Grey's Anatomy's Departed Doctors: Where Are They Now? (PART 3)

Mark Saul as Intern Steve

Steve was the other corner of the intern love triangle, eventually marrying Megan and fathering her child. Steve survived the layoffs and made it all the way to season eight, only to never be seen again.

Mark Saul has appeared on other TV shows since his mysterious disappearance from Grey’s, like Franklin & Bash, Mom, The Great Indoors, Grace & Frankie, Modern Family and I Think You Should Leave.

Sarah Utterback, Grey's Anatomy — Nurse Olivia was laid off during the merger with Mercy West in season six, but returned for a moment in season 14 when her son swallowed a toy while she was visiting her parents in Seattle. Of course, her son was treated by Alex, the guy who once gave her syphilis, and she had a lot of time to talk to Jo, his then-fiancée.

**Sarah Utterback** has made a few TV appearances in the years since leaving *Grey’s* in 2009, including on the shows *Reception* and *Mysteries of Laura*. In 2024, she had a small role in *9-1-1*.

Gloria Garayua, Grey's Anatomy — Intern Graciella was last seen during the hospital shooting at the end of season six, but **Gloria Garayua** has been working basically nonstop, including a recent arc on *How to Get Away with Murder* and appearances on *S.W.A.T*., *The Good Doctor*, *American Housewife*, *Animal Kingdom*, *Snowfall*, *Criminal Minds*, *NCIS: LA*, *Anger Management*, *Bones*, and the 2019 miniseries *Reckoning*. She also appeared as Rona on a 2024 episode of *Tracker*.

Nora Zehetner as Reed Adamson

Nora was the first casualty of Gary Clark, who brought a gun to the hospital intending to kill Derek. She died immediately after being shot in the head in season six.

Nora Zehetner appeared in a couple episodes of Mad Men after her Grey’s demise, and recently starred on Designated Survivor and the 2019 series The Right Stuff. In 2025, she appeared as Melissa in Grosse Point Garden Society.

Robert Baker as Charles Percy

Percy also died during the season six shooting, though his death was much more drawn out as he was trapped in a room with a patient (Mandy Moore!) and Bailey, and shot at real close range. Bailey did her best to save Percy, but when the elevators were disabled in the evacuation, he was doomed.

Robert Baker has done just fine ever since, appearing on Riverdale, Modern Family, The Originals, and most recently as Otis Graves on Supergirl. In 2025, he scrubbed back in at a different hospital—appearing in an episode of St. Denis Medical.

Rachael Taylor as Lucy Fields

OBGYN Lucy kinda sorta stole an awesome job in Africa right out from under Alex’s nose, partly because Alex hadn’t even talked to her about the fact that he might move to Africa. So she moved to Africa instead and was never heard from again after season seven.

Rachael Taylor is now best known as Jessica Jones’ pal Trish on Netflix’s Jessica Jones, as well as The Defenders. She also appeared in a 2024 episode of Hacks.

Kate Walsh as Addison Montgomery

Addison, the woman who began as Derek’s bitter estranged wife and eventually became a fan fave with her own spinoff, was last seen as a regular on Grey’s Anatomy in that somewhat controversial musical episode in season seven, when she helped save Callie after her car accident. She also appeared in the 2012 episode where Meredith imagined that her mother was still alive and happily married to Richard, while Derek and Addison were still unhappily married and returned again for an arc in 2023.

She ended Private Practice married to Jake (Benjamin Bratt) with a son, Henry.

She went on to appear in Fargo, have her own short-lived show Bad Judge, star as a grieving mother in 13 Reasons Why, and help bring about the end of the world in The Umbrella Academy. She also stars on the 2020 show Emily in Paris and appeared in a 2025 episode of Optics. Plus she made time to pay a few visits to her pals at Grey Sloan Memorial.

Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey

The death of Lexie, Meredith’s perky half-sister, was another major tearjerker, as she perished in one of the most devastating storylines the show has ever had: the plane crash. She never even made it back to the hospital (then called Seattle Grace) alive after being crushed by part of the plane while the love of her life, Mark Sloan, cried over her. She and Mark returned to reunite with Meredith during her COVID-19 coma and hinted that the couple found each other again in the afterlife.

