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{{short description|American actor and racecar driver (born 1966)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name               = Patrick Dempsey
| image              = Patrick Dempsey SiriusXM.jpg
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| caption            = Dempsey in 2016
| birth_name         = Patrick Galen Dempsey
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1966|01|13}}
| birth_place        = [[Lewiston, Maine]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|racecar driver}}
| years_active       = 1985–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Rocky Parker|1987|1994|end=divorced}}<br /> {{marriage|Jillian Fink|1999}}
| children           = 3
| module             = {{Infobox racing driver|child=yes 
 | current series = [[United SportsCar Championship]]
 | racing licence = [[File:FIA Bronze Driver.png|12px]] FIA Bronze
 | first year = 2014
 | current team = Dempsey Racing
 | car number = 27
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 | wins = 2
 | poles = 0
 | fastest laps = 0
 | best finish = 18th
 | year = [[2014 United SportsCar Championship season|2014]]
 | last finish = 18th
 | prev series = {{ubl|[[Rolex Sports Car Series]]|[[American Le Mans Series]]|[[Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge]]}}
 | prev series years = {{ubl|[[2007 Rolex Sports Car Series season|2007]]–[[2013 Rolex Sports Car Series season|2013]]|[[2012 American Le Mans Series season|2012]]–[[2013 American Le Mans Series season|2013]]|[[2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season|2010]]–[[2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season|2012]]}}
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{{Infobox Le Mans driver|child=yes
 | Years = {{hlist|[[2009 24 Hours of Le Mans|2009]]|[[2013 24 Hours of Le Mans|2013]]–[[2015 24 Hours of Le Mans|2015]]}}
 | Teams = {{hlist|[[Advanced Engineering]]|[[Team Seattle]]|Dempsey Racing}}
 | Best Finish = 22nd (2nd in class)([[2015 24 Hours of Le Mans|2015]])
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'''Patrick Galen Dempsey''' (born January 13, 1966)<ref name="filmref">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/72/Patrick-Dempsey.html|title=Patrick Dempsey profile at|publisher=FilmReference.com|access-date=January 26, 2015|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025224112/http://www.filmreference.com/film/72/Patrick-Dempsey.html|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American actor and racing driver best known for playing [[Neurosurgery|neurosurgeon]] [[Derek Shepherd]] in ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (2005–15; 2020–21). He is also known for his [[leading man]] romantic film roles, such as ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'' (2007). Dempsey has received nominations for a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] and two [[Golden Globe Awards]], and was named as [[People's Sexiest Man Alive|''People's'' Sexiest Man Alive]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://apnews.com/article/patrick-dempsey-sexiest-man-alive-people-e8e82d2937498fc320c213a784894e95|title= Patrick Dempsey named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine|website= The Associated Press|date= November 8, 2023|access-date= November 8, 2023}}</ref>

Dempsey started his career acting in films such as ''[[Can't Buy Me Love (film)|Can't Buy Me Love]]'' (1987) and ''[[Loverboy (1989 film)|Loverboy]]'' (1989). He has since starred in several romantic comedy films such as ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]'' (2002), ''[[Made of Honor]]'' (2008), ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]'' (2010), and ''[[Bridget Jones's Baby]]'' (2016). Dempsey has also taken dramatic roles in ''[[Outbreak (1995 film)|Outbreak]]'' (1995), ''[[Scream 3]]'' (2000), ''[[Freedom Writers]]'' (2007), ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011), ''[[Thanksgiving (2023 film)|Thanksgiving]]'' (2023), and ''[[Ferrari (2023 film)|Ferrari]]'' (2023). He starred in and produced ''[[Flypaper (2011 film)|Flypaper]]'' (2011), and ''[[The Art of Racing in the Rain (film)|The Art of Racing in the Rain]]'' (2019).

Dempsey, who maintains a sports car and vintage car collection, enjoys [[auto racing]] in his spare time. He has competed in events such as the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] and [[Rolex 24 at Daytona]] [[sports car racing|sports car races]], and the Ensenada SCORE [[Baja 1000]] [[off-road racing|off-road race]]. Prior to the [[2013 24 Hours of Le Mans]], Dempsey declared that he would "walk away" from acting if he could and dedicate himself full-time to [[motorsports]].<ref>Le Mans 24 Hours 2013 "24 Minutes" Episode 2, Eurosport HD, declared at approximately 16:30</ref>

==Early life==
Dempsey was born in [[Lewiston, Maine]],<ref name=filmref/> and grew up in the nearby towns of [[Turner, Maine|Turner]] and [[Buckfield, Maine|Buckfield]]. He has two older sisters.<ref name=dempseychallenge/> His mother, Amanda ([[née]] Casson),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lynchbrothers.com/book-of-memories/1834904/Dempsey-Amanda/obituary.php|title=Obituary for Amanda Dempsey|publisher=Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home & Cremation Service|access-date=January 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026001911/http://www.lynchbrothers.com//book-of-memories/1834904/Dempsey-Amanda/obituary.php|archive-date=October 26, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> was a school secretary, and his father, William, was an insurance salesman.<ref name=filmref/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3669535/Patrick-Dempsey-the-Doctor-is-in.|location=London, UK|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Catherine|last=Shoard|title=Patrick Dempsey: the Doctor is in|date=November 25, 2007}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/1987/10/02/movies/new-faces-patrick-dempsey-2-films-2-looks.html|work=The New York Times|first=Lawrence|last=Van Gelder|title=New Faces: Patrick Dempsey, 2 Films, 2 Looks|date=October 2, 1987}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

He attended [[Leavitt Area High School]], Buckfield High School and [[Saint-Dominic Academy|St. Dominic Regional High School]], and after moving to Houston attended [[Willowridge High School (Houston)|Willowridge High School]].<ref name=dempseychallenge>{{cite web|url=http://www.dempseychallenge.org/content/4131/Patrick_Dempsey|title= About: Patrick Dempsey|publisher=The Dempsey Challenge|access-date=January 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804015013/http://www.dempseychallenge.org/content/4131/Patrick_Dempsey|archive-date=August 4, 2010}}</ref>

In his youth, Dempsey participated in juggling competitions. In 1981, he achieved second place at the [[International Jugglers' Association]] Championship in the Juniors category, just behind [[Anthony Gatto]], who is considered to be the best technical juggler of all time.<ref>[http://dev.juggle.org/ija/championships/1981-cleveland-oh/ 1981 Juniors Championship of the International Jugglers' Association (IJA) website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010114/http://dev.juggle.org/ija/championships/1981-cleveland-oh/ |date=December 13, 2017 }}; accessed March 6, 2015. He then went on to be discovered at a local talent competition, Talent America, which catapulted his career under agent Davina Wells, one of the organization’s judges.</ref>

Dempsey was diagnosed with [[dyslexia]] at age 12. He told [[Barbara Walters]] on her 2008 Oscar special that he thinks dyslexia made him what he is today. "It's given me a perspective of — you have to keep working," Dempsey told Walters. "I have never given up."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/11610814|title={{-'}}Grey's Anatomy's' Dempsey has dyslexia|publisher=Today.com|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707195237/http://www.today.com/id/11610814|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Acting career==

===1984–1989: Early roles and breakthrough ===
An invitation to audition for a role in the stage production of ''[[Torch Song Trilogy]]'' led to Patrick Dempsey's discovery as an actor. His audition was successful and he spent the following four months touring with the company in [[Philadelphia]]. He followed this with another tour, ''[[Brighton Beach Memoirs]]'', in the lead role, which was directed by [[Gene Saks]]. Dempsey has also made notable appearances in the stage productions of ''[[On Golden Pond (play)|On Golden Pond]]'', with the Maine Acting Company, and as Timmy (the [[Martin Sheen]] role) in a 1990 off-[[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] revival of ''[[The Subject Was Roses]]'' co-starring with [[John Mahoney]] and [[Dana Ivey]] at the [[Roundabout Theatre]] in New York.

