Patrick Dempsey As Dr. Derek Shepherd — Photos

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April 23, 2015 6:39PM EDT

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Patrick Dempsey As Derek Shepherd On ‘Grey’s Anatomy

Patrick Dempsey As Derek Shepherd On ‘Grey’s Anatomy — Derek Shepherd (also known as ‘McDreamy’) is a fictional surgeon from the ABC medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, portrayed by actor Patrick Dempsey. He made his first appearance in the pilot episode, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, which first aired on March 27, 2005. Derek was married to Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) before their divorce in 2007. Before his death in 2015, Derek was happily married to his longtime girlfriend and wife Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). The couple has three children together. Shepherd was formerly the Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace Mercy West (now known as Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital) but abruptly resigned as chief in season 7, following the shooting in the season 6 finale.

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Derek Shepherd Probably Gazing At Meredith Grey

Derek Shepherd Probably Gazing At Meredith Grey — Patrick Dempsey was nominated in 2006 and 2007 Golden Globe for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series Drama for the role, and the 2006 SAG Award for the Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series.

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Derek Shepherd & Meredith Grey Look Serious

Derek Shepherd & Meredith Grey Look Serious — Over the 11 seasons Derek and Meredith worked on cases together, they always looked out for each other. In this photo, they appear to be listening to something very serious.

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Derek Shepherd Showing Off His Hot Hair

Derek Shepherd Showing Off His Hot Hair — Derek’s hair was always fantastic. Just look at this photo — see how it’s all wavy and sexy? Yeah, there’s a reason why they called him ‘McDreamy’.

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Derek Shepherd Looking Heartbroken

Derek Shepherd Looking Heartbroken — If we had to venture a guess, after looking at this photo, we’d say Derek Shepherd is about to deliver a patient some very sad, heartbreaking news. Even Meredith looked completely freaked out!

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‘It’s A Beautiful Day To Save Lives’

‘It’s A Beautiful Day To Save Lives’ — Just before Derek Shepherd went into any surgery, he’d always say, ‘It’s a beautiful day to save lives’. It would be his own way of giving himself some hope before putting someone’s life at risk.

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‘McDreamy’ Looking Super Hot

‘McDreamy’ Looking Super Hot — Meredith snatched this guy up on day one, but we definitely would have loved to see his relationship with Addison play out a bit more. Patrick Dempsey and Kate Walsh were great together.

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