Before he became Dr. McSteamy on "Grey's Anatomy", actor Eric Dane appeared as another medical doctor on a short-lived ABC television series

6 years before his star making turn as Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan on "Grey's Anatomy", actor Eric Dane appeared as Dr. Wyatt Cooper on "Gideon's Crossing", which aired on ABC from 2000 to 2001. Funnily enough, both "Gideon's Crossing" and "Grey's Anatomy" aired on ABC.