ER FAQ 5.00, Section 2: Cast and Characters (2/8)
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ER FAQ 5.00: Cast and Characters
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SECTION TWO: CAST AND CHARACTERS
2.1 What is the name of [Character X]? Who does [Actor X] play?
2.11 Main cast:
Dr. Mark Greene, played by Anthony Edwards
ER Attending physician
Dr. Peter Benton, played by Eriq LaSalle
Surgical Resident, sixth-year (season 5)
Dr. Doug Ross, played by George Clooney
Pediatric ER Attending physician; engaged to Carol
Dr. John Carter, played by Noah Wyle
Resident, third-year
(second-year ER Resident; season 5)
Nurse Carol Hathaway, played by Julianna Margulies
Nurse Manager; also runs free-clinic; engaged to Doug
Dr. Kerry Weaver, played by Laura Innes
ER Attending physician
Jeanie Boulet, played by Gloria Reuben
PA (physician assistant) working in the ER
Dr. Elizabeth Corday, played by Alex Kingston
Surgical Resident, fifth-year (season 4);
Surgical Intern, first-year (season 5)
[It's complicated; it involves Math.]
Lucy Knight, played by Kellie Martin
third-year medical student
[...and, "young female doctor void"-filler] (season 5)
2.12 Supporting cast (currently active):
Nurse Conni Oligario, played by Conni Marie Brazelton
Nurse Chuny Marquez, played by Laura Ceron
Nurse Haleh Adams, played by Yvette Freeman
Nurse Lily Jarvik, played by Lily Mariye
Nurse Lydia Wright, played by Ellen Crawford
Nurse Malik McGrath, played by Deezer D
Nurse Wendy Goldman, played by Vanessa Marquez
Nurse Yosh Takata, played by Gedde Watanabe
ER and (former?) free clinic nurse
Nurse Lynette Evans, played by Penny Johnson
Free Clinic Nurse Practitioner
Jerry Markovic, played by Abraham Benrubi
"Emergency Services Coordinator", aka Administrations Desk Clerk
Randi Fronczak, played by Kristin Minter
Administrations Desk Clerk
*2.13 Recurring Cast:
(Note: I define a "recurring" character as someone
who's appeared in more than one episode in
*unrelated* storylines, or has their own storyline.
Patients who appear over the course of several episodes
as part of the same medical storyline aren't listed here.)
Dr. Maggie Doyle, played by Jorja[n] Fox
ER Resident, third-year
Dr. Donald Anspaugh, played by John Aylward
Hospital Chief of Staff
Dr. Neal Bernstein, played by David Spielberg
Head of Pediatrics
Al Boulet, played by Wolfgang Bodison (first season)
and Michael Beach (after first season)
Jeanie's ex-husband [currently doyled somewhere in Atlanta,
waiting for his storyline to start again]
Mary Cain, played by Fran Bennett
Head of hospital re-engineering committee
Dr. Janet Coburn, played by Amy Aquino
OB/GYN attending
Drummond, played by Paul Collins
Hospital labor rep
Officer Al Grabarsky, played by Mike Genovese
Local policeman, married to Lydia
Jennifer Greene, played by Christine Harnos
Mark's ex-wife, a lawyer currently clerking
Rachel Greene, played by Yvonne Zima
Mark's daughter
Helen Hathaway, played by Giorgi Tarian (first season)
and Rose Gregorio (after first season)
Carol's mother
Jackie, played by Khandi Alexander
Peter's sister
Carla Reese, played by Lisa Nicole Carson
Peter's ex-girlfriend, and now mother of his child
Reese [Reece]~ Benton, played by Matthew Watkins
Peter Benton and Carla Reese's son
[name of original actor playing Baby Boy Benton, unknown]
Craig Simon, played by Bruce Nozick
Jenn Greene's husband
[off playing "What's My Line" with Al]
Kathy Snyder, played by Meghan Gallagher
Legal counsel for the hospital
Dr. Tabash, played by Ted Rooney
NICU Neonatologist (aka, "itty-bitty-baby-doctor")
Dr. Jack Kaysen, played by Sam Anderson
Cardiologist
E. Ray Bozeman, played by Charles Noland
Ex-nursing assistant, now administrations desk
Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano, played by Paul McCrane
Surgical Attending
[and pelvis-girdle-hole-driller extraordinare]
Chase Carter, played by Jonathan Scarfe
John Carter's addicted cousin
Millicent "Gamma" Carter, played by Frances Sternhagen
John Carter's grandmother, and Carol's clinic-benefactor
Allison Beaumont, played by Michele Morgan
EMT/Paramedic, and ongoing patient of Dr. Corday's
Dr. Dale Edson, played by Matthew Glave
Surgical Resident, third-year (season 5)
[...and all-around pipsqueak]
Roxanne Please, played by Julie Bowen
Carter's Season 5 [ObBlonde] girlfriend
Dr. Alexander Babcock, played by David Brisbin
Pedes Anesthesiologist
[and real-life husband of Laura Innes]
*Adele (?), played by Erica Gimpel
Social Worker
*Officer Reggie Moore, played by Cress Williams
Cop
2.14 Miscellaneous Recurring Characters
(The following characters appear frequently on the show but
tend to stay in the background.)