Dempsey's first major feature film role was at age 21 with [[Beverly D'Angelo]] in the film ''[[In the Mood (film)|In the Mood]]'', the actual [[World War II]] story about [[Ellsworth Wisecarver]] whose relationships with older married women created a national uproar. He then co-starred in the third installment of the comedy classic ''[[Meatballs III: Summer Job]]'', alongside Sally Kellerman in 1987. This was followed by the teen comedy ''[[Can't Buy Me Love (film)|Can't Buy Me Love]]'' in 1987 with actress [[Amanda Peterson]] and ''[[Some Girls (film)|Some Girls]]'' with [[Jennifer Connelly]] in 1988. In 1989, Dempsey had the lead role in the films ''[[Loverboy (1989 film)|Loverboy]]'' with actress [[Kirstie Alley]] and ''[[Happy Together (1989 American film)|Happy Together]]'' with actress [[Helen Slater]].<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|1131}}</ref>

===1990–2004: Established actor ===
[[Image:Patrickdemseyatthe80academyawardscrop.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Dempsey at the [[80th Academy Awards]]]]
Dempsey made several featured appearances in television in the 1990s; he was cast several times in pilots that were not picked up for a full season, including lead roles in the TV versions of the films ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' and ''[[About a Boy (film)|About A Boy]]''. He received positive reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D0CE2D81639F935A15754C0A967958260|title=MOVIE REVIEW Mobsters (1991)|author=Caryn James|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 26, 1991}}</ref> however, as he portrayed real-life [[Crime boss|mob boss]], [[Meyer Lansky]] in 1991 when ''[[Mobsters (film)|Mobsters]]'' was put on the screen. His first major television role was a three-episode stint as [[Will Truman]]'s [[the closet|closeted]] sportscaster boyfriend on ''[[Will & Grace]]''. He appeared in four episodes of ''[[Once & Again]]'' as Aaron Brooks, the [[Schizophrenia|schizophrenic]] brother of Lily ([[Sela Ward]]). Dempsey received an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/patrick-dempsey Patrick Dempsey Emmy Winner]</ref> nomination in 2001 as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the role of Aaron. In 1993, he played a young [[John F. Kennedy]] in the two-part TV mini-series ''[[JFK: Reckless Youth]]''. In 2000, he played Detective Kincaid in ''[[Scream 3]]''.<ref name="imdb"/>

Dempsey had a high-profile role as the fiancé of [[Reese Witherspoon]]'s character in ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]'' (2002). In 2004, he co-starred in the highly acclaimed [[HBO]] production ''[[Iron Jawed Angels]]'', opposite [[Hilary Swank]] and [[Anjelica Huston]]. He also appeared as special guest star in ''[[The Practice]]'' for its three-episode finale season (8x13-8x15).

===2005–2015: Stardom and ''Grey's Anatomy''===
{{Main|Grey's Anatomy}}
Dempsey has received significant public attention for his role as [[Derek Shepherd|Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd]] in the medical drama ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' opposite [[Ellen Pompeo]]. Before landing the role, Dempsey auditioned for the role of [[Dr. Chase]] on another medical show, ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''. He also appeared in two episodes of the later ''Grey''<nowiki/>'''s'' spinoff ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'', playing the same character of Dr. Shepherd.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|1131}}</ref> The relationship his character had with Meredith Grey ([[Ellen Pompeo]]) on screen has received a lot of praise and positive reactions.

In 2007, Dempsey starred in the [[Disney]] film ''[[Enchanted (2007 film)|Enchanted]]'', and the [[Paramount Pictures]] film ''[[Freedom Writers]]'', where he reunited with his ''Iron Jawed Angels'' co-star [[Hilary Swank]]. He also voiced the character [[Kenai (Brother Bear)|Kenai]] in ''[[Brother Bear]]'' sequel ''[[Brother Bear 2]]'', replacing [[Joaquin Phoenix]]. Other roles Dempsey appeared in during this time include the 2008 film ''[[Made of Honor]]'' as Tom, and the 2010 romantic comedy ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]''; the latter film follows five interconnecting stories about Los Angelinos anticipating (or in some cases dreading) the holiday of love.<ref>{{cite news|author=Matt Mitovich|title=Grey's Stars Dempsey and Dane Celebrate Valentine's Day|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Dempsey-Dane-Valentines-1007819.aspx|work=TVGuide.com|date=July 8, 2009|access-date=July 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711081827/http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Dempsey-Dane-Valentines-1007819.aspx|archive-date=July 11, 2009}}</ref> Universal Pictures acquired the rights to the prize-winning novel ''[[The Art of Racing in the Rain]]'' in July 2009, for Dempsey to star in.<ref>{{citation |author=Fleming, Michael|title=Dempsey shifts gears for Universal|journal=Variety|date=July 15, 2009}}</ref> The film instead starred Milo Ventimiglia.<ref>{{citation|author=Boucher, Geoff|title=Dempsey hopes to leave 'McDreamy' in rearview|journal=Chicago Tribune|date=July 25, 2011}}</ref> He starred as Dylan Gould in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272631647.shtml|title=Patrick Dempsey & Transformers – McDreamy's Transforming Role|work=National Ledger|date=May 6, 2010|access-date=May 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509152026/http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272631647.shtml|archive-date=May 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/patrick-dempsey-from-mcdreamy-to-transformers-3_article_31946|title=Patrick Dempsey: From McDreamy To 'Transformers 3'|publisher=Access Hollywood|date=May 11, 2010|access-date=April 22, 2011}}</ref>

In January 2014, he signed a two-year contract to remain on ''Grey's Anatomy'', then in its tenth season, that would ensure his participation for potential 11th and 12th seasons.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title='Grey's Anatomy's' Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo Ink New Two-Year Deals|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/greys-anatomys-patrick-dempsey-ellen-673644|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=April 25, 2014|date=January 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wagmeister|first1=Elizabeth|title='Grey's Anatomy': Patrick Dempsey Officially Leaving After 11 Seasons|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/patrick-dempsey-leaving-greys-anatomy-derek-dies-1201478891/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 25, 2015|date=April 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Rice|first1=Lynette|title=Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey on tonight's shocking twist -- exclusive|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/23/patrick-dempsey-interview|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=April 25, 2015|date=April 24, 2015}}</ref> Dempsey was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] at the 2006 [[Golden Globe Awards]] for the role. His success on the show has led to his becoming a spokesman for Mazda and State Farm Insurance.<ref>{{cite news|title=State Farm Commercial Guy|url=http://www.insurancezing.com/state-farm/commercial.html|access-date=August 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mazda Man Patrick Dempsey Interview| date=December 16, 2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx_4ul4wtjE| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/Nx_4ul4wtjE| archive-date=October 29, 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=August 30, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[BuddyTV]] ranked him #1 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/white-collar/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2011-29104.aspx|title=TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011|date=December 7, 2011 |publisher=[[BuddyTV]]|access-date=March 9, 2012}}</ref> In November 2020, Dempsey appeared as Derek Shepherd at the start of the series' 17th season for the first time since the character had died in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Grey's Anatomy' Shocker: Krista Vernoff, Ellen Pompeo & Patrick Dempsey On Season 17 Premiere's Dream Reunion & More|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/patrick-dempsey-greys-anatomy-return-shocker-season-premiere-interview-derek-meredith-reunion-fate-1234613511/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=November 12, 2020|date=November 21, 2020}}</ref>

===2016–present ===
Following his departure from ''Grey's Anatomy'', Dempsey was working on two small-screen projects: a drama ''The Limit'' for SundanceTV and a travelogue spy thriller called ''Fodors''. He said: {{cquote|I would love to do something else. I'm going to take the rest of the year off to develop. I would like to be a producer. I would commit to a show that is 10 to 12 episodes. But 24 again, I don't know if I would do that. It's a very hard life. It's financially rewarding but there comes a point where how much is enough, really? I'm focusing now on developing and racing and being a father to my children.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Rice|first1=Lynette|title=What's next for Patrick Dempsey?|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/23/patrick-dempsey-greys-anatomy-next|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=April 25, 2015|date=April 23, 2015}}</ref>}}

