Man of Style Patrick Dempsey
InStyle|October 2016

It takes an impressive amount of talent and charm to be an in-demand romantic lead over the course of four decades. Dempsey’s turn in Bridget Jones’s Baby, out this month, proves that the 50-year-old’s dreaminess factor remains sky-high.

Laurie Sandell
Man of Style Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Dempsey’s spectacular home office in Venice, Calif., is modern and light-filled with all the amenities: gray angular couches, a kitchen appointed with top-of-the-line appliances, and a black Porsche parked in the drive. It’s a long way from his hometown of Buckfield, Maine, where Dempsey says he was a “country kid” and worked at his father’s bottle recycling center. Back then, he says, he wore nothing but fleece. Today his look is casual but sophisticated: a blue T-shirt, Buck Mason jeans, and John Varvatos sneakers.

It’s been a year and a half since Dempsey’s character, Dr. Derek Shepherd, aka McDreamy, was killed off on Grey’s Anatomy after 11 seasons, but of late the actor has been busier than ever. He stars opposite Renée Zellweger in this month’s third installment of the beloved Bridget Jones franchise. His production companies have multiple TV and film projects in the works, and he’s stepped up his involvement with the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer, Hope & Healing, an integrative medical center in Maine that he opened after his mother’s death from ovarian cancer in 2014. And then there’s the car racing. Last year, Porsche financed his participation in a full season of the World Endurance Championship, and though it took him away from acting—and his family—for months, Dempsey says the experience was a “phenomenal education.” Humble, adorable, and hot in a uniform—no wonder he gets our hearts pumping.

This story is from the October 2016 edition of InStyle.

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