Chyler Leigh starred in the hilariously named series Taxi Brooklyn before taking on the role of the badass Alex Danvers on Supergirl. Since 2023, she has starred as Kat Landry in Hallmark’s The Way Home.

Eric Dane as Mark Sloan

Mark, a.k.a. McSteamy, also died in the plane crash of season eight, but not immediately. He made it back to the hospital and lived for a few days, but his injuries were too severe. The hospital is now named in his and Lexie’s honor after the rest of the plane crash survivors bought it with the money they won from their lawsuit. Mark returned with Lexie to visit Meredith in her coma, hinting that the couple reunited after death.

Eric Dane left the show to star in TNT’s The Last Ship, which ended after five seasons in November 2018.

In April 2025, the actor shared his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Though Dane died in February 2026, his work lives on in Euphoria‘s final season.

Charles Michael Davis as Jason Myers

Remember that OGYN resident who Jo dated back in season nine? They got into a fight after he found out about all the things she hadn’t told him, and the fight turned physical, landing Jason in the hospital after he fell and hit his head. Alex convinced him not to press charges against Jo, and then he was never seen again.

Charles Michael Davis went on to star in The Originals on The CW, then Younger on TV Land, then For the People on ABC, and Chicago P.D. on NBC. Most recently, he appeared on a 2022 episode of Legacies and had a 2026 arc on The Rookie.

Tina Majorino as Heather Brooks

Quirky intern Heather died in season 10 during the huge storm, after she was electrocuted while trying to help Richard Webber.

Veronica Mars vet Tina Majorino most recently appeared on CBS’ Scorpion, an episode of The Good Doctor and Devil May Cry.

Geena Davis as Nicole Herman

Dr. Herman became Arizona’s unreasonably demanding mentor in fetal surgery, though she seemed a lot more reasonable when Arizona learned about Nicole’s massive terminal brain tumor. Amelia fixed the tumor, but Herman lost her eyesight and ended up leaving in season 11. However, she returned to help Arizona leave the show at the end of season 14 by offering her grant money to open a center for women’s health in New York.

Geena Davis starred in the Fox series The Exorcist in 2016, before her final return to Grey’s. In recent years, she has had recurring roles on Netflix’s GLOW and the animated She-Ra reboot series. However, she mostly works as a producer these days, executive producing Mission Unstoppable With Miranda Cosgrove.

Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang

Cristina Yang went through a seriously tough time after the plane crash, and it took a long time for her to fully recover. Then she lost the Harper Avery award, discovered that while working at that hospital she could never win the award and began to realize she might need to move on. Her long ago love Preston Burke then invited her to Zurich to run the cutting edge hospital he had opened, so he could retire with his family. She left, after one last dance party with Meredith, in season 10.

Sandra Oh continued to be a hugeTV star, starring as Eve in the critically acclaimed BBC America series Killing Eve, for which she won a Golden Globe. Like Geena Davis, she too also had a recurring role on Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. She also also lends her voice to a character on Robert Kirkman‘s animated series Invincible.

Gaius Charles as Shane Ross

Shane was the cocky intern turned resident who nearly killed himself working too much, but he got close to Cristina and asked if he could follow her to Zurich, which he then did.

Gaius Charles, also known as Friday Night Lights‘ beloved Smash Williams, starred in the shows Aquarius and Taken, and most recently appeared on The Walking Dead: Dead City.

Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd

Derek Shepherd had a rough couple of seasons as he got a job working for then-President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. and tried to make Meredith and the family come with him. She refused and they lived apart for a while, until he decided to make things right and move home to do the job more remotely.

Just as he and Mer were happy again in season 11, he was on his way back to tie up some loose ends and happened upon a massive car accident. He spent hours taking care of the victims, only to then be hit by a truck as soon as he got back into his own car. The doctors at the hospital where the ambulance took him were unprepared for trauma and failed to get a head CT, leading to his death.

Patrick Dempsey said that he left the show because “it was hard to keep the storylines intriguing” and he wanted to have more time to spend with his family, and he asked to be let out of his contract early. Since the end of his time on Grey’s, he starred in Bridget Jones’ Baby, a miniseries called The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, the show Devils, and commercials where he reminds us he was once a TV doctor. Most recently, he starred in Dexter: Original Sin and Fox’s Memory of a Killer.

Grey’s Anatomy’s Departed Doctors: Where Are They Now? (PART 3)