In 2016, Dempsey starred in the [[Universal Pictures]] film ''[[Bridget Jones's Baby]]'' with [[Renée Zellweger]] and [[Colin Firth]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jaafar|first1=Ali|title=Patrick Dempsey Joining 'Bridget Jones's Baby' For Working Title|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/patrick-dempsey-bridget-jones-baby-working-title-renee-zellweger-colin-firth-1201519501/|access-date=September 13, 2015|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> and in 2018 he appeared on [[Epix]] television miniseries ''[[The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)|The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Bacle|first1=Ariana|title=Patrick Dempsey Sets TV Return With 'The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair' Adaptation|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/08/15/patrick-dempsey-truth-about-harry-quebert-affair/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=April 26, 2018|language=en|date=August 15, 2017}}</ref> In 2017 he participated in the short film ''[[Red Nose Day Actually]]'', a sequel to the 2003 romantic comedy ''[[Love Actually]]''. Dempsey played the role of the husband of [[Laura Linney]]'s character Sarah. Starting from 2020 he has portrayed Dominic Morgan in the [[Sky Atlantic (Italian TV channel)|Sky Atlantic]] financial thriller series ''[[Devils (TV series)|Devils]]''. On February 4, 2020, Dempsey signed on to star as the lead of a [[CBS]] political drama pilot ''Ways & Means'', where he would portray a Congressional leader.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Patrick Dempsey To Star In CBS Political Drama Pilot 'Ways & Means' From Ed Redlich, Mike Murphy & PatMa|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/patrick-dempsey-star-cbs-political-drama-pilot-ways-means-ed-redlich-mike-murphy-patma-1202850622/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=February 6, 2020|language=en|date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> Initially planned to be considered for the [[2020–21 United States network television schedule|2020-21 televisions season]], the pilot was rolled into consideration for the following season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. CBS ultimately passed on the finished pilot in May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=May 14, 2021|title=CBS Pilots Update: 'Ways & Means', Sarah Cooper/Cindy Chupack & 'Welcome To Georgia' Not Moving Forward|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/cbs-pilots-ways-means-sarah-cooper-cindy-chupack-welcome-to-georgia-dead-patrick-dempsey-1234757258/|access-date=June 4, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In January 2021, it was announced that Dempsey would reprise his role in the ''Enchanted'' sequel, ''[[Disenchanted (film)|Disenchanted]]'', which began production in spring of that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick Dempsey returning alongside Amy Adams for 'Enchanted' sequel, 'Disenchanted' |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/patrick-dempsey-returning-alongside-amy-adams-enchanted-sequel-75231103 |website=Good Morning America |access-date=January 15, 2021}}</ref> The film was released on [[Disney+]] in late 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=December 10, 2020|title='Disenchanted': 'Enchanted' Sequel With Amy Adams Going To Disney+|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/enchanted-sequel-disenchanted-going-to-disney-with-amy-adams-1234654455/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211105957/https://deadline.com/2020/12/enchanted-sequel-disenchanted-going-to-disney-with-amy-adams-1234654455/|archive-date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> In 2023, he portrayed Sheriff Eric Newlon in the slasher film ''[[Thanksgiving (2023 film)|Thanksgiving]]'' and [[Piero Taruffi]] in the biographical sports drama ''[[Ferrari (2023 film)|Ferrari]]'' directed by [[Michael Mann]]. In 2024, Dempsey portrayed police captain Aaron Spencer in the [[prequel]] series ''[[Dexter: Original Sin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick Dempsey Says He's 'Truly Grateful' to Work on Dexter Prequel Series with His Famous Costars (Exclusive)|url=https://people.com/patrick-dempsey-grateful-dexter-prequel-series-costars-exclusive-8733878|website=[[People Magazine]]|date=October 7, 2024|access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

==Auto racing==
[[Image:PatrickDempsey2008Rolex24OfDaytona.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Dempsey at the 2008 [[Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona]]]]
In 2014, Dempsey told Reuters in the [[Hockenheimring]] support paddock at the [[German Grand Prix]] that motor racing was not just a hobby, and had become as much a part of who he is as acting. He said, "It's all-consuming in many ways. I couldn't imagine not racing right now. It really keeps me motivated. It's all I think about on a daily basis."<ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey: Dr McDreamy the racer|url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/hollywood/patrick-dempsey-dr-mcdreamy-the-racer-1.1361425|website=gulfnews.com|date=July 19, 2014 |publisher=Al Nisr Publishing LLC|access-date=July 19, 2014}}</ref>

Dempsey, who maintains an extensive sports and vintage car collection, has enjoyed [[auto racing]] in his spare time for several years. Before the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2013, he said that he would like to compete full-time, telling [[Eurosport]]:
<blockquote>I would like to make that [motorsports] a complete priority and just focus on this full-time. If I could just walk away from acting, I think I could do that very easily, and just focus on the driving, I would love that more than anything else.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Dempsey |url=https://bellracing.com/athletes/athlete/patrick.html |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=bellracing.com}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Patrick Dempsey - 2015 Indianapolis 500 - Stierch.jpg|thumbnail|300px|Dempsey waves to the crowd at the [[2015 Indianapolis 500]], where he served as the Honorary Starter.]]

He has competed in prestigious events such as the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] and [[Rolex 24 at Daytona]] [[sports car racing|sports car races]], and the Tecate SCORE [[Baja 1000]] [[off-road racing|off-road race]]. He was a co-owner of the [[Vision Racing]] [[IndyCar Series]] team and current owner of Dempsey Racing, which is presently racing two Porsche 911 GT America's in the Tudor United Sports Car Series. He participated in this series as often as his schedule allowed, although insurance restrictions kept him from driving competitively while also filming a motion picture. In 2009, he raced a [[Team Seattle]] [[Advanced Engineering]] [[Ferrari F430]] GT in the [[2009 24 Hours of Le Mans]]'s GT2 class and finished ninth in class.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74133|first=Adam|last=Leveridge|title=Gigawave replaced by SAE at Le Mans|publisher=Autosport.com|date=April 1, 2009|access-date=April 22, 2011}}</ref>

Dempsey announced he would race the 2011 [[Rolex 24 at Daytona]] along with other races throughout the season in a Mazda RX-8.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2010/12/patrick-dempsey-returns-to-track|title=Patrick Dempsey Returns to Track|publisher=The Checkered Flag|first=Vince|last=Pettit|date=December 1, 2010|access-date=April 22, 2011}}</ref> Dempsey finished in third place in the GT Class of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In 2012, Dempsey competed in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge behind the wheel of an [[Aston Martin Racing]]-[[Multimatic Motorsports]] [[Aston Martin Vantage GT4]], which, after five successful racing seasons in Europe, was to make its debut on American tracks. He formed the Dempsey Racing team to compete in the [[American Le Mans Series]]. The team fielded a full-time [[Oreca FLM09]] in the Prototype Challenge class as well as a Lola B12/80 coupe in the Prototype 2 class from Laguna Seca onward. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

After debuting at the [[2009 24 Hours of Le Mans]], Dempsey returned to France four years later and competed in a [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3 RSR]] at the [[2013 24 Hours of Le Mans]] endurance race. Dempsey and his co-drivers finished 29th overall and fourth in-class. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}} In 2015, Dempsey focused on participating in the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]] with his own Dempsey Racing-Proton team in the GTE-Am class in a [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3 RSR]], teamed with [[Patrick Long]]<ref name=":0" /> and Marco Seefried. He told Porsche Newsroom: "Not much changes in my TV work, but everything changes constantly in motor racing – every lap, every bend and every moment."<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=The team of the Hollywood star|url=http://newsroom.porsche.com/en/motorsports/porsche-motorsports-actor-hollywood-star-patrick-dempsey-wec-2015-911-rsr-11060.html|website=newsroom.porsche.com|publisher=Porsche Newsroom|access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref>

