Grey’s Anatomy
Grey ’s Anatomyis one of the longest - linear scripted shows ever , with a dramatis personae list that ’s almost as lengthy . Every season , new characters arrive on the scene just as others make their exit . While most would think that this ever - expanding cast would increase the chances ofGrey ’s Anatomyhiring actors who ’ve worked on undertaking together prior to joining the show , that ’s not actually the case .
Besides the obviousGrey’sspin - offs likePrivate PracticeandStation 19 — both of which have introduced new storylines into theGrey ’s Anatomyuniverse for beloved character to search — there have only been a few projects former and currentGrey ’s Anatomyactors have work on together .
Under the Tuscan Sun
Grey ’s Anatomyfans hump Cristina Yangalmost as much as they love Sandra Oh . Luckily , rooter drop Oh ’s comportment in the laterGrey’sseasons have no shortage of her projects to see , includingUnder the Tuscan Sun .
Under the Tuscan Sunis the perfect lookout for rooter who have also been missing Kate Walsh onGrey ’s Anatomy . Both the formerGrey’sactresses star in this impulsive film as partners who are gestate a infant together .
Made of Honor
Perhaps the only thing missing from Patrick Dempsey ’s storyline inGrey ’s Anatomywas McDreamy in a kilt . Made of Honorbrings this headcanon to life , and even throws in Dempsey ’s formerGrey’sco - star Kevin McKidd in a kilt as a bonus .
Unlike inGrey ’s Anatomy , Made of Honorsees both Dempsey and McKidd vying for the care of the same woman . Dempsey ’s eccentric does n’t realize he ’s in love with his expert Quaker until she ’s engaged to McKidd , and fixed storage - com shenanigans obviously result .
Valentine
FormerGrey’sstar Katherine Heigl has made a name for herself as a wild-eyed drollery lead since exiting the show back in time of year 6 . However , her acting cite also admit the likes of the creepy slasher filmValentine , which also asterisk fellowGrey’sactress Jessica Capshaw .
At the prison term of filmingValentine , Grey ’s Anatomywouldn’t have been on Heigl ’s or Capshaw ’s radar just yet . Even their convergence on the drama was short - lived , as Capshaw was just rolling in as Heelys - enthusiast Arizona Robbins whileHeigl was wrapping up her time as Izzie Stevens .
Days of Wrath
Though Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Wilmer Valderrama were minor character onGrey’sAnatomy , they both served their time and are still deserving of the title ofGrey’salumnus . After playing quixotic sake on differentGrey’sseasons , the two switched it up forDays of Wrath .
This gamy - stakes film features gangsters , murder , and revenge , which is quite the change of pace from sweet storylines likeDenny Duquette controversially falling in love with Dr. Izzie Stevensand Kyle Diaz dally with Dr. Stephanie Edwards .
The Princess Diaries
As any actor jazz , no purpose is too small . Sandra Oh only has a few parentage inThePrincess Diaries , and yet she is a certifiable scene - thief , with memorable quotes like " The Queen is add up . "
On the flip side , Hector Elizondo — who fiddle Carlos Torres , a.k.a . Dr. Callie Torres ' dad , inGrey ’s Anatomy — has a much bigger role than Oh inThe Princess Diaries . As Joe , however , he ’s just as much of an care - getter , crack deadpan jokes like , " This is a non - riot hearse . And if it were a hearse there would be silence in the backseat . "
The Practice
Before they starred alongside each other as two ofthe best characters inGrey ’s Anatomy , James Pickens Jr. and Jessica Capshaw worked together on another ABC drama : The Practice . But Seattle doctors these two were not .
Pickens plays a reoccurring police detective while Capshaw trifle a Harvard Law School grad and associate at the jurisprudence firm . In addition , Grey’sactress Chyler Leigh also appears inThe Practiceas a unbendable associate .
Valentine’s Day
Though Patrick Dempsey and Eric Dane do n’t share any scene as they did inGrey ’s Anatomy , their respective roles inValentine ’s Daydo live up to their legacies as McDreamy and McSteamy .
InValentine ’s Day , Dempsey once again put on a white pelage as he plays a two - timing cardiothoracic surgeon , while Dane plays a closeted festal professional football game instrumentalist . Also featured inValentine ’s Day ’s all - star ensemble cast is Hector Elizondo , who played Carlos Torres in various seasons ofGrey ’s Anatomy .
Home Sweet Hell
Katherine Heigl fiddle a wife scorned inHome Sweet Hell , a funniness law-breaking thriller also featuringGrey ’s Anatomy ’s Kevin McKidd . While Heigl ’s part onGrey’sultimately left Seattle to take up a newfangled life — a life history that include becoming a mamma and raise Gemini — Heigl ’s character inHome Sweet Hellproves the life story of a suburban mom is n’t all that it ’s cut out to be .
In fact , sometimes suburban wives have to literallycutpeople out of their lives , namely their married man ’s lady friend and their married man ’s girlfriend ’s boyfriend ’s admirer ( played by McKidd ) .
42
Five years after George O’Malley ’s terminal tantrum onGrey ’s Anatomy , T.R. Knight and James Pickens Jr. reunited for42 . The biographic play plastic film tell the narration of Jackie Robinson , played by the late great Chadwick Boseman .
Both Knight and Pickens take on diachronic figures , with Knight portraying Harold Parrott ( who worked alongside Branch Rickey , played by Harrison Ford ) and Pickens impersonate Mr. Brock , who host Robinson in his Florida home .
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