How old was Patrick Dempsey in Outbreak?

You might be surprised to learn how young—or old—some stars were in iconic scenes. That knowledge can reshape how we view their performance. Let’s take a closer look at that intriguing number.

While Outbreak was being made, Patrick Dempsey was:

28 years old

According to our findings, that was the correct age of the celebrity.

The age was estimated using the initial day of the year Outbreak came out:

January 1, 1995

And the date of birth of Patrick Dempsey, that is:

January 13, 1966

Since movies usually don't take more than one year to be released since the beginning of the filming process, Patrick Dempsey may have been one year younger or one year older than the shown age while some scenes of the movie were being filmed.