==Racing record==

===Career summary===
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|align=left| Panoz Racing Series (GT class)
|align=left| TBA
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 9th
|-
! 2006
|align=left| [[Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race]] (Pro class)
|align=left| TBA
| 1
| 0
| TBA
| TBA
| 1
| N/A
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
! 2007
|align=left| [[2007 Rolex Sports Car Series|Rolex Sports Car Series]] (GT class)
|align=left| Hyper Sport
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 82nd
|-
! 2008
|align=left| [[2008 Rolex Sports Car Series|Rolex Sports Car Series]] (GT class)
|align=left| Hyper Sport
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 30th
|-
!rowspan=2| 2009
|align=left| [[2009 Rolex Sports Car Series|Rolex Sports Car Series]] (GT class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey Racing]]
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 20th
|-
|align=left| [[2009 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] (GT2 class)
|align=left| [[Advanced Engineering]]<br>[[Team Seattle]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 9th
|-
!rowspan=2| 2010
|align=left| [[2010 Rolex Sports Car Series|Rolex Sports Car Series]] (GT class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey Racing]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 89
| 29th
|-
|align=left| [[2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge|Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge]] (ST class)
|align=left| Freedom Autosport
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 90th
|-
! 2011
|align=left| [[2011 Rolex Sports Car Series|Rolex Sports Car Series]] (GT class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey Racing]]
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 226
| 11th
|-
!rowspan=4| 2012
|align=left| [[2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge|Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge]] (GS class)
|align=left| [[Multimatic Motorsports]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|-
|align=left| [[2012 Rolex Sports Car Series|Rolex Sports Car Series]] (GT class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey Racing]]
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 138
| 24th
|-
|align=left| [[2012 American Le Mans Series|American Le Mans Series]] (LMP2 class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey Racing]]
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 53
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|-
|align=left| [[Trofeo Maserati|Maserati Trofeo World Series]]
|align=left| TBA
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|-
!rowspan=2| 2013
|align=left| [[2013 American Le Mans Series|American Le Mans Series]] (GTC class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey Racing]]/[[Alessandro Del Piero|Del Piero]]
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 87
| 7th
|-
|align=left| [[2013 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] (GTE Am class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey]] [[Alessandro Del Piero|Del Piero]]-[[Proton Competition|Proton]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 4th
|-
!rowspan=3| 2014
|align=left| [[2014 United SportsCar Championship|United SportsCar Championship]] (GTD class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey Racing]]
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 134
| 18th
|-
|align=left| [[2014 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] (GTE Am class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey Racing]]-[[Proton Competition|Proton]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 5th
|-
|align=left| [[2014 Porsche Supercup|Porsche Supercup]]
|align=left| [[Porsche AG]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0‡
| NC‡
|-
!rowspan=4| 2015
|align=left| [[2015 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship]] (GTE Am class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey Racing]]-[[Proton Competition|Proton]]
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 116
| 6th
|-
|align=left| [[2015 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] (GTE Am class)
|align=left| [[Dempsey Racing]]-[[Proton Competition|Proton]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| N/A
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
|align=left| [[2015 Porsche Supercup|Porsche Supercup]]
|align=left| [[Porsche AG]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0‡
| NC‡
|-
|align=left| [[2015 United SportsCar Championship|United SportsCar Championship]] (GTD class)
|align=left| Wright Motorsports
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 31
| 33rd
|-
!colspan="10"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/patrick-dempsey|publisher=Driver Database|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>}}}}
|}
{{sup|‡}} Not eligible for points.<br>

===24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! {{24hLM|2009}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Advanced Engineering]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Team Seattle]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Don Kitch Jr.<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Foster
|align="left"| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 301
| 30th
| 9th
|-
! {{24hLM|2013}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Dempsey [[Alessandro Del Piero|Del Piero]]-[[Proton Competition|Proton]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Foster<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Long]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3-RSR]]
| GTE<br>Am
| 305
| 28th
| 4th
|-
! {{24hLM|2014}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Dempsey Racing-[[Proton Competition|Proton]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Foster<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Long]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 991|Porsche 911 RSR]]
| GTE<br>Am
| 329
| 24th
| 5th
|-
! {{24hLM|2015}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Dempsey-[[Proton Competition|Proton]] Racing
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Long]]<br>{{flagicon|GER}} Marco Seefried
|align="left"| [[Porsche 991|Porsche 911 RSR]]
| GTE<br>Am
| 330
| 22nd
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/patrick-dempsey/results|work=Motorsport Stats|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/patrick-dempsey-262|publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete Rolex Sports Car Series results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Results are '''overall'''/'''class''')
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Class
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! Rank
! Points
! Ref
|-
| [[2007 Rolex Sports Car Series|2007]]
! Hyper Sport
! GT
! [[Mazda RX-8|Mazda RX-8 GT]]
! [[Mazda]] 2.0L 3-Rotor
| [[2007 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]
| [[2007 Mexico City 400k|MEX]]
| [[2007 Miami 400k|HOM]]
| [[2007 VIRginia 400k|VIR]]
| [[2007 U.S. Sports Car Invitational|LGA]]
| [[2007 Rolex GT Series Challenge|LIM]]
| [[2007 Six Hours at the Glen|WGL]]
| [[2007 Mid-Ohio 400k|MOH]]
| [[2007 Brumos Porsche 250|DAY]]
| [[2007 Iowa 400k|IOW]]
| [[2007 Barber Motorsports Park 400k|BAR]]
| [[2007 Montreal 400k|MON]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Sunchaser 1000|MIL]]<br><small>27/10</small>
| '''82nd'''
| '''21'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey – 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dempspa01/2007/GA/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2008 Rolex Sports Car Series|2008]]
! Hyper Sport
! GT
! [[Mazda RX-8|Mazda RX-8 GT]]
! [[Mazda]] 2.0L 3-Rotor
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]<br><small>39/24</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Gainsco Grand Prix of Miami|HOM]]<br><small>27/14</small>
| [[2008 Mexico City 250|MEX]]
| [[2008 Bosch Engineering 250 at VIR|VIR]]
| [[2008 RumBum.com 250|LGA]]
| [[2008 Lime Rock GT Classic 250|LIM]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen|WGL]]<br><small>36/19</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 EMCO Gears Classic|MOH]]<br><small>24/12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Brumos Porsche 250|DAY]]<br><small>25/11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Porsche 250 Presented by Bradley Arant|BAR]]<br><small>28/14</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Montreal 200|MON]]<br><small>26/9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Supercar Life 250|NJ]]<br><small>33/19</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 SunRichGourmet.com 1000|MIL]]<br><small>26/14</small>
| '''30th'''
| '''143'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey – 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dempspa01/2008/GA/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2009 Rolex Sports Car Series|2009]]
! [[Dempsey Racing]]
! GT
! [[Mazda RX-8|Mazda RX-8 GT]]
! [[Mazda]] 2.0L 3-Rotor
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2009 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]<br><small>35/22</small>
| [[2009 Bosch Engineering 250 at VIR|VIR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Verizon Wireless 250|NJ]]<br><small>15/7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Verizon Festival of Speed|LGA]]<br><small>22/10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Six Hours of Watkins Glen|WGL]]<br><small>21/7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 EMCO Gears Classic|MOH]]<br><small>18/6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Brumos Porsche 250|DAY]]<br><small>26/11</small>
| [[2009 Porsche 250|BAR]]
| [[2009 Crown Royal 200 at the Glen|WGL]]
| [[2009 Montreal 200|MON]]
| [[2009 SunRichGourmet.com 250|MIL]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2009 Gainsco Grand Prix of Miami|HOM]]<br><small>28/11</small>
|
| '''20th'''
| '''143'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey – 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dempspa01/2009/GA/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 Rolex Sports Car Series|2010]]
! [[Dempsey Racing]]
! GT
! [[Mazda RX-8|Mazda RX-8 GT]]
! [[Mazda]] 2.0L 3-Rotor
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]<br><small>13/6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Grand Prix of Miami|HOM]]<br><small>21/7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Porsche 250|BAR]]<br><small>21/10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Bosch Engineering 250|VIR]]<br><small>23/12</small>
| [[2010 Memorial Day Classic|LIM]]
| [[2010 Six Hours of Watkins Glen|WGL]]
| [[2010 EMCO Gears Classic|MOH]]
| [[2010 Brumos Porsche 250|DAY]]
| [[2010 NJMP 250|NJ]]
| [[2010 Crown Royal 200 at The Glen|WGL]]
| [[2010 Montreal 200|MON]]
| [[2010 Utah 250|MIL]]
|
| '''29th'''
| '''89'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey – 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dempspa01/2010/GA/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 Rolex Sports Car Series|2011]]
! [[Dempsey Racing]]
! GT
! [[Mazda RX-8|Mazda RX-8 GT]]
! [[Mazda]] 2.0L 3-Rotor
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]<br><small>14/3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2011 Grand Prix of Miami|HOM]]<br><small>31/18†</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Porsche 250|BAR]]<br><small>18/8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Bosch Engineering 250|VIR]]<br><small>21/13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2011 Memorial Day Classic|LIM]]<br><small>20/11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Six Hours of Watkins Glen|WGL]]<br><small>15/9</small>
| [[2011 Rolex Sports Car Series 250|ELK]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Continental Tire Sports Car Festival|LGA]]<br><small>23/13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 American Red Cross 250|NJ]]<br><small>16/9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Canadian Tire 200 at The Glen|WGL]]<br><small>22/11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Montreal 200|MON]]<br><small>21/11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 EMCO Gears Classic|MOH]]<br><small>21/11</small>
|
| '''11th'''
| '''226'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey – 2011 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dempspa01/2011/GA/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 Rolex Sports Car Series|2012]]
! [[Dempsey Racing]]
! GT
! [[Mazda RX-8|Mazda RX-8 GT]]
! [[Mazda]] 2.0L 3-Rotor
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]<br><small>21/10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Porsche 250|BAR]]<br><small>21/13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Grand Prix of Miami|HOM]]<br><small>21/14†</small>
| [[2012 Global Barter 250|NJ]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Chevrolet Grand-Am Detroit 200|BEL]]<br><small>25/16</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 EMCO Gears Classic|MOH]]<br><small>18/10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Rolex 250|ELK]]<br><small>17/11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Six Hours of Watkins Glen|WGL]]<br><small>26/16</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Brickyard Grand Prix|IMS]]<br><small>31/21</small>
| [[2012 Continental Tire 200 at The Glen|WGL]]
| [[2012 Montreal 200|MON]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Festival|LGA]]<br><small>23/13</small>
| [[2012 Championship Weekend|LIM]]
| '''24th'''
| '''138'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey – 2012 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dempspa01/2012/GA/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|}
{{sup|†}} Did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

