More than just McSteamy: Eric Dane was masterful in Grey’s Anatomy — the real man of everyone’s dreams

Dane was initially only contracted to appear in one episode of series. He starred in a further 138, revolutionising the show along the way

Eric Dane in Grey's Anatomy (ABC/RANDY HOLMES) /TYNE DALY, ERIC DANE

Eric Dane, one of the most handsome men DNA has ever fabricated, has died at 53, just a year after announcing his ALS diagnosis. We just lost Dawson Leery, and now this. It’s a tough time to be a millennial.

It goes without saying: Dane was very good looking. Even in the 2000s, which treated us to a glut of ridiculously handsome TV stars (Chad Michael Murray, Jared Padalecki, Milo Ventimiglia), he was breathtaking. The voice. The eyes. The soul patch. Oof.