Grey’s Anatomy Series Cast, Actors
Daniel Kim
Updated on May 11, 2026
Grey’s Anatomy is an American medical drama series that started its broadcast journey in 2005 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC).
Shonda Rhimes created and co-produced the show through her company Shondaland Productions. The title character Dr. Meredith Grey is played by Ellen Pompeo.
Season 1 had 9 episodes which was a mid-season replacement to Boston Legal. Season 1 had an 18.46 million average viewership in the U.S.
Many Grey’s Anatomy spin-off series have been created which includes Private Practice, Station 19, etc.
Genre
- Medical drama
- Romantic drama
- Comedy-drama
- Ensemble drama
First Episode Date
March 27, 2005
Production Companies
- Shondaland Productions
- The Mark Gordon Company (2005–2018; seasons 1–14)
- Entertainment One Television
- Touchstone Television
- ABC Studios
- ABC Signature
Running Time
43–44 minutes
Original Network
ABC
Cast
- Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey
- Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang
- Katherine Heigl as Izzie Stevens
- Justin Chambers as Alex Karev
- T. R. Knight as George O’Malley
- Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey
- James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber
- Isaiah Washington as Preston Burke
- Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd
- Kate Walsh as Addison Montgomery
- Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres
- Eric Dane as Mark Sloan
- Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey
- Brooke Smith as Erica Hahn
- Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt
- Jessica Capshaw as Arizona Robbins
- Kim Raver as Teddy Altman
- Sarah Drew as April Kepner
- Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery
- Camilla Luddington as Jo Wilson
- Gaius Charles as Shane Ross
- Caterina Scorsone as Amelia Shepherd
- Jake Borelli as Levi Schmitt
- Kelly McCreary as Maggie Pierce
- Anthony Hill as Winston Ndugu
- Jerrika Hinton as Stephanie Edwards
- Tessa Ferrer as Leah Murphy
- Jason George as Benjamin Warren
- Martin Henderson as Nathan Riggs
- Giacomo Gianniotti as Andrew DeLuca
- Greg Germann as Thomas Koracick
- Chris Carmack as Atticus Lincoln
- Richard Flood as Cormac Hayes