===Complete Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Results are '''overall'''/'''class''')
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Class
! Chassis
! Tyres
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! Rank
! Points
! Ref
|-
| [[2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge|2010]]
! Freedom Autosport
! ST
! [[Mazdaspeed3]]
! {{Continental}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]]<br><small>47/22</small>
| [[Homestead-Miami Speedway|HOM]]
| [[Barber Motorsports Park|BAR]]
| [[Virginia International Raceway|VIR]]
| [[Lime Rock Park|LIM]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|WGL]]
| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]]
| [[New Jersey Motorsports Park|NJ]]
| [[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRO]]
| [[Miller Motorsports Park|MIL]]
| '''90th'''
| '''9'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Driver Point Standings|url=http://admin.grand-am.com/assets/CTSCCDriverPoints7.pdf|publisher=Grand Am|date=September 12, 2010|access-date=January 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307003120/http://admin.grand-am.com/assets/CTSCCDriverPoints7.pdf|archive-date=March 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge|2012]]
! [[Multimatic Motorsports]]
! GS
! [[Aston Martin Vantage GT4|Aston Martin Vantage]]
! {{Continental}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]]<br><small>63/32</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Barber Motorsports Park|BAR]]<br><small>72/32</small>
| [[Homestead-Miami Speedway|HOM]]
| [[New Jersey Motorsports Park|NJ]]
| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]]
| [[Road America|ELK]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|WGL]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IMS]]
| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LGA]]
| [[Lime Rock Park|LIM]]
| '''NC‡'''
| '''0‡'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey|url=http://www.grand-am.com/Drivers/driver.aspx?did=1929&sid=2|publisher=Grand Am|access-date=January 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105181123/http://www.grand-am.com/Drivers/driver.aspx?did=1929&sid=2|archive-date=November 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

<nowiki>‡</nowiki> As Dempsey was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

===Complete Maserati Trofeo World Series results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! DC
! Points
! Ref
|-
| 2012
| [[Circuito del Jarama|JAR<br>1]]
| [[Circuito del Jarama|JAR<br>2]]
| [[Algarve International Circuit|ALG<br>1]]
| [[Algarve International Circuit|ALG<br>2]]
| [[Algarve International Circuit|ALG<br>3]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO<br>1]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO<br>2]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO<br>3]]
| [[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC<br>1]]
| [[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC<br>2]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sonoma Raceway|SON<br>1]]<br>{{small|6}}
| [[Sonoma Raceway|SON<br>2]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Sonoma Raceway|SON<br>3]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[Shanghai International Circuit|SHA<br>1]]
| [[Shanghai International Circuit|SHA<br>2]]
| '''NC‡'''
| '''0‡'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Maserati Trofeo World Series – 2012 Season Review|url=https://issuu.com/omniaeventi/docs/trofeo_maserati_2012_-_season_revie|work=Omnia Eventi|date=2012|access-date=January 20, 2024|pages=50, 57, 59|via=[[Issuu]]}}</ref>
|}

<nowiki>‡</nowiki> As Dempsey was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

===Complete American Le Mans Series results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Results are '''overall'''/'''class''')
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Class
! Chassis
! Engine
! Tyres
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! Rank
! Points
! Ref
|-
| [[2012 American Le Mans Series|2012]]
! [[Dempsey Racing]]
! LMP2
! [[Lola B08/80|Lola B12/87]]
! [[Judd (engine)|Judd]]-[[BMW]] HK 3.6 L V8
! {{Michelin}}
| [[2012 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]]
| [[2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach|LBH]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 American Le Mans Monterey|LGA]]<br><small>30/4</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 Northeast Grand Prix|LIM]]<br><small>7/3</small>
| [[2012 Grand Prix of Mosport|MOS]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge|MOH]]<br><small>9/4</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Road Race Showcase|ELK]]<br><small>9/2</small>
| [[2012 Baltimore Sports Car Challenge|BAL]]
| [[2012 American Le Mans Series VIR 240|VIR]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Petit Le Mans|ATL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''53'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey – 2012 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dempspa01/2012/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 American Le Mans Series|2013]]
! [[Dempsey Racing]]/[[Alessandro Del Piero|Del Piero]]
! GTC
! [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3 Cup]]
! [[Porsche]] 4.0 L [[Flat-six engine|Flat-6]]
! {{Yokohama}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]]<br><small>29/6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach|LBH]]<br><small>26/6</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 American Le Mans Monterey|LGA]]<br><small>21/2</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Northeast Grand Prix|LIM]]<br><small>30/7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 SportsCar Grand Prix|MOS]]<br><small>25/4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Orion Energy Systems 245|ELK]]<br><small>27/4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Baltimore Sports Car Challenge|BAL]]<br><small>16/4</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2013 International Sports Car Weekend|AUS]]<br><small>23/3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Oak Tree Grand Prix|VIR]]<br><small>23/6</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 Petit Le Mans|ATL]]<br><small>23/2†</small>
| '''7th'''
| '''87'''
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey – 2013 American Le Mans Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dempspa01/2013/LM/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|}
{{sup|†}} Did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

===Complete United SportsCar Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Results are '''overall'''/'''class''')
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Class
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! Rank
! Points
! Ref
|-
| [[2014 United SportsCar Championship|2014]]
! [[Dempsey Racing]]
! GTD
! [[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT America (2014)|Porsche 911 GT America]]
! [[Porsche]] 4.0 L [[Flat-six engine|Flat-6]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]<br><small>50/24</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]]<br><small>42/15</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Monterey Grand Prix|LGA]]<br><small>27/20</small>
| [[2014 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic|BEL]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 6 Hours of The Glen|WGL]]<br><small>23/4†</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Mosport Grand Prix|MOS]]<br><small>27/11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Brickyard Grand Prix|IMS]]<br><small>34/9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Road America 500|ELK]]<br><small>40/13</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix|VIR]]<br><small>10/3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Lone Star Le Mans|AUS]]<br><small>41/14</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Petit Le Mans|ATL]]<br><small>49/18†</small>
! 24th
! 153
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dempspa01/2014/TU/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 United SportsCar Championship|2015]]
! Wright Motorsports
! GTD
! [[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT America (2014)|Porsche 911 GT America]]
! [[Porsche]] 4.0 L [[Flat-six engine|Flat-6]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]<br><small>13/3</small>
| [[2015 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]]
| [[2015 Monterey Grand Prix|LGA]]
| [[2015 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic|BEL]]
| [[2015 6 Hours of The Glen|WGL]]
| [[2015 Northeast Grand Prix|LIM]]
| [[2015 Road America 500|ELK]]
| [[2015 Oak Tree Grand Prix|VIR]]
| [[2015 Lone Star Le Mans|AUS]]
| [[2015 Petit Le Mans|ATL]]
!
! 33rd
! 31
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dempspa01/2015/TU/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|}
{{sup|†}} Did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.

