Patrick Dempsey has starred in films.
Denial is a 1998 film written and directed by Adam Rifkin . It starred Jonathan Silverman , Leah Lail , Patrick Dempsey , Christine Taylor , Ryan Alosio , Amy Yasbeck , and Jason Alexander . Patrick Dempsey . In the 1990s , he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film , such as Outbreak ( 1995 ) , and television , before landing a lead role in Sweet Home Alabama ( 2002 ) , a surprise box office hit .