In his 20-year career in film and television, Patrick Dempsey has played everything from a pizza boy to a mentally disabled man to John F. Kennedy. He's also been a gangster, a nerd and one of Will's boyfriends on NBC's "Will & Grace." The 39-year-old Maine native never played a doctor until now.

In ABC's new medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," premiering tonight, Dempsey plays the raffish yet likable Dr. Derek Shepherd, a member of the surgical team overseeing a new group of interns.

Read the full Boston Herald article.

Also look out for PM's review of the series premiere coming soon.