Who is Jeffrey Dean Morgan's wife?​

Last Modified May 19, 2025 02:58 EDT
Who is Jeffrey Dean Morgan's wife?​
Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Source: Hilarie's Instagram)


Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been married to the American actress Hilarie Burton since 2019. The couple have two children: a son and a daughter.


Hilarie Burton gained fame as a former host of MTV's Total Request Live. She also played Peyton Sawyer for six seasons (2003–2009) on the WB/CW drama One Tree Hill. Following One Tree Hill, Burton starred in Solstice, The List, and Our Very Own. She has also been in television shows such as Grey's Anatomy (2013), Forever (2014), Lethal Weapon (2016), and White Collar (2010–2013).


Who is Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s wife, Hilarie Burton?


Who is Jeffrey Dean Morgan's wife?​
Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Source: Hilarie's Instagram)


Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton have been married since 2019. The couple first met each other through a blind date arranged by some mutual friends back in 2009. Augustus, Morgan and Burton's son, was born less than a year later. George Virginia, the couple's second child, was born in 2018. On social media, Burton has been open about the couple's infertility, revealing that it took them five years to conceive and successfully bring their second child to term.


After their son was born, Burton and Morgan, who had previously resided in Los Angeles, relocated to the Hudson Valley. The pair bought Samuel's Sweet Shop in Rhinebeck in 2014, along with producer Andy Ostroy and Paul and Julie Rudd. Burton and Morgan bought a 100-acre (400,000 m2) working farm in 2018 and called it Mischief Farm.


Following ten years of relationships, Burton and Morgan secretly married on October 5, 2019, in front of their two children, friends, and relatives in a small ceremony in New York. Burton posted a black-and-white photo of herself and Morgan kissing on Instagram to share the news.


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Hilarie Burton’s early life


Burton was born in Sterling, Virginia, United States, on July 1, 1982. Her mother, Lisa Kay (née Blankers), is a Minnesota-born real estate salesperson, and her father, James William "Bill" Burton, is a U.S. Army veteran.


Among her four siblings, Burton is the oldest, having three brothers. She graduated from Park View High School in 2000 after serving as the treasurer of the student council her sophomore year, vice-president her junior year, captain of the cheer squad, president of the student council, and homecoming queen her senior year. After attending Fordham University and New York University, Burton earned her degree in 2004.


FAQs about Hilarie Burton

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