===Complete Porsche Supercup results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! DC
! Points
! Ref
|-
| [[2014 Porsche Supercup|2014]]
! [[Porsche|Porsche AG]]
| [[Circuit de Catalunya|ESP]]
| [[Circuit de Monaco|MON]]
| [[Red Bull Ring|AUT]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]<br>{{small|23}}
| [[Hungaroring|HUN]]
| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|BEL]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Circuit of the Americas|USA]]
| [[Circuit of the Americas|USA]]
|
! NC‡
! 0‡
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Porsche Supercup - Season 2014: Results|url=https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/onemake-series/porsche-supercup/2014-results.html|work=Speedsport Magazine|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Porsche Supercup|2015]]
! [[Porsche|Porsche AG]]
| [[Circuit de Catalunya|ESP]]
| [[Circuit de Monaco|MON]]
| [[Red Bull Ring|AUT]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]]
| [[Hungaroring|HUN]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|BEL]]<br>{{small|29}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|BEL]]<br>{{small|23}}
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Circuit of the Americas|USA]]
| [[Circuit of the Americas|USA]]
! NC‡
! 0‡
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Porsche Supercup - Season 2015: Results|url=https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/onemake-series/porsche-supercup/2015-results.html|work=Speedsport Magazine|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
|}
<sup>‡</sup> As Dempsey was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

===Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Class
! Car
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! Rank
! Points
|-
| [[2015 FIA World Endurance Championship|2015]]
! Dempsey Racing-[[Proton Competition|Proton]]
! LMGTE Am
! [[Porsche 991|Porsche 911 RSR]]
! [[Porsche]] 4.0 L Flat-6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 6 Hours of Silverstone|SIL]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring|NÜR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[2015 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas|COA]]'''<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2015 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 6 Hours of Shanghai|SHA]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[2015 6 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]
! 6th
! 116
|-
!colspan="15"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=MSportStats/>}}}}
|}

==Other ventures==
===Promotional work===
He has been the face of [[L'Oréal|L'Oreal]] and [[Versace]] and was featured in ads for [[Serengeti Eyewear|Serengeti]] sunglasses. In November 2008, he launched an Avon fragrance named Unscripted. In June 2009, ''[[Women's Wear Daily]]'' reported the launch of a second Avon fragrance named Patrick Dempsey 2.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Koenig |first1=Gillian |title=Dempsey Redux: Avon Unveils New Scent |url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/fragrance/dempsey-redux-avon-unveils-new-scent-2191177/ |access-date=April 3, 2019 |agency=Women's Wear Daily |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=June 26, 2009}}</ref> The fragrance was recognized as the "Men's Private Label/Direct Sell" for the 2010 [[FiFi Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 FiFi Winners |url=https://www.perfumerflavorist.com/events/coverage/96394984.html |website=Perfumer & Flavorist Magazine |date=June 15, 2010 |publisher=Allured Business Media |access-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FiFi Award Winners: Michael Kors, Chanel, Patrick Dempsey, Usher |url=https://www.racked.com/2010/6/11/7796533/fifi-award-winners-michael-kors-chanel-patrick-dempsey-usher |website=Racked |date=June 11, 2010 |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> On September 29, 2012, Mexican cable company [[Cablemás]], [[Megacable]] and Mexico city's [[Cablevision (Mexico)|Cablevisión]] launched an advertising campaign featuring Dempsey as the love interest of a domestic worker who comes across his profile on an online dating site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.terra.com/galilea-montijo-patrick-dempsey-film-commercial-together,a08e07a385a08310VgnVCM4000009bcceb0aRCRD.html|title=Galilea Montijo & Patrick Dempsey Film Commercial Together!|publisher=Entertainment.terra.com|date=June 20, 2012|access-date=October 2, 2012}}</ref>

Starting in 2013, Patrick Dempsey became the face of Silhouette, promoting eyewear fashion from Austria.<ref>D'Allesandro, Stefania. [http://www.people.com/people/mobile/gallery/0,,20678682_21289975,00.html "Good Eye"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191037/http://www.people.com/people/mobile/gallery/0,,20678682_21289975,00.html |date=January 2, 2014 }}, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', March 4, 2013; retrieved May 15, 2013.</ref> From January 2017 Dempsey appears for [[Vodafone Italy]] and he appears in some Italian spots about it.<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.it/lifestyle/hi-tech/17/01/03/patrick-dempsey-spot-vodafone-italia "Vodafone Italia"], ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', March 7, 2017; retrieved March 7, 2017.</ref> In 2018, Bleusalt, a Malibu-based fashion brand launched a clothing line designed by the actor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perez |first1=Lexy |title=Patrick Dempsey Launches Clothing Collection with Bleusalt |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/patrick-dempsey-launches-clothing-collection-bleusalt-1122483 |access-date=April 3, 2019 |agency=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Prometheus Global Media LLC |date=June 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Medina |first1=Marcy |title=Patrick Dempsey Designs Clothing Capsule With Lyndie Benson's Bleusalt |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/patrick-dempsey-designs-clothing-capsule-with-lyndie-benson-bleusalt-1202719970/ |access-date=April 3, 2019 |agency=Women's Wear Daily |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>

===Business interests===

In January 2013, Dempsey announced that his company (Global Baristas) had secured the winning bid to purchase Seattle-based [[Tully's Coffee]], which had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October. Dempsey's bid of $9.15M was enough to secure Tully's over the bids of six others, including [[Starbucks]]. Dempsey's company will control 47 Tully's locations in the Seattle area, but not the online business, which had been purchased by [[Green Mountain Coffee Roasters]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/04/showbiz/patrick-dempsey-coffee-chain/index.html?hpt=hp_t2|title=Patrick Dempsey: Winning bid for coffee-shop chain 'just felt right'|date=January 5, 2013|access-date=January 6, 2013|publisher=CNN}}</ref>

Following a legal dispute with investor group Global Baristas, Dempsey left the group, in effect officially leaving his managerial positions with Tully's. Dempsey filed a lawsuit on behalf of Global Baristas, claiming [[Michael Avenatti]] borrowed $2 million against Tully's assets without informing Dempsey, rather than fully financing the coffee chain as was promised, calling the 15 percent interest rate on the loan "exorbitant" and sued for Avenatti to fund Tully's operations and meet its working capital needs, as well as for any damages owed the company. Soon after, Dempsey's lawyer's office issued a statement saying the partnership was dissolved and that Dempsey wished the lawyer and the company "all the best". Avenatti has stated the dispute was a "misunderstanding" and will continue operating with other investors and new management.<ref>{{cite news|title=Patrick Dempsey Says Goodbye to the Coffee Chain He Rescued|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-27/patrick-dempsey-says-goodbye-to-the-coffee-chain-he-rescued|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827133618/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-27/patrick-dempsey-says-goodbye-to-the-coffee-chain-he-rescued|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 27, 2013|access-date=November 13, 2013|newspaper=businessweek.com|date=August 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dempsey walks away from Tully's after suing partner|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2021672793_dempseytullysxml.html|access-date=November 13, 2013|newspaper=seattletimes.com|date=August 23, 2013}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
In 1997, Dempsey's mother, Amanda, was diagnosed with cancer which subsequently relapsed five times. On March 24, 2014, she died in [[Lewiston, Maine]], aged 79.<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Amanda Dempsey|url=http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2014-03-28/Obituaries/Amanda_Dempsey.html|work=[[The Times Record (Maine)|The Times Record]]|date=March 28, 2014|access-date=September 1, 2016|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010256/http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2014-03-28/Obituaries/Amanda_Dempsey.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In response to his mother's bouts with cancer, Dempsey helped start the Patrick Dempsey Center at [[Central Maine Medical Center]] in Lewiston. In October 2009, when Dempsey introduced the first [[Dempsey Challenge]], registration was closed after reaching the goal of 3,500 cyclists, runners and walkers. The event raised more than $1 million for the cancer center. His mother was in the crowd as Dempsey finished his {{Convert|50|mi|km|adj=on}} ride.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmtw.com/r/21200685/detail.html|title=Thousands Enjoy Dempsey Challenge|publisher=WMTW|date=October 5, 2009|access-date=April 22, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050244/http://www.wmtw.com/r/21200685/detail.html|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> The Challenge has since become an annual October event presented by [[Amgen]] in the Lewiston–Auburn area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dempseychallenge.org/about-the-dempsey-challenge|title=The Dempsey Challenge|publisher=www.dempseychallenge.org|access-date=April 22, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319121957/http://www.dempseychallenge.org/about-the-dempsey-challenge|archive-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> On May 28, 2017, Dempsey received an honorary doctorate from [[Bates College]] in his hometown, Lewiston, Maine, for his philanthropy in the town and funding of "the Dempsey Center — just blocks from the Bates campus."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bates.edu/news/2017/04/13/geoffrey-canada-2017-commencement-address-honorands-susan-collins-wanda-corn-patrick-dempsey/?_ga=1.62291244.121209565.1485148683|title=Visionary educator Geoffrey Canada to deliver 2017 Commencement address, joining honorands Sen. Susan Collins, Wanda Corn, and Patrick Dempsey|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref>

