Grey’s Anatomy: The New Doctor makes his debut in Gray Sloan

While Season 18 of Grey’s Anatomy ended with several characters leaving and the return of certain iconic cast members still unclear, our colleagues Deadline It was recently announced that a new cast will be joining the medical series for its 19th season.

Alexis Floyd, most notably seen in Anna’s Invention, a series produced by Shonda rhymes Available on Netflix and will indeed play the new Doctor in the next episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. The actress will play Simone Griffin, a first-year surgical resident who joins Gray Sloane’s ranks.

Described as funny, intelligent and very good at what he does, this newcomer has a difficult family situation. Although he grew up in Seattle, he actually always refused to work at Gray Sloan Hospital because of his painful personal history.

Now it remains to be seen in what circumstances this new resident will join the series, since, as we remember, the Gray Sloan training program was closed at the end of the 18th season.

Alexis Floyd began his career on the small screen with a notable appearance in Season 3 of The Bold Type, where he played Cathy’s (Aisha Dee) new girlfriend.

Just in 2019, while juggling a janitor at a New York yoga club and her acting career, she auditioned for Anna’s Invention to play Nefi, a fictionalized version of Nefatari Davis, a hotel concierge at 11 Howard in New York. Befriended Anna Delvi, a notorious liar. A role that she accepted and thus allowed her to step into Shonda Rhimes’ world.

“Grey’s Anatomy, like all of Shonda’s universe, is a series that redefines the genre and is committed to delivering diversity, relevance and vulnerability.“, the actor said.Joining the cast of Season 19 is an immense honor and, to put it simply, it’s going to be wicked fun.“

Season 19 of Grey’s Anatomy premieres on October 6 on ABC in the US. The final episodes of season 18 will be released soon on TF1.