- His former manager (who happened to be a very good friend of his) dropped him because he just wasn't getting work just the day before he got his role on Supernatural (2005), claiming she couldn't resurrect his career.
- Learned to play the guitar for his part in P.S. I Love You (2007), after about a week of lessons from Heart's Nancy Wilson.
- Stated that many people who recognize him mistake him for Javier Bardem.
- When he and his wife Hilarie Burton Morgan moved to Rhinebeck, New York, they befriended the owner of a candy shop called Samuel's Sweet Shop. After the owner died, Morgan and his wife called Paul Rudd, among others, to scrap enough money together in order to keep the shop open. The candy shop is now owned by Morgan and Rudd.
- Did a painting and donated it to the Race for the Rescues' Walk of Paws celebrity art auction on October 29, 2006. The money raised at the event went to help shelter dogs and cats in and around Pasadena, California.
- He had to lose 40 pounds in a short period of time to play a man with tuberculosis in Texas Rising (2015). He lost the weight by eating only a can of tuna per day.
- Has been in a relationship with actress Hilarie Burton Morgan since May 2009. Hilarie gave birth to their first child, a boy named Augustus 'Gus' on March 10, 2010. Hilarie got pregnant soon after but miscarried. February 16, 2018 they added a daughter George Virginia.
- Even though he played Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki's father on Supernatural (2005), Jeffrey is only twelve years older than Jensen.
- Started a graphic art company in Seattle before moving to Los Angeles and becoming an actor.
- He is of primarily Scottish heritage.
- He had a dog named Bisou, which means "a little and sweet kiss" in French. Bisou is a female Rottweiler mix. She died 2015. He got Bandit while filming the Losers in Puerto Rico.
He also has Honey dog and added a 3 legged rescue Irwin. - Was in a relationship with his Weeds (2005) co-star Mary-Louise Parker from August 2006 - April 2009.
- Is a die-hard Seahawks fan.
- He is friends with agent Richard Lewis, whose support was "invaluable in keeping me going and getting back to where I am today.".
- Met his now-wife Hilarie Burton on a blind date, which was set up through mutual friends, Danneel and Jensen Ackles. Danneel and Hilarie played classmates on the TV show, "One Tree Hill", while Jeffrey played Jensen's dad on the TV show, "Supernatural".
- Had a tattoo of a revolver made on his right arm during the shooting of The Salvation (2014).
- Under skills, his résumé lists basketball, baseball, and many other sports; Mountain & Water Athletics; Cooking; and Construction. Under dialects, it lists New York, Italian, and various regional dialects.
- He and his Watchmen (2009) co-star Billy Crudup both have been in a relationship with Mary-Louise Parker. Crudup lived with her from 1996-2003 and they have a son together. Morgan started dating Parker in 2006, they became engaged in 2008, but eventually broke up.
- In his free time he enjoys spending time with his friends and laughing as much as possible, painting, writing, and reading.
- He played the father of 2 unrelated superheroes. He played Thomas Wayne, father of Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and he played The Comedian, father of Laurie Jupiter, aka The Silk Spector, in Watchmen (2009).
- His mother, Sandy, is a big fan of Grey's Anatomy (2005).
- Has played a character who is dead on 2 occasions but is seen by someone with a brain tumor, the first time in Grey's Anatomy and the 2nd time in The Boys.
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