This is a list of actors and actresses playing major, recurring, or guesting characters on the US hit show Grey's Anatomy. The article includes list of major characters, list of reccuring characters and few lists of reccuring characters in every season.
Main cast
editThe following list shows the actors who at least appeared in one season like main character. The season(s) during which each actor has been included in the main cast are marked in light blue, while the season(s) during which a starring actor appeared as a guest star or was reccuring is marked in dark blue. The actors aren't listed by alphabetical order, instead they are listed by the way they are certified in the show.
Actor | Character | Appearances | |||||
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S 1 | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | Overall | ||
Ellen Pompeo | Meredith Grey | 9 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 102 |
Sandra Oh | Cristina Yang | 9 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 102 |
Katherine Heigl | Izzie Stevens | 9 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 102 |
Justin Chambers | Alex Karev | 9 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 102 |
T. R. Knight | George O'Malley | 9 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 102 |
Chandra Wilson | Miranda Bailey | 9 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 102 |
James Pickens Jr. | Richard Webber | 9 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 102 |
Sara Ramirez | Callie Torres | 9 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 75 | |
Eric Dane | Mark Sloan | 1 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 65 | |
Chyler Leigh | Lexie Grey | 2 | 17 | 24 | 54 | ||
Kevin McKidd | Owen Hunt | ||||||
Patrick Dempsey | Derek Shepherd | 9 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 102 |
Melissa George | Sadie Harris |
Recurring
editActor | Role |
---|---|
Steven W. Bailey | Joe the Bartender |
Moe Irvin | Nurse Tyler Christian |
Sarah Utterback | Nurse Olivia Harper |
Kate Burton | Ellis Grey |
Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Denny Duquette |
Elizabeth Reaser | Rebecca Pope or "Ava" |
Robin Pearson Rose | Patricia |
Chris O'Donnell | Finn Dandridge |
Jeff Perry | Thatcher Grey |
Loretta Devine | Adele Webber |
Kali Rocha | Sydney Heron |
Greg Pitts | Jerry O'Malley |
Tim Griffin | Ronny O'Malley |
Debra Monk | Louise O'Malley |
Tsai Chin | Helen Rubenstein |
Jack Yang | Walter |
Diahann Carroll | Jane Burke |
Roger Rees | Colin Marlowe |
Mandy Siegfried | Molly Grey Thompson |
Former
editActor | Role |
---|---|
Brooke Smith | Erica Hahn |
Kate Walsh | Addison Montgomery [1] |
Isaiah Washington | Preston Burke [2] |