Dumar, played by Brian Lester
EMT?
EMT (unnamed), played by Lee R. Sellars
Pamela Olbes, played by Lynn A. Henderson
EMT/Paramedic (African-American woman)
Doris Pickman, played by Emily Wagner
EMT/Paramedic (Redhaired woman)
Zadro, played by Monte Russell
EMT/Paramedic
Kit, played by Bellina Logan
Surgical nurse
Shirley, played by Dinah Lenney
Surgical nurse
Nurse Bjerke, played by Lucy Rodriguez
Floor nurse in Surgery
Dr. Simon, played by Robert Minchenberg
Surgical staff
Dr. Leung Joo Hua, played by Melissa Chan
Second-year surgical resident (season 4)
2.15 Former Supporting/Recurring Cast Members
The following characters appear to be gone from the show
indefinitely.
[Especially the deceased ones.]
Dr. Anna Del Amico, played by Maria Bello
Pediatrician & ER resident (resigned)
[or, fell into the Void...]
Dr. David Morgenstern, played by William H. Macy
Former Chief of Emergency Services (resigned)
[...to go play with the sheep sheep sheep...]
Dr. Ellis West, played by Clancy Brown
Synergix Attending, and Kerry's ex-lover
[and, by sheer coincidence, Grown-up Baby Suzie...uh,
I mean, Lucy Knight, recently signed on? Hmmm...]
Dr. Angela Hicks, played by CCH Pounder
Surgical Attending
["doyled", season 4; "bobbed", season 5?]
Cynthia Hooper, played by Mariska Hargitay
Administrations Desk Clerk; was involved with Mark
Dr. William "Wild Willie" Swift, played by Michael Ironside
Former Chief of Emergency Services; Synergix Attending
Chris Law, played by Joe Torry
Accused Mark of killing his brother
Scotty Anspaugh, played by Trevor Morgan
Dr. Anspaugh's son and Jeanie's cancer patient (now deceased)
Walt, played by Ving Rhames
Jackie's husband/Peter's brother-in-law
["reincarnated as Baby Reese"]
Dr. Nina Pomerantz, played by Jami Gertz
Psychiatric consultant
["Outlived Her Usefulness"]
Dr. Dennis Gant, played by Omar Epps
Surgical intern, killed by train
Dr. Abby Keaton, played by Glenne Headly
Pediatric Attending surgeon, working in Pakistan now
Dr. Susan Lewis, played by Sherry Stringfield
ER Resident, fourth-year, moved to Phoenix
Dr. Greg Fischer, played by Harry J. Lennix
Infectious disease specialist; was involved with Jeanie
Bogdanalivetsky "Bob" ["bobbed"] Romansky, played by Malgoscha Gebel
Administrations Desk Clerk, former vascular surgeon in Poland
Mae Benton, played by Beah Richards
Peter Benton's mother, deceased
Reilly Brown, played by Scott Michael Campbell
EMT/Paramedic
Mrs. Cavanaugh (f.k.a. "Madame X"), played by Rosemary Clooney
A middle-aged woman and former torch singer with Alzheimer's
Deb Chen, played by Ming-Na Wen
Medical student doing rotations in ER
Claire, played by Channing Chase
Dr. Vucelich's assistant
Dr. Div Cvetic, played by John Terry
Psychiatrist, Susan's former boyfriend
Linda Farrell, played by Andrea Parker
Doug's girlfriend (mid-season 1), a pharmaceutical rep
Karen Hines, played by Marg Helgenberger
Doug's girlfriend (late season 2), and his father's boss
Hulda, played by Nicole Nagel
Flight attendant; occasional companion of Doug Ross
Iris, played by Joanna Gleason
Infomercial director who dated Mark Greene
Ivan, played by John LaMotta
Liquor store owner who kept coming in with gunshot wounds
Dr. Sara Langworthy, played by Tyra Ferrell
Surgical Resident
Diane Leeds, played by Lisa Zane
Doug's girlfriend (late season 1)
Jake Leeds, played by Zachary Browne
Diane's son
Chloe Lewis, played by Kathleen Wilholte
Susan's sister
Cookie Lewis, played by Valerie Perrine
Susan and Chloe's mother
Henry Lewis, played by Paul Dooley
Susan and Chloe's father
William Litman, played by Chris Edwards
Carol's pre-med physics classmate tutor
Liz, played by Liz Vassey
Young woman who had a brief physical relationship with
Carter
Raul Melendez, played by Carlos Gomez
Shep's paramedic partner, burned to death
Heather Morgan, played by Caitlin Dulany
Briefly dated Mark after being his patient
Sean O'Brien, played by Bradly Whitford
Widower who sued hospital and Mark for malpractice
Patrick, played by Kevin Michael Richardson
Mentally disabled young man who hung around ER
Timmy Rawlins, played by Glenn Plummer
Administration Desk Clerk
Rolando, played by Rolando Molina
Administration Desk Clerk
Ray Ross, played by James Farentino
Doug's father, killed in a car accident
Raymond "Shep" Shepherd, played by Ron Eldard
Paramedic, Carol's ex-boyfriend
Loretta Sweet, played by Mary Mara
Ex-prostitute, now secretary
Jimmy Sweet, played by Jake Lloyd
Loretta's son
Annie Sweet, played by Ashlee Lauren
Loretta's daughter
Dr. John Taglieri, played by Rick Rossovich
Staff Orthopedist, Carol's ex-fiancee'
Harper Tracy, played by Christine Elise
Medical student
Dr. Carl Vucelich, played by Ron Rifkin
Vascular surgeon
Dr. Amanda Lee, played by Mare Winningham
Ex-Chief of Emergency Services, Season 5
*2.2 Who has joined/will join the cast in the fifth season?
Kellie Martin, star of stellar productions such as (in the words of
the Chicago Tribune's Gail Shitster) "NBC's mercifully short-lived 'Crisis
Center'" [I'll save my own editorializing for Another Time], as well as
the ABC series "Life Goes On" and CBS's "Christy" [do we detect a pattern?]--
joins the cast as Lucy Knight, a third-year medical student in County's ER.
[Though Salon Magazine tickled me when they described her as filling the
show's "young female doctor void...", since she's not *technically* a doctor,
but only a third-year student, the statement is in error. Although it
didn't stop the show from referring to Studly Young Male Student Carter as
such. But I digress. And editorialize.]
*She came, she got weird, she went: so played the saga of Dr. Amanda "uh,
what the hell was THAT?!?" Lee, played by Mare Winningham. And like Forrest,
that's all I have to say about that.
*Djimon Hounsou ("Amistad") and Akosua Busia ("The Color Purple") are
slated to join the cast for seven or (hopefully) more episodes beginning in
February.
*2.3 Who has left/will be leaving the cast in/after the fifth season?
Maria Bello [that ol' Young Female Doctor Void-creator herself], aka
Dr. Anna "Don't Call Me Anna" Del Amico, for one. The buzz is that Ms.
Bello left "to pursue her movie career". Reportedly, there was an amicable
parting between her and the "ER" big-wigs. Her absence was explained in
the season premier.
Leaving--but not, I repeat, *not* until the *END* of S5 *(welllll...make
that the end of February, 1999)--is George Clooney (and with him, Dr. Doug
Ross).
See Section 5.23 for the latest in the saga of "Clooney: TeeVee actor or
Movie Staaaar?"...
2.4 ...so, are any of the Old Hats stayin'?
Sure. In fact, most of them are.
With the exception of Clooney (and, apparently, Bello), all of the
other main cast members had contracts that extended to the 1999-2000
season. Just recently, Anthony Edwards (Dr. Mark Greene) and Noah Wyle
(Dr. John Carter) re-upped through 2001-2002; Edwards, for some Serious
Dough [talk about your new millenium...]. Again, from Jefferson Graham:
"Warner Bros. also plans to cut deals with core cast members [Julianna]
Margulies and [Eriq] La Salle".
--
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