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Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Grey's Anatomy' Star Jake Borelli Making Directorial Debut With ‘IGNIS,' Starring Britt Baron, Allen Leech and Karan Soni (EXCLUSIVE)
Jake Borelli, best known for playing Dr. Levi Schmitt on 'Grey's Anatomy,' is moving behind the camera and making his directorial debut on 'IGNIS.' Described as a 'genre-bending relationship drama,' the film stars Britt Baron ('GLOW'), Allen Leech ('Downton Abbey') and Karan Soni ('A Nice Indian Boy'). 'IGNIS' recently wrapped production in Los Angeles. More from Variety 'Grey's Anatomy' Star Jake Borelli on Levi Schmitt's Exit and Almost Refusing His Coming Out Storyline: 'I Wasn't Ready to Talk About' It on a 'Global Level' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Hacks,' 'The Simpsons' Among Series to Be Honored by Hollywood, Health & Society's Sentinel Awards ABC Shares First Looks at New Seasons of 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Abbott Elementary' and More in Teaser Clip (EXCLUSIVE) The film was written and co-produced by Tony Award-winning producer Julie Cohn ('Stereophonic'), who also wrote the popular podcast 'The Redefector.' It follows Camille, a woman who begins to question her relationship after discovering that her fiancé may have taken a pill designed to chemically induce romantic love. 'As an actor, I've always been drawn to the emotional undercurrents that make us human. With 'IGNIS,' I wanted to explore those same currents — but this time, from the director's chair,' Borelli said in a statement. 'This story is about love, but also about truth, autonomy and the complex ethics of altering our emotions.' Borelli's other credits include the Netflix comedy drama 'Reality High,' as well as 'The Thing About Harry' and 'The Thundermans Return.' He also appeared in shows such as 'iCarly,' 'Parenthood' and 'NCIS: Los Angeles.' On 'Grey's Anatomy,' Borelli played the show's first openly gay male surgeon for more than 130 episodes. Borelli worked with many collaborators from the show on the film, including veteran cinematographer Jeanne Tyson. Line producers Michael Scott and Suki-Rose Etter helped shepherd the project to the screen. 'IGNIS' is targeting a 2026 festival run. Borelli is repped by Amplified and CESD; Baron is repped by Principal Talent and CESD; Leech is repped by Untitled Entertainment and The Way; Soni is repped by CAA and Mosaic; Cohn is repped by Characters and UTA. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Animated Program — Can Netflix Score Big With 'Arcane,' 'Devil May Cry' and the Final Season of 'Big Mouth?' What's Coming to Netflix in June 2025
RTÉ News
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Jake Borelli who plays Levi Schmitt is set to return to Grey's Anatomy
Jake Borelli who plays Levi Schmitt, a character who left Grey Sloan for a research position in Texas, is to return to Seattle in an upcoming Grey's Anatomy show. The Thing About Harry actor, who had been on Grey's Anatomy for seven seasons, is the latest former Grey's Anatomy series regular to re-join the show like Jesse Williams and Greg Germann over the last few series. Speaking to online entertainment publication Deadline last November, The Normal Heart actor said he was: "very hopeful that Levi will come back, "I think the audience is interested to see what Levi is up to, I certainly am, "He has so many connections to people still at the hospital, Jo, so I couldn't imagine the birth of those babies without Levi bending the world to get there." "I think we also have this wonderful opportunity to have him grow off camera, and then to have him come back at some point and really be this boss that we know he can be."
