Actor-singer
Skylar Astin has been signed in a recurring role for the medical drama '
Grey's Anatomy
'.
Skylar's arc will begin later this month, in the March 24 episode titled 'Put the Squeeze on Me'. Astin is set to play the character
Todd Eames
.
Providing the logline to the character, the representatives further said: "Charming and handsome with a gentle soul, Eames holds a PhD in environmental sciences and loves a good spreadsheet. He is close with his sister, who is a pregnant patient at Grey Sloan Memorial."
Astin gained recognition as a musical theatre actor, for his role of Georg in the coming-of-age musical 'Spring Awakening'. He starred as Jesse in 'Pitch Perfect' (2012) and 'Pitch Perfect 2' and on television, he was on both the much-loved 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' and 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'.
'
Grey
's Anatomy', which is in its 18th season, continues to be the No. 1 show in the 18-to-49 demographic. The show was renewed in January for a 19th season. The original starcast of
Ellen Pompeo,
Chandra Wilson and
James Pickens Jr. is all set to return with the upcoming season.