euphoria.md)
- *The Last Ship* (2014), Fi1m 67, as CO CDR Tom Chandler — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-ship.md)
- *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006), Fi1m 54, as Multiple Man — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-the-last-stand.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, as Mark Sloan — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *The Wonder Years* (1988), Fi1m 82, as Brett — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Euphoria: A Look Back* (2026), In Memory Of
- *Americana* (2025), as Dillon Macintosh — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/americana.md)
- *Countdown* (2025), series, as Nathan Blythe
- *Kabul* (2025), series, as Martin
- *Borderline* (2025), as Bell
- *Brilliant Minds* (2024), series, as Matthew Ramati
- *One Fast Move* (2024), as Dean Miller
- *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024), as McGrath — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ride-or-die.md)
- *The Fixer: Part 2* (2024), series, as Carter
- *Dangerous Waters* (2023), as Derek
- *Little Dixie* (2023), as Governor Richard Jeffs
- *American Carnage* (2022), as Eddie
- *The Ravine* (2022), as Mitch Bianci
- *Redeeming Love* (2022), as Duke
- *1921* (2021), as Maring
- *Wireless* (2020), series, as Officer T.C. Kirschner
- *Euphoria* (2019), series, as Cal Jacobs · In Memory Of — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/euphoria.md)
- *Grey Lady* (2017), as Doyle
- *The Fixer* (2015), series, as Carter
- *The Last Ship* (2014), series, as CO CDR Tom Chandler · Casting — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-ship.md)
- *Burlesque* (2010), as Marcus Gerber
- *Valentine's Day* (2010), as Sean Jackson
- *Marley & Me* (2008), as Sebastian
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, as Dr. Mark Sloan
- *Wedding Wars* (2006), as Ben Grandy
- *Open Water 2: Adrift* (2006), as Dan
- *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006), as Multiple Man — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-the-last-stand.md)
- *Painkiller Jane* (2005), as Nick
- *Feast* (2005), as Hero
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Mark Sloan — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Helter Skelter* (2004), as Charles "Tex" Watson
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Leo Broder
- *Sol Goode* (2003), as Overly Dramatic Actor
- *The American Embassy* (2002), series, as Rob Goodwin
- *Ball & Chain* (2001), as Jack
- *Gideon's Crossing* (2000), series, as Dr. Wyatt Cooper
- *The Basket* (2000), as Tom Emery
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Eric Dane (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane* (1999), series, as Alec
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Jason Dean
- *Crisis Center* (1997), series, as Mark Kelly
- *Seduced by Madness* (1996), series, as Nick
- *Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story* (1995), as Matt
- *Renegade* (1992), series, as Jimmy Warren
- *Silk Stalkings* (1991), series, as Justin Whalen
- *Saved by the Bell* (1989), series, as Tad Pogue (uncredited)
- *Roseanne* (1988), series, as Bellhop — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)
- *The Wonder Years* (1988), series, as Brett — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)
- *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as Oliver Cole
- *Family Secrets*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Eric Dane](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-c7c351c8fd6f.jpg) Eric Dane — DoD News Features, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Eric_Dane_March_2015.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Adam Baldwin, Bridget Regan and Eric Dane speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Last Ship", at the San Diego Convention Center in San](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-84b945c573fe.jpg) Adam Baldwin, Bridget Regan and Eric Dane speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Last Ship", at the San Diego Convention Center in San — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Adam_Baldwin%2C_Bridget_Regan_%26_Eric_Dane_%2836116004541%29.jpg/1280px-Adam_Baldwin%2C_Bridget_Regan_%26_Eric_Dane_%2836116004541%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric Dane speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Last Ship", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-ec8d365260d2.jpg) Eric Dane speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Last Ship", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Eric_Dane_%2835417208454%29.jpg/1280px-Eric_Dane_%2835417208454%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric Dane speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Last Ship", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-4c4b9c04aad7.jpg) Eric Dane speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Last Ship", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Eric_Dane_%2835417208454%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Eric_Dane_%2835417208454%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric Dane](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-9305706917c4.jpg) Eric Dane — Image via TMDB
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- ![Eric Dane](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-226ed91c5ce4.jpg) Eric Dane — Image via TMDB
- ![Eric Dane speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Last Ship", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-cc73dd9c912e.jpg) Eric Dane speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Last Ship", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Eric_Dane_%2835445096813%29.jpg/1280px-Eric_Dane_%2835445096813%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric Dane speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Last Ship", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-85b183bfc080.jpg) Eric Dane speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Last Ship", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Eric_Dane_%2835445096813%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Eric_Dane_%2835445096813%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric Dane](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-6aa09b8cbfd6.jpg) Eric Dane — Image via TMDB
- ![Eric Dane](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-6d1c65371660.jpg) Eric Dane — Image via TMDB
- ![Eric Dane](https://film.one/media/person/11429/gallery-46e16fd41720.jpg) Eric Dane — Image via TMDB

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