Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan Is The King Of All Nerds, And Here’s Why
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is the reigning god-king of all nerds
You may not know the name Jeffrey Dean Morgan. But if you’ve been paying attention to TV or films in the sci-fi, comics, and genre spaces for the last 20 years, you’ve seen his face. Because his iconic characters appear in several comics adaptations, sci-fi classics and underrated genre gems. In fact, he’s been in so many genre flicks and show, I think he deserves a special title. I think he’s the King of All Nerds. So here’s an overview of Morgan’s career, role by role. Just maybe keep any bats away from him.Sliders – Sid
Morgan’s first sci-fi entry was on the classic show Sliders, in which adventurers “slide” through different parallel universes in an attempt to find their original timeline.
Morgan played the titular character in the season two episode “El Sid”, and you can see some shades of his fiendish Walking Dead work as he plays a reprehensible, abusive boyfriend.
The Burning Zone – Edward Marcase
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Morgan’s first attempt at a TV big break was on the underseen and underappreciated action/sci-fi show The Burning Zone. Equal parts The X-Files and Outbreak, Morgan played a virologist with an otherworldly connection to the viruses he tried to stop. This show was ahead of its time, and needs a fancy-pants blu-ray release, stat.
Angel – Sam Ryan
In season 3 episode “Provider” of the noir-infused Buffy-spinoff Angel, Morgan showed up as Sam Ryan, a man hellbent on revenge after vampires killed his friend and stole his watch. Angel decides to help the poor man — at the hefty price of $10,000, of course.
Star Trek: Enterprise – Damron
How did Morgan feel about donning heavy makeup to play Damron, a Xindi-Reptilian in Star Trek: Enterprise season three episode “Carpenter Street”? “I had to pay my bills,” he told Entertainment Weekly bluntly. “I was claustrophobic. I’d go home in tears. This was the job that made me want to quit acting.” Set phasers to “brutal honesty”.