Levi Schmitt

rdf:langString Levi Schmitt

rdf:langString Levi Schmitt

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rdf:langString A photo of Levi Schmitt in blue surgical scrubs.

rdf:langString Jake Borelli as Dr. Levi Schmitt

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rdf:langString "Break Down the House"

rdf:langString "Let It Burn"

rdf:langString "Nothing Left to Cling To"

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rdf:langString Surgical intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital

rdf:langString Surgical resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital

rdf:langString It was also super scary because it’s very similar to my own story, so it became quite a bit more vulnerable to play a character that becomes even closer to you as a human. When we met, Krista was very open with hearing the stories that I would want to tell as a gay guy myself, and the story that, as an audience member, I would like to see portrayed through Levi. It was a really open, frank discussion about my own history as a gay guy in this community and what I wanted to bring to the table.

rdf:langString —Borelli's initial thoughts on his coming out storyline.

rdf:langString Levi Schmitt, M.D. is a fictional character from the medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy, which airs on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. The character is portrayed by Jake Borelli. Levi is introduced as a sub-intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital at the beginning of the fourteenth season, eventually obtaining the position of a resident in the sixteenth season. The character was originally a recurring guest star, whose main focus was comic relief due to his clumsiness and lack of social skills. However, as the series progressed into the fifteenth season, focus on Schmitt grew around him questioning his sexuality, his desire to become more confident and his difficult relationship with his overbearing mother. Borelli was upgraded to the main cast starting in the sixteenth season while occasionally making appearances on the series' companion show Station 19. Schmitt is notable for being the series' first gay male series regular and the first LGBTQ main character since the departures of Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins in seasons twelve and fourteen, respectively. He's also the series' second Jewish main character after Dr. Cristina Yang. His relationship with openly gay orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Nico Kim has also been praised by critics and fans alike.