Virgin River fans may be surprised that it isn\u2019t just actor Martin Henderson who has been in Grey\u2019s Anatomy.<\/p>\n
The Netflix drama made a comeback for season five last week, picking up from where it left off with Jack Sheridan (played by Martin Henderson) stunned to learn he wasn\u2019t the father of Charmaine\u2019s (Lauren Hammersley) unborn twins.<\/p>\n
With the heartwarming series now back at the forefront of subscribers\u2019 minds, many are interested to learn more about the cast, including some have another series in common.<\/p>\n
Which Virgin River stars were also in Grey’s Anatomy?<\/h2>\nMartin Henderson\u00a0<\/h3>\n
It is well known that New Zealand actor Martin Henderson was in Grey\u2