Eric: I was really into athletics in high school. I started by playing Joe Keller in All My Sons. I ended up cutting a water-polo season short, doing the play -- and realized instantaneously that this was all I'd wanted to do.
(On 'Gideon's Crossing') Eric: It's a writers' show. The writers have a lot of say-so. They have a lot of involvement in what's going on.
(On moving to Hollywood) Eric: I was fairly active socially. I felt at the time that that was more interesting than being an actor.
Eric: I think I'm very sensitive. I just try to leave my baggage at the door. I don't want to carry my stuff into a working environment with me and I expect that from other people. If they can't do it, though, I'm surprisingly understanding.
Eric: At the end of the day, you want to work with people you want to work with," Dane says, "regardless of what they've done. Being able to spend 15 hours on a set with somebody and enjoy every minute of it -- that's what it's really about.
Eric: The person I am is who I am. My life is my career, my career is my life. Even my private life--if it and my career bleed together so be it.
(On the similarity between him and his character Mark Sloan on 'Grey's Anatomy') Eric: We both shower daily! There are a lot of things in common, but just so your mind doesn't go in the wrong direction, it's not the infidelity and deceitful, backstabbing side of him.
(On 'McSteamy' vs 'McDreamy') Eric: I don't feel any competition with Patrick [Dempsy]. But he keeps asking me when my calendar is coming out.
Eric's character, Mark Sloan, on Grey's Anatomy was so popular, he became a regular for the third season.
Eric decided to become and actor after appearing in a high school production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
Eric was the voice of Jamie Madrox/Multiple Man in X-Men: The Official Game.
Eric played Jack in the TV-Movie Ball & Chain in 2001.
Eric played Matt in the TV-Movie Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story in 1995.
Eric had to use double-stick tape to keep the towel on during his shower scene in Grey's Anatomy.
Eric played Charles "Tex" Watson in the TV-movie Helter Skelter In 2004.
Eric's first appearance on a talk show was with Ellen on 10/12/2006.
Eric's father is an architect and interior designer based in San Francisco
Eric appeared in the movie Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) as Dan.
Eric Apperaed in the movie The Basket (1999) as Tom Emery.
Eric appeared as Jason Dean in a total of 10 episodes of Charmed.
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