The actor opens up about saying farewell to a character he's played for seven years, the similarities he's had with his Levi Schmitt and how the political climate is villainizing queer people.

Note: This story contains spoilers from "Grey's Anatomy" Season 21, Episode 7. Dr. Levi Schmitt said goodbye to "Grey's Anatomy," ending his 133-episode run with a true happy ending. Actor Jake Borelli,

"It was the hardest, most stressful, scary thing I've ever done in my entire life. And I'm so glad that I did it, and I'm so glad that we got to tell this story of Levi."

One Grey Sloan Memorial surgeon is scrubbing out. Jake Borelli is leaving Grey’s Anatomy after six seasons as Dr. Levi Schmitt, Grey Sloan Memorial’s lovable resident and one of the ABC medical drama’s most historic characters.

While Grey’s Anatomy character Levi Schmitt has been unapologetically himself through his career at Grey Sloan Memorial, it took actor Jake Borelli more convincing. “I had so much trepidation. I almost said no to Krista [Vernoff,