Patrick Dempseys tragic death onGreys Anatomywas almost five years ago, but to fans, it seems like just yesterday. Everyone loved Dempseys character,Derek Shepherd, practically a little too much for Dempsey, who was ready to move on from playing, McDreamy after 11 long seasons.

Since wrapping filming on the Shepherd years of his life, Dempsey has been looking for more in-depth character development. Lets take a look at what roles he is playing now. They are both a far cry from his days as McDreamy.

Dempsey moved on from the American market and is now working on spreading his name across Europe, where he has a chance to start over. His new project is a ten-part English-language series based on an Italian novel. The book is loosely based on the financial crisis that consumed global markets in 2008.

The former Greys Anatomy star described the project toDeadline, Its an international story and has a different perspective on the financial world to the one that were used to, usually from the American perspective.

Dempsey also said, I love being in Europe, and you want to do something different, you want to challenge yourself. You go from the guy everybody loves to the guy youre not sure about.

It sounds like Dempsey is thrilled to move on to something more complicated than Derek Shepherd.

The Italian drama premiered at Mipcom earlier this month. Dempsey was in town to rep the project in which he plays Dominic Morgan, CEO of the London office of a large U.S. bank.

Dempsey stars alongside Alessandro Borghi, who plays Massimo Ruggero, Head of Trading. Ruggero ends up involved in an intercontinental financial war that is destroying Europe. The two characters have to decide whether to be allies or enemies.

Dempsey told Deadline, I like the fact that you dont know whether hes the good guy or a bad guy, you dont know which way hes coming from, and as it progresses, youre even less sure of what hes up to.

It sounds like a fascinating series with active character development. Dempsey has undoubtedly moved on to more extraordinary things than Greys Anatomy with his acting career.

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair was sold and distributed in International markets in 2018. The miniseries, starring Dempsey is now available on Prime Video in the U.S.

In it, Dempsey plays an esteemed American author who is the primary suspect in a murder investigation. The miniseries is also a short ten-episodes like Devils.

Dempsey may have gotten his wish to play the romantic love interest no longer, but to us, he will always be McDreamy.

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