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'''Jeffrey Dean Morgan''' (born April 22, 1966<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boland |first1=Yasmin |title=Horoscope |work=TV Guide |date=August 16, 2021 |page=72}}</ref>) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the character [[Negan|Negan Smith]] in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] horror drama series ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' (2016–2022), a role he reprised in the spin-off series ''[[The Walking Dead: Dead City]]'' (2023–present), for both of which he has received critical acclaim. He has also appeared in such television roles as [[John Winchester (Supernatural)|John Winchester]] in [[the CW]] fantasy horror series ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' (2005–2007; 2019), Denny Duquette in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] medical drama series ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (2006–2009), Jason Crouse in the [[CBS]] political drama series ''[[The Good Wife]]'' (2015–2016), [[List of The Boys characters#Kessler|Joe Kessler]] and [[Billy Butcher]]<!--See <ref name=":DB" />--> in the [[Amazon Prime Video]] series ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' (2024), as well as film roles including William Gallagher in ''[[P.S. I Love You (film)|P.S. I Love You]]'' (2007), [[The Comedian (comics)|the Comedian]] in the superhero film ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' (2009), Clay in ''[[The Losers (2010 film)|The Losers]]'' (2010), Sgt. Maj Andrew Tanner in ''[[Red Dawn (2012 film)|Red Dawn]]'' (2012), and Agent Harvey Russell in ''[[Rampage (2018 film)|Rampage]]'' (2018).

In August 2022, Morgan was cast in the [[The Boys season 4|fourth season]] of ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''; while initially reported to be a recurring role,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatchett |first=Keisha |date=2022-08-25 |title=Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins The Boys Season 4 in a Recurring Role |url=https://tvline.com/2022/08/25/jeffrey-dean-morgan-the-boys-season-4-cast-supernatural-reunion-amazon/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref> on the season's release in 2024, Morgan was credited as a main cast member, portraying [[List of The Boys characters#Kessler|"Joe Kessler"]], a hallucination/alter conjuredego byof [[Billy Butcher]].<ref name=":DB">{{cite episode|title=[[Dirty Business (The Boys)|Dirty Business]]|series=[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]|network=[[Amazon Prime Video]]|date=July 4, 2024|quote='''[[Billy Butcher|Kessler/Butcher]]:'''"I killed [[List of The Boys characters#Ezekiel|Billy Butcher’sEzekiel]] subconsciousfor you. I am inside of you. I am you. Which is why when I tell you you want to do this, I am ''literally telling you that you fucking want to do this''. So don't you worry, Billy my boy. Daddy's home.}}</ref>