List of Grey's Anatomy characters

Grey's Anatomy is an American television medical drama series created by Shonda Rhimes, broadcast by ABC. The show features an ensemble cast of regular characters, with nine main characters in its first season. Since the first season, many characters have left the show or have been written out, and new main characters have been written in and out of the series. Following is a list of characters who have appeared over the various seasons since the drama's premiere.

Cast

Main characters

Chiefs of Surgery

Department Chiefs

(* Although he only appeared in the first two episodes of the ninth season, Eric Dane was still billed as a member of the main cast in those two episodes.)

Attending Physicians

Surgical Fellows

Resident Physicians

Supporting characters

Hospital surgeons

The following listings reflect each character's status at the time of his or her first appearance on staff at Seattle Grace/Seattle Grace Mercy West/Grey Sloan Memorial.

Attending physicians