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 Charmed, Dane was cast as Mark Sloan on the ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy (2006–2012; 2021). Following this, he made appearances in films such as Marley & Me (2008), Valentine’s Day (2010), and Burlesque (2010).
Dane has since played Captain Tom Chandler in the TNT series The Last Ship, Cal Jacobs in the HBO drama series Euphoria, and FBI Special Agent Nathan Blythe in the Prime Video crime series Countdown.
In 1993, Dane moved to Los Angeles, where he played small roles in the television series Saved by the Bell, The Wonder Years, Roseanne, and Married… with Children, among others. But in 2000, he was signed for a recurring role in Gideon’s Crossing, and followed this with a two-season run as Jason Dean in Charmed. His made-for-television film credits included two biopics, Serving in Silence (1995) (about Margarethe Cammermeyer’s experiences in the military), and Helter Skelter (2004), in which he portrayed Charles “Tex” Watson, a member of the Manson family.