Negan Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan Says The Walking Dead Fans Still Swear at Him in the Street for Killing Glenn 10 Years Ago
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who portrays the iconic villain Negan in The Walking Dead, continues to experience confrontations from fans over a decade after his character’s brutal actions on screen. According to Morgan, people regularly approach him in public, sometimes angrily, over Negan’s killing of Glenn Rhee in the Season 7 premiere in 2016.
Negan made his memorable debut in the Season 6 finale, wielding Lucille, his barbed-wire wrapped baseball bat. In the Season 7 premiere, he killed both Abraham Ford and Glenn Rhee, establishing himself as the show’s primary antagonist and cementing his place as one of television’s most iconic villains. Despite over a decade passing, Morgan reports that fans still react viscerally to these fictional events.
Negan’s character arc has since evolved significantly. He has transitioned from antagonist to anti-hero protagonist in The Walking Dead spinoff series, undergoing character development and redemption. However, Morgan’s experiences suggest that some longtime fans have not forgiven the character for the deaths he caused, demonstrating the enduring emotional impact of major character deaths in the series.