EXCLUSIVE: Justin Chambers, an original GreysAnatomy cast member and a fan favorite, is leaving the hit medical drama, now in its sixteenth season on ABC
cast member and a fan favorite, is leaving the hit medical drama, now in its sixteenth season on350th episode, which aired Nov. 14, and I hear that was likely his last episode on the show for the foreseeable future.“There’s no good time to say goodbye to a show and character that’s defined so much of my life for the past 15 years,” Chambers said in a statement to Deadline. “For some time now, however, I have hoped to diversify my acting roles and career choices.
Alex quickly become a fan favorite with his attentive skills in pediatrics and his compassionate nature with friends. Initially disliked by his fellow interns because of his brusque and dismissive manner with patients and co-workers, he earned their respect because of his profound skill for his specialty. His relationship with colleagues Meredith Grey , Christina Yang , Izzie Stevens and George O’Malley in the early years became a focal point of the series.
His character went through two marriages, first to Heigl’s Izzie Stevens, and later, to intern Jo Wilson . Now-former department head of pediatric surgery, Alex was fired for his part in Meredith’s insurance fraud and was hired as Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery at Pacific Northwest General Hospital.Nov. 14 episode, in which he left the hospital to take care of his sick mother. He was absent from the recentthe longest-running medical drama on television, remains a ratings powerhouse. It again is ABC’s most watched and highest-rated series in adults 18-49 this season.
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