<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Patrick B. Leahy (m . 2013) </Td> </Tr> <P> Theodore Raymond "T.R." Knight (born March 26, 1973) is an American actor . He is best known for his role as Dr. George O'Malley on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy . Having acted on stage since the age of five, Knight had starred on Broadway, off - Broadway, and theatre productions in his home state of Minnesota . He received a Drama Desk Award nomination for his performance in MCC Theater's Scattergood in 2003 . </P> <P> Knight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he became involved with the Guthrie Theater at the age of five . He attended Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, for grades K - 8 . Knight received the Conners Foundation Scholarship as a freshman and apprenticed at the Children's Theatre Company . He also worked at the local Red Owl supermarket alongside his brother . After finishing high school at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Knight enrolled at the University of Minnesota for a brief period of time . He dropped out and soon landed leading roles at the Guthrie Theater . </P>

Actor who plays george in grey's anatomy