10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

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While ER has created some breakthrough roles for several actors, has anyone followed their careers to see where they ended up?

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10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

As far as medical dramas go, ER set the bar high. Running from 1994 to 2009, the NBC show featured complex medical cases and a bit of personal drama in between. Although it was slightly exaggerated at times, the show also gave viewers a true glimpse of a doctor’s life.

Throughout its seasons, ER boasted of an incredible cast ensemble, one that even included A-List stars, George Clooney and Angela Bassett. Aside from these two, the show also featured actors who went on to pursue more TV roles after their time on ER. Some even went on to win some Golden Globes and Emmys for their success.

10 Under The Dome

10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

Based on a novel by Stephen King of the same name, Under the Dome revolves around a small town that finds itself cut off from the rest of the world after it gets enclosed in a mysterious dome.

Among its cast members is Eriq La Salle (Peter) who joined the show during its third season. The ER alum portrayed Hektor Martin, the CEO of the energy company that is being run by Barbie’s father. Prior to joining the cast, La Salle also directed an episode of Under the Dome.

9 The Good Wife

10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

The Good Wife stars ER alum Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, the wife of a disgraced former states attorney who restarts her legal career following her husband’s scandal. Margulies’ portrayal for Alicia resulted in two Emmy wins.

Aside from the character’s impressive ability to win cases in court, fans also couldn’t get enough of Alicia’s story arc across seasons. That said, perhaps one of the things fans never knew about the show Marguiles was able to coordinate her schedule on the show after she had a baby.

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8 Designated Survivor

10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

In Designated Survivor, a cabinet member, played by Keifer Sutherland, is suddenly sworn in as President following an attack on the State of the Union address. Aside from Sutherland, the cast also includes ER star, Anthony Edwards (Mark Greene), who briefly appeared as Mars Harper, the president’s Chief of Staff.

Running for three seasons, the show went through some major changes as it moved from ABC to Netflix, with fans split about whether Designated Survivor got better or worse.

7 The Hot Zone

10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

In this National Geographic limited series, Margulies portrays Dr. Nancy Jaax. This was the scientist who served as the Chief of the Pathology Division at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases during the time that the Ebola virus was threatening to spread around Reston, Virginia.

The show is based on a book written by Richard Preston, although the writers chose to exclude some parts out of the show. That said, the show made it a point to use the same hazmat suit that Jaax had worn on the job. This posed quite a problem for Margulies, telling Variety that she felt “detached in a really strange way.”

6 How To Get Away With Murder

10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

Shonda Rhimes’ How to Get Away with Murder features a stellar cast led by Oscar winner Viola Davis. Aside from her, the cast also includes Emmy-nominated ER alum Laura Innes (Kerry) who made appearances on the show throughout its run.

The veteran actress played Pennsylvania Governor, Lynne Birkhead, and later on, it was implied that the character was behind the murders of several characters. As fans are aware, nothing is as simple as it seems and nobody is innocent.

5 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

The long-running Marvel TV series stars ER’s Ming-Na Wen (Jing-Mei) as Agent May, an operative who also goes by the nickname ‘The Cavalry.’ Even after years of playing the character, Wen maintains that she is very different from her rather stoic character.

“For me, May is the antithesis of who I am,” the actress explained while speaking with BriefTake. “I cry at the drop of a hat, I laugh all the time, I have fun and am goofy, I get scared easily.” The show aired its final episode in 2020.

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4 The Boys

10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

The Boys is an Amazon Original series about superheroes going rogue and abusing their powers. The show stars ER actor Goran Visnjic (Luka) as Alistair Adana, a charismatic but shadowy figure who also happens to be a church leader.

Of his role, the show’s creator, Eric Kripke, explained that it was somewhat written for Visnjic. “I said we should write this for Goran because he’s able to really nail that combination of charming and just a little bit ominous,” Kripke recalled while speaking with Collider. Visnjic and Kripke had previously worked together on Kripke’s other show, Timeless.

3 NCIS

10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

This CBS crime procedural has featured several actors portraying agents over the years. This includes ER alum Maria Bello (Anna) who had been playing NCIS agent Jacqueline “Jack” Sloane.

The character was first introduced on the show during its 15th season. While it seemed that Bello’s character was poised to be a long-term love interest for Mark Harmon’s Agent Gibbs, unfortunately, news has emerged that Bello will be exiting the show during its 18th season.

2 Fuller House

10 TV Shows Starring The Cast Of ER

Fuller House is a Netflix Original series that serves as a follow-up to the hit family sitcom Full House. The spinoff brings back most of the show’s original cast, including ER alum John Stamos (Tony) who plays Jesse Katsopolis. On the show, Stamos’ character is married to Lori Loughlin’s Aunt Becky.

A recent scandal involving Loughlin, however, resulted in the actor’s abrupt exit from the show. While speaking with ET (via Deadline), Stamos described the situation involving Loughlin as “difficult.” That said, the actor also expressed interest in doing a Full House prequel.

1 The Mandalorian

Created by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian is a Disney+ show about a lone bounty hunter traveling along the far reaches of the galaxy, away from the New Republic. At some point in the series, the viewers are introduced to an assassin named Fennec Shand who is portrayed by Wen.

In the beginning, it looked like the character was only meant to make a brief appearance after Fennec was shot in the stomach during the show’s first season. To fans’ delight though, Wen reprised her character during the show’s second season.

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