‘Grey’s Anatomy’ To Cast New Gay Male Character Amid Jake Borelli’s Exit

A new face is coming to Grey’s Anatomy. ABC‘s long-running medical drama series will be adding a new, male gay character amid the exit of Jake Borelli, Deadline’s sister pub TVLine reports. We learned in May that Borelli, who plays gay doctor Levi Schmitt, will be exiting the series next season after wrapping up his storyline. Borelli has been on the show for seven years, the past five seasons as series regular. The new actor will recur as a hospital chaplain, according to TVLine.

In the Season 20 finale, Levi was having to rethink his future after not doing well enough on the ABSITE test to be eligible for a peds fellowship.

ABC and Shondaland did not respond to requests for comment. If/when they do we will update this post.

Meanwhile, as we recently reported Ellen Pompeo, whose Meredith Grey received a big sendoff in the 2023 midseason premiere, will be appearing in at least seven of Season 21’s 18 episodes, sources told Deadline, a number that is likely to grow.

Pompeo pulled back her on-screen role so she could do other projects, starting with the Hulu limited series Natalia (fka Orphan), based on the Natalia Grace story, which she is starring in and executive producing through her company Calamity Jane. This past season, Pompeo was juggling the two shows, both produced by ABC Signature, but that is no longer a factor: Natalia wrapped ahead of the Season 21 production start for Grey’s Anatomy.