United Kingdom, Aug. 11 -- Jeffrey Dean Morgan was fired by his agent because he had "aged out" shortly before his acting career took off.

The Walking dead star, 60, has revealed he was in his mid-30s when he was let go by the woman who was in charge of his career because she was convinced he was getting too old to make it in Hollywood - but he went on to book roles in three TV shows, Grey's Anatomy, Supernatural and Weeds, which gave him the break he needed.

During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Jeffrey explained: "I remember being in my mid-30s going: 'This didn't work out.'

"And my manager had just fired me right before I got the three shows. I'd been with her forever. And she was like: 'You've aged out, bro. You m...