Who is that handsome young doctor in Scrubs? To that, we have to ask: which one?!
If you sat down Wednesday evening to watch the Scrubs revival on ABC, you may have been elated to welcome back Dr. John “J.D” Dorian (Zach Braff), Dr. Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke), and Dr. Christopher Turk (Donald Faison), as well as familiar faces in Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) and nurse Carla (Judy Reyes).
Alongside the “oldies” — hey, don’t hate us, that’s what Dr. Cox calls J.D. in the pilot!! — are some brand-new faces, who fill out the cast as the show’s medical and surgical interns. Included in that bunch are doctors like Sam Tosh (Ava Bunn), Dr. Dashana Trainor (Amanda Morrow), Dr. Asher Green (Jacob Dudman), and Dr. Amara Hadi (Layla Mohammadi).
While all of them are already killing it as of the first two episodes — which will hit streaming platforms on Thursday, one day after airing on ABC — one of the interns is already starting to catch the eye of many viewers. In the first episode, “My Return,” it’s the cool and confident medical intern Blake Lewis who fans are inquiring about!
So, who plays Blake in this Scrubs revival? Here’s everything you need to know about David Gridley, the actor behind the role…
While he may be new to playing a doctor and one in the Scrubs universe, David Gridley is certainly no newcomer to Hollywood. In fact, the 35-year-old actor has been in the industry since 2013 and has appeared in more than three dozen projects thus far.
Early in his career, Gridley — who hails from Atlanta, Georgia — guest-starred in shows like Army Wives on Lifetime and CW’s Dynasty, while also making brief appearances in notable projects like The Duff with Mae Whitman and Robbie Amell, according to his IMDB page.
In 2018, the actor starred alongside Eric Dane in The Last Ship, playing Henry Bell for five episodes on the five-season TNT drama. He then jumped from project to project, consistently working before being selected as one of 10 actors to take part in Disney’s 2023-2024 talent showcase. From there, he booked one-episode stints in ABC series like High Potential and The Rookie, as well as CBS’ FBI: International.
Those roles, of course, helped him land his now-starring role in the new version of Bill Lawrence‘s classic doctor comedy, for which he is already receiving rave reviews. It’s Gridley’s character who experiences the revival’s first heartbreak, as Blake refuses to see a patient out in the hospital parking lot, only for her to die later in the episode.
It’s this loss and the support that his fellow interns give him that makes J.D. decide to return to Sacred Heart, so we predict his character is going to be integral to the story moving forward!
The first two episodes of Scrubs are now streaming on Hulu. New episodes air Wednesdays on ABC at 8 p.m. and stream the next day on Hulu.
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