Eric William Dane (born November 9, 1972) is an American actor. After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, which included his recurring role as Jason Dean in ''

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'', Dane was cast as Dr. Mark Sloan on the

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television series ''

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''. Following this, he made appearances in films such as ''

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'' (2008), ''

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'' (2010), and ''

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'' (2010). Dane has since played Captain Tom Chandler in the

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drama '' The Last Ship'' and currently stars as Cal Jacobs in the HBO series ''

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''.

Early life

Dane was born in

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, to William Melvin. When Dane was 7 years old, his father died of a gunshot wound. Dane has a younger brother. They were raised in their mother's

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, and Dane had a bar mitzvah ceremony. He attended Sequoia High School in

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, from 1987 to 1990, and

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, from 1990 to 1991, where he graduated. Dane was an athlete in high school, playing on the boys' varsity water polo team, but pursued a career in acting after appearing in a school production of

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's '' All My Sons''.

Career

In 1993, Dane moved to Los Angeles, where he played small roles in the

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series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Married... with Children'', among others. But in 2000, he was signed for a recurring role in ''

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'', and followed this with a two-season run as Jason Dean in ''

''. His made-for-television film credits included two biopics, '' Serving in Silence'' (about

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's experiences in the military), and '' Helter Skelter'', in which he portrayed Charles "Tex" Watson, a member of the Manson family. Dane's first major feature film appearance was in '' The Basket''. He also appeared in '' Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', and starred in '' Open Water 2''. In 2005, Dane guested as Dr. Mark Sloan in "Yesterday", the eighteenth episode of the second season of the

medical drama ''

''. Positive audience reaction to the character led to Dane's becoming a regular in the show's third season. His first appearance in the season, in which he walked out of the bathroom soaking wet and wearing only a strategically placed towel, was labeled a "watercooler moment". Dane resigned from the show after the end of season 8 but appeared in the first two episodes of season 9. In 2021, Dane reappeared on the show for the first time in nine years since his character was killed off. In December 2006, he starred in the A&E television film ''

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'' as the brother of a gay man (played by

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) who goes on strike in support of

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. Dane, alongside

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, appeared in the same big-screen project, the 2010 romantic comedy ''

''. The

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-directed film followed five interconnecting stories about Los Angelenos anticipating (or in some cases dreading) the holiday. In October 2012, Dane joined the main cast of the

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-produced

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drama series '' The Last Ship''. He is also credited as a producer on the show.

Personal life

Dane married actress

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on October 29, 2004. They have two daughters together. In February 2018, Gayheart filed for divorce from Dane after 14 years of marriage, citing "irreconcilable differences". Dane made headlines when he was in a video that featured Dane, his wife and

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, nude and using drugs. In June 2011, Dane entered a California treatment center to recover from a dependency on prescription drugs he had developed after suffering a sports injury. In April 2017, ''The Last Ship'' halted production through

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to allow Dane to deal with the depression he was battling.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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