Dempsey was awarded an honorary doctorate by [[Bowdoin College]] in 2013 for his philanthropic work.<ref>{{cite news|title='McDreamy' in Maine for Dempsey Challenge, Tips Cap to Bowdoin|url=http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/007824.shtml|publisher=[[Bowdoin College]]|date=October 2, 2010}}</ref> His ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' character [[Derek Shepherd]] had been written as a Bowdoin graduate after an alumnus led a petition signed by over 450 students to "adopt" the character as an alumnus.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alumnus puts Bowdoin in the Spotlight|url=http://bowdoinorient.com/article/2592|work=[[The Bowdoin Orient]]|date=April 20, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918020344/http://bowdoinorient.com/article/2592|archive-date=September 18, 2016}}</ref>

In 2023, Dempsey helped raise funds for families of the [[2023 Lewiston shootings|Lewiston shooting]] victims.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-11 |title=Patrick Dempsey helps raise funds for families of Lewiston shooting victims |url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2023/11/11/softball-strong-for-lewiston/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Lewiston Sun Journal}}</ref> He joined a charity softball tournament with former [[Boston Red Sox]] pitcher [[Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)|Bill "Spaceman" Lee]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=WBZ-News |date=2023-11-12 |title=Patrick Dempsey joins softball tournament to raise money for Lewiston victims' families - CBS Boston |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/patrick-dempsey-softball-tournament-lewiston-victims-maine/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Dempsey was diagnosed with [[dyslexia]] at age 12. As a result, it is necessary for him to memorize all his lines to perform, even for auditions where he is unlikely to get the part.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130111103753/http://www.usaweekend.com/06_issues/060430/060430celebs_dempsey.html USA WEEKEND Magazine]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20060302/patrick-dempsey-reveals-his-dyslexia|first=Miranda|last=Hitti|title=Patrick Dempsey Reveals His Dyslexia|publisher=Webmd.com|date=March 2, 2006|access-date=April 22, 2011}}</ref>

''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' put Dempsey's hair on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying, "What made ''Grey's Anatomy'' a mega-medi-hit? It could have something to do with creator Shonda Rhimes's scalpel-sharp writing… or McDreamy's impossibly luxurious man hair. Just saying."<ref>Geier, Thom, Jeff Jensen, Tina Jordan, Margaret Lyons, Adam Markovitz, Chris Nashawaty, Whitney Pastorek, Lynette Rice, Josh Rottenberg, Missy Schwartz, Michael Slezak, Dan Snierson, Tim Stack, Kate Stroup, Ken Tucker, Adam B. Vary, Simon Vozick-Levinson, and Kate Ward [https://ew.com/article/2009/12/04/100-greatest-movies-tv-shows-and-more/ "100 Greatest Movies, TV Shows, and More: ... 69. Patrick Dempsey's hair"], ''Entertainment Weekly'', December 11, 2009 (1079-80):74-84; retrieved January 13, 2011.</ref> In 2005, [[People (magazine)|''People'']] magazine ranked him second in its annual list of "Sexiest Men Alive"<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sexiest Men Alive 2005 - Patrick Dempsey|url=http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,1113899_1129983,00.html#971908|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=January 14, 2012|date=November 15, 2005}}</ref> and again in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sexiest Men Alive 2006 - Patrick Dempsey|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/sma2006/gallery/0,,1539441_1559557_2,00.html|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=January 14, 2012|date=November 15, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016011229/http://www.people.com/people/package/sma2006/gallery/0,,1539441_1559557_2,00.html|archive-date=October 16, 2011}}</ref> Patrick Dempsey was named People magazine's 2023 "Sexiest Man Alive" for its November 2023 issue.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/patrick-dempsey-people-sexiest-man-alive-2023-exclusive-8391684|title=Patrick Dempsey Is (Finally!) PEOPLE's 2023 Sexiest Man Alive: 'I've Always Been the Bridesmaid!' He Jokes|magazine=People|first=Julie|last=Jordan|date=November 8, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2024}}</ref>

Dempsey has been married twice. On August 24, 1987,<ref name=filmref /> he married his manager,<ref name=peoplebio>{{cite news| url= http://www.people.com/people/patrick_dempsey/ | title= Patrick Dempsey | newspaper= Peoplemag | publisher=[[People (magazine)|People.com]] | access-date= January 25, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140830105417/http://www.people.com/people/patrick_dempsey/biography/ | archive-date=August 30, 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref> actress and acting coach, Rochelle "Rocky" Parker, when he was 21 and she was 48.<ref name="tvg">{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/patrick-dempsey-169151/bio|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125213928/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/patrick-dempsey-169151/bio|archive-date=January 25, 2015|access-date=January 25, 2015|publisher=[[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]]|quote=...in a case of life imitating art, the rising star married actress Rocky Parker when he was 21 and she was 48. (The union ended in divorce seven years later.)}}</ref> She appeared with Dempsey in the film ''[[In the Mood (film)|In the Mood]]''. While it has been reported that Dempsey married his best friend's mother, he has said that he became best friends with [[Corey Parker (actor)|Parker's son]] only after he became romantically involved with Parker. The couple divorced on April 26, 1994. She died in 2014.<ref name=biographydotcom />

On July 31, 1999, Dempsey married makeup artist Jillian Fink.<ref name=peoplebio /> The couple have three children.<ref name=peoplebio /><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1534749,00.html| title=Twin Boys for Patrick Dempsey, Wife| work=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=September 20, 2006| access-date=January 25, 2015| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210021733/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1534749,00.html| archive-date=February 10, 2015}}</ref><ref name=dempseychallenge /><ref name=biographydotcom>{{cite web|title=Patrick Dempsey Biography: Film Actor, Television Actor (1966–)|url=http://www.biography.com/people/patrick-dempsey-201303|publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (US TV network)|FYI]]/[[A&E Networks]])|access-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> In January 2015, Fink filed for divorce,<ref name=people01-2015>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/article/patrick-dempsey-wife-files-divorce-greys-anatomy|title=Patrick Dempsey's Wife Files for Divorce|first=Michael|last=Miller|date=January 23, 2015|access-date=January 25, 2015}}</ref> but the couple reconciled later in the year.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Esther|title=Patrick Dempsey, Estranged Wife Jillian Dempsey Are "Trying to Be a Couple Again"|date=November 10, 2015 |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/patrick-dempsey-estranged-wife-jillian-trying-to-be-a-couple-again-20151011|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> They called off their divorce on November 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/patrick-dempsey-wife-jillian-call-off-divorce-w450144 |title=Patrick Dempsey and Wife Jillian Officially Call Off Divorce |author=Hautman, Nicholas |work=[[US Weekly]] |date=November 12, 2016 |access-date=November 13, 2016}}</ref> Dempsey formerly owned a home in [[Harpswell, Maine]] near his hometown. His mother moved into a farm next to his home.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marsi |first=Steve |date=2006-06-01 |title=Jeffrey Dean Morgan Reflects Upon Denny |url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2006/06/jeffrey-dean-morgan-mourns-reflects-upon-denny.html |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=TV Fanatic |language=en}}</ref> Dempsey is a supporter of Scottish football club [[Rangers F.C.]] because of his Scottish connection through his step-grandfather.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/greys-anatomy-star-patrick-dempsey-11381261 |title=Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey sports a Rangers strip at sons' football match in Los Angeles |author=Parker, Rebecca |work=Glasgow Live |date=May 24, 2016 |access-date=April 2, 2018}}</ref>

