Where is George from Grey's Anatomy now? Here’s all we know

T.R. Knight played the role of the lovable doctor George O’Malley on Grey’s Anatomy for the first five seasons. He was there from the very first episode and his character gradually grew from an underconfident intern to a successful and capable doctor over the course of five seasons.

However, as reported by Entertainment Weekly, at one point, Knight felt that there was a

“breakdown of communication”

between him and Shonda Rhimes, the series creator and that his character was not getting the screen time that he should. This led him to leave the show after season 5 when he was killed off in an accident while trying to save a woman.

Despite leaving the show as a dead character in Grey’s Anatomy Season 5, George did make a comeback in the 17th season as a guest star, as Meredith saw him in her Covid-induced dream. George’s role brought Knight a lot of appreciation, including a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Let us now explore in detail what else T.R. Knight has been doing, since he left Grey’s Anatomy.

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T.R. Knight has featured in several projects since leaving Grey’s Anatomy

Right after leaving Grey’s Anatomy, Knight went back to theatre, from where he had started. He played the role of Leo Frank in the musical Parade. He also made his return to Broadway with A Life in the Theatre by David Mamet. He played the character of John and was cast opposite Patrick Stewart.

Previous to his breakout role in Grey’s Anatomy, Knight had starred in a couple of shows, including 6 episodes of Charlie Lawrence (2003), and 1 episode of Frasier (2003). In 2004, he starred in one episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Then in 2009 came Grey’s Anatomy, where he was initially thought to be staying for a single season but that got extended till season 5. After wrapping up Grey’s Anatomy in 2009, Knight continued his career on the small screen with shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Good Wife, When We Rise, 11.22.63, Genius: Picasso, Will & Grace, The Flight Attendant, God Friended Me, etc. In these shows, Knight had recurring roles and he appeared not in all episodes but only in some.

Knight also acted in a number of films both before and after Grey’s Anatomy. His filmography includes films like Dear, Home Letters from World War I, Last Request, A Year and Change, 42, Adam the First, Garmento, Hello Again etc.

His most recent project is Forge, a film directed by Jing Ai Ng. Knight plays the role of Sandy Baker, an art dealer who gets duped by Coco Zhang and Raymond Zhang, who run an art forgery ring.

Knight is also starring in Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a Broadway following the world of Netflix’s Stranger Things. It serves as a prequel to the show and offers insight into the origins of various key incidents and characters. Knight stars as Henry Creel’s father, Victor Creel in this production.

Grey’s Anatomy can be streamed on Hulu.

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