Dominic Rains is hanging up his white coat after five seasons on Chicago Med.
Rains, 42, will not be returning to the medical drama as a series regular, Deadline reported on Friday, June 28. The actor’s exit comes after the fate of his character, ER surgeon Dr. Crockett Marcel, was left up in the air after the season 9 finale.
In the final episode of the show’s ninth season, Crockett was told by Gaffney Chicago Medical Center Director Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) to “take all the time” he needed after the deaths of two patients: a young boy whose liver transplant surgery was canceled by Crockett last minute and the boy’s father, who died by suicide after his son died. The deaths reminded the ER surgeon of losing his baby daughter to leukemia.
It is unclear if he will reprise his role for a guest spot on the show’s forthcoming 10th season, which will see showrunners Diane Frolov and Andy Schneider step down after nine seasons. Allen MacDonald will step in their place.
Rains joined the cast of the long-running NBC drama at the start of season 5 in 2019 as a recurring character before becoming a series regular.
While speaking exclusively to Us Weekly in October 2020, series star Torrey DeVitto – whose character Dr. Natalie Manning later carried on a secret relationship with Crockett – opened up about Rains’ character trusting her with the secret of losing his daughter while teasing their season 6 romance.
