Two major ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actors exiting series after Season 22 in shocking move

Owen and Teddy are scrubbing retired of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

Kevin McKidd and Kim Raver are leaving “Grey’s Anatomy” aft nan Season 22 finale that will aerial May 7, Variety reported connected Wednesday.

Page Six has reached retired to ABC and McKidd and Raver’s reps for comment.

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Both actors released statements astir their exits.

McKidd, 52, said, “Grey’s Anatomy has been a immense section of my life, creatively and personally, and I’m profoundly grateful for everything nan show has fixed maine complete nan years. Playing Dr. Owen Hunt and directing connected nan show person some shaped maine enormously, and I’ve had nan privilege of moving pinch an bonzer group of group passim that time.”

“I’m peculiarly thankful to Shonda Rhimes for creating Owen, and for nan encouragement she gave maine arsenic I stepped into directing. As that section comes to a close, I’m looking guardant to what’s up — building caller work, telling caller stories, and taking everything I’ve learned into nan adjacent shape of my career.”

Raver, 57, said that her domiciled arsenic Dr. Teddy Altman “will ever clasp a beloved and typical spot successful my heart.”

“Sixteen years ago, I had nan unthinkable privilege of stepping into this domiciled acknowledgment to nan imagination of Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers,” nan character continued. “Since that day, it has been a existent gift to bring nan iconic words of Shonda and our superb squad of writers to life.”

Rhimes, who created nan long-running aesculapian play series, said successful a connection that McKidd and Raver brought “extraordinary talent, nuance and heart” to their characters.

The TV shaper added, “Their contributions time off an indelible people connected ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ some successful beforehand of and down nan camera. I’m truthful grateful to person had nan opportunity to activity pinch them some and to spot them shine.”

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