2005 → 2026 · Cast then & now
Grey's Anatomy Cast: Then and Now
The cast then and now — with the original tribute song “Seattle Rain”.
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Grey's Anatomy, then & now
Grey's Anatomy premiered in 2005, and ran for 22 seasons on American Broadcasting Company. This page follows Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) then and now, with real ages, 10 then-vs-now collector’s cards in this tribute and the original tribute song “Seattle Rain”.
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The Grey's Anatomy cast then and now: 10 collector’s cards, 2005 vs 2026, with real ages. Tap a card to flip it and watch them walk side by side.
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“Seattle Rain”
Sirens hum low on a grey city street
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Sirens hum low on a grey city street
White coats and coffee, the sound of our feet
We were so young with a whole world to save
Learning to hold every life that we gave
And the pager still rings in the back of my mind
All the ones that we lost, all the ones left behind
Falling like the Seattle rain
Every heartbeat, every name
We were fire, we were flame
Still I'd do it all again
Through the long and lonely halls
We were catching each other's falls
Wash me clean and start again
In the sweet Seattle rain
On-call room whispers, the rooftops at dawn
Chosen like family, we carried each other on
Scalpels and secrets, the beat of the ward
Love in the chaos was our reward
And the pager still rings in the back of my mind
All the ones that we lost, all the ones left behind
Falling like the Seattle rain
Every heartbeat, every name
We were fire, we were flame
Still I'd do it all again
Through the long and lonely halls
We were catching each other's falls
Wash me clean and start again
In the sweet Seattle rain
Twenty years and the ghosts are still here
Some of us older, some disappeared
But the ones that we loved never really go
They live in the rain, in the faces we know
Falling like the Seattle rain
Every heartbeat, every name
We were fire, we were flame
Still I'd do it all again
In the sweet Seattle rain
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The cast, then & now
| Character | Actor | Then (2005) | Now (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith Grey | Ellen Pompeo | 35 | 56 |
| Derek Shepherd | Patrick Dempsey | 39 | 60 |
| Cristina Yang | Sandra Oh | 33 | 55 |
| Alex Karev | Justin Chambers | 34 | 56 |
| Izzie Stevens | Katherine Heigl | 26 | 47 |
| George O’Malley | T.R. Knight | 32 | 53 |
| Miranda Bailey | Chandra Wilson | 35 | 57 |
| Richard Webber | James Pickens Jr. | 50 | 72 |
| Mark Sloan | Eric Dane | 33 | 53 passed away |
| Callie Torres | Sara Ramirez | 30 | 51 |
Ages from verified birth dates, updated 02 November 2026.



































