abigail leigh spencer played dr owen hunt on grey's anatomy.
abigail leigh spencer played dr owen hunt on grey's anatomy.
who plays dr owen hunt on grey's anatomy?
abigail leigh spencer
the character has received generally positive feedback from television critics. weeks after hunt's first appearance on the show, matt roush of "tv guide" commented that "hunt/mckidd is the most encouraging thing to happen to "grey's anatomy" in quite a while." he also added: "the instant sparks between him [hunt] and yang were electrifying." on the other hand, robert rorke of the new york post states that mckidd was brought in as hunt to "boost the sagging fortunes" of the show's ratings. kelley l. carter of "usa today", describes hunt as "hardcore" and "the antithesis of the other males on the show." chris monfette of ign said that the fifth season of grey's anatomy was an improvement on the previous two seasons, attributing this in part to the introduction of "fresh, new characters", owen and arizona robbins (jessica capshaw). he also referred to mckidd as "the season [five]'s best, most effective addition", adding: margaret lyons of "new york magazine" judged hunt "too sad" for the first part of the ninth season. in 2010, kevin mckidd was nominated for the prism award for best performance in a drama series' multi-episode storyline, and won the award. in 2011, mckidd was nominated for the prism award for best performance in a drama series, for his work on "grey's anatomy". mckidd was nominated, along with the rest of the "grey's anatomy" cast, for best drama series at the 21st glaad media awards, in 2010. also in 2010, mckidd, and the rest of the cast, were nominated for outstanding drama series, at the naacp image awards. the same nomination was received at the 2011 naacp image awards, with the cast winning the award. at the 43rd naacp image awards, in 2012, mckidd and the cast were nominated yet again for outstanding drama series.
owen hunt
raver joined season 6 of "grey's anatomy" in a recurring role as dr. teddy altman, a cardiothoracic surgeon brought in by dr. owen hunt, who served with her in iraq. she made her on-screen debut on november 12. it was announced on january 4, 2010 that raver had become a series regular on the show. on may 18, 2012, "grey's anatomy" creator, shonda rhimes, announced that raver had decided to leave "grey's anatomy" after three seasons, "i know this season's finale had some surprises for viewers and the exit of kim raver was one of the big ones. but kim's series option was up and she was ready to give teddy altman a much-needed vacation. it's been a pleasure working with someone as talented and funny and kind as kim; everyone is going to miss her terribly. i like to imagine that teddy is still out there in the grey's anatomy universe, running army medical command and building a new life." when the news of her departure was released, raver wrote on her twitter, "i've had one of the best times of my creative career working on grey's with shonda, betsy and the best cast on television," she wrote, adding: "i feel fortunate and grateful to have worked with such an amazing team at ga [grey's anatomy]. [i] am going to miss everyone!! and to the ga [grey's anatomy] fans, you guys rock! i am sure s9 [season nine] will be great!
kim raver