Eric Dane

But his turn on "Grey's" - as plastic surgeon Dr. Mark Sloan, dubbed "McSteamy" by the appreciative female staff of Seattle Grace Hospital - was not the first time his chiseled good looks had earned him the rapt attention of viewers. In fact, Dane had been building a solid list of credits on television, and to a lesser extent, motion pictures, since his acting debut in 1993.

Born Eric William Dane in San Francisco, CA on Nov. 9, 1972, Dane …