==Filmography==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year 
! Title
! Role 
! class=unsortable | Notes 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1985
|''[[The Stuff]]''
|Underground Stuff Buyer #2
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Heaven Help Us]]''
|Corbet
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986
|''[[A Fighting Choice]]''
| Kellin Taylor
|
|-
|''[[Meatballs III: Summer Job]]''
|Rudy Gerner
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
|''[[Can't Buy Me Love (film)|Can't Buy Me Love]]''
|Ronald Miller
|
|-
|''[[In the Mood (film)|In the Mood]]''
|Ellsworth 'Sonny' Wisecarver
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1988
|''[[Some Girls (film)|Some Girls]]''
|Michael
|
|-
|''[[In a Shallow Grave]]''
|Potter Daventry
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1989
|''[[Loverboy (1989 film)|Loverboy]]''
|Randy Bodek
|
|-
|''[[Happy Together (1989 American film)|Happy Together]]''
|Christopher Wooden
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Coupe de Ville (film)|Coupe de Ville]]''
|Robert 'Bobby' Libner
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991
|''[[Mobsters (film)|Mobsters]]''
|[[Meyer Lansky]]
|
|-
|''[[Run (1991 film)|Run]]''
|Charlie Farrow
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
|''[[Bank Robber (film)|Bank Robber]]''
|Billy
|
|-
|''Face the Music''
|Charlie Hunter
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
|''[[With Honors (film)|With Honors]]''
|Everett Calloway
|
|-
|''Ava's Magical Adventure''
|Jeffrey
|Also director
|-
|1995
|''[[Outbreak (1995 film)|Outbreak]]''
|Jimbo Scott
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Hugo Pool]]''
|Floyd Gaylen
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
|''[[Denial (1998 film)|Denial]]''
|Sam
|
|-
|''[[The Escape (1998 film)|The Escape]]''
|Clayton
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Scream 3]]''
|Det. Mark Kincaid
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
|''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]''
|Andrew Hennings
|
|-
|''[[The Emperor's Club]]''
|Older Louis Masoudi
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Iron Jawed Angels]]''
|Ben Weissman
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Brother Bear 2]]''
|Kenai (voice)
|[[Direct-to-video]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
|''[[Freedom Writers]]''
|Scott Casey
|
|-
|''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]''
|Robert Philip
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Made of Honor]]''
|Tom Bailey
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]''
|Harrison Copeland
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|Dylan Gould
|
|-
|''[[Flypaper (2011 film)|Flypaper]]''
|Tripp
|Also producer
|-
|2013
|''Ushi Must Marry''
|Himself
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Bridget Jones's Baby]]''
|Jack Qwant
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
|''Hurley''
|Himself
|Also producer
|-
|''[[The Art of Racing in the Rain (film)|The Art of Racing in the Rain]]''
|{{n/a|None}}
|Producer 
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Disenchanted (film)|Disenchanted]]''
| Robert Philip
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023
|''[[Ferrari (2023 film)|Ferrari]]''
|[[Piero Taruffi]]
|
|-
| ''[[Thanksgiving (2023 film)|Thanksgiving]]'' 
| Sheriff Eric Newlon
|
|}

=== Television ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year 
! Title
! Role 
! class=unsortable | Notes 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986
|''[[Fast Times]]''
|Mike Damone
|7 episodes
|-
|''[[A Fighting Choice]]''
|Kellin Taylor
|Television film
|-
|1989
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
|The Plant (voice)
|Episode: "Super Plant/The Pied Koopa", also production manager
|-
|1993
|''[[JFK: Reckless Youth]]''
|[[John F. Kennedy]]
|[[Miniseries]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1996
|''[[The Right to Remain Silent]]''
|Tom Harris
|Film
|-
|''[[A Season in Purgatory]]''
|Harrison Burns
| rowspan="2" |Miniseries
|-
|1997
|''[[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997 miniseries)|20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]]''
|[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas|Pierre Arronax]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
|''[[Jeremiah (film)|Jeremiah]]''
|[[Jeremiah]]
| rowspan="2" |Film
|-
|''[[Crime and Punishment (1998 film)|Crime and Punishment]]''
|[[Raskolnikov]]
|-
|2000–2001
|''[[Will & Grace]]''
|Matthew
|3 episodes
|-
|2000; 2002
|''[[Once and Again]]''
|Aaron Brooks
|4 episodes
|-
|2001
|''[[Blonde (2001 film)|Blonde]]''
|Cass Bulut 
| rowspan="2" |Film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
|''[[Lucky 7 (film)|Lucky 7]]''
|Peter Connor
|-
|''[[Karen Sisco]]''
|Carl Wilkens
|Episode: Blown Away
|-
| 2004
|''[[The Practice]]''
|Dr. Paul Stewart
|3 episodes
|-
|2005–2015, 2020–2021
|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| [[Derek Shepherd|Dr. Derek Shepherd]]
|Main role ([[Grey's Anatomy (season 1)|seasons 1]]–[[Grey's Anatomy (season 11)|11]]); Recurring ([[Grey's Anatomy (season 17)|season 17]])
|-
| 2009, 2012
|''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]''
| Dr. Derek Shepherd
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
| Paolo Vanderbeek (voice)
| Episode: "[[List of Phineas and Ferb episodes|Live and Let Drive]]"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Red Nose Day Actually]]''
| Sarah's Husband
| [[Short film]]
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)|The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair]]''
| Harry Quebert
| Miniseries
|-
| 2020–2022
| ''[[Devils (TV series)|Devils]]''
| Dominic Morgan
| Main role
|-
| 2021
| ''Ways & Means''
| Unknown
| Pilot, also executive producer
|-
| 2024–present
| ''[[Dexter: Original Sin]]''
| Aaron Spencer
| Main role
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! Year 
! Association
! Category 
! Nominated work 
! Result 
! class=unsortable| Ref.
|-
| 1987
| [[Young Artist Award]]s
| [[Young Artist Award|Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy]]
| {{center|''[[Can't Buy Me Love (film)|Can't Buy Me Love]]''}}
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2000
| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]]
| {{center|''[[Once and Again]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2005
| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor – Television Series Drama]]
| rowspan=9 style="text-align:center;" | ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2006
| [[Golden Globe Award]]s
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor – Television Series Drama]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Drama|Choice TV Actor Drama]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2007
| [[People's Choice Awards]]
| [[People's Choice Awards|Favorite Male TV Star]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=4| 2008
| [[People's Choice Awards]]
| [[People's Choice Awards|Favorite Male TV Star]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Teen Choice Award]]s
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Drama|Choice TV Actor Drama]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]] <small>(with [[Amy Adams]])</small>
| rowspan=2| {{center|''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[National Movie Awards]]
| [[National Movie Award|Best Performance — Male]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2009
| rowspan=4| [[People's Choice Awards]]
| rowspan=3| [[People's Choice Awards|Favorite TV Drama Actor]]
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | ''Grey's Anatomy''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2010
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2011
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Drama|Favorite TV Doctor]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Golden Raspberry Awards]]
| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor|Worst Supporting Actor]]
| {{center|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2012
| rowspan=4| [[People's Choice Awards]]
| rowspan=2| [[People's Choice Awards|Favorite TV Drama Actor]]
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | ''Grey's Anatomy''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2014
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[People's Choice Awards|Favorite On-Screen Chemistry]] <small>(with [[Ellen Pompeo]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2015
| [[People's Choice Awards|Favorite TV Drama Actor]]
| {{won}}
|
|}

*In 2022 Dempsey was honored with a [[Disney Legend Award]]
*In 2023 Dempsey was named as ''[[People (magazine)|People's Sexiest Man Alive]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Patrick Dempsey}}
* {{Official website|https://www.patrickdempsey.com/}}
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* {{IOBDB name|28559}}
* {{Emmys person|patrick-dempsey}}
* {{24 Hours of Le Mans driver|3132}}
* {{DriverDB driver}}

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