Grey’s Anatomy casts Michael Thomas Grant as new gay hospital chaplain
Grey’s Anatomy has cast bisexual actor Michael Thomas Grant as the new gay character to appear in the upcoming Season 21.As indicated in ABC’s description of the new character, Grant will play the hospital’s openly gay chaplain, James, whose “warmth, training and spirituality make him comfortable and confident in any situation”. As for his romantic life, the creators of the show wrote that he “finds himself at a crossroads where he is open to love and taking great leaps of faith”.Before joining the show, Michael Thomas Grant rose to fame by playing Leif Donnelly opposite Lauren Graham on the musical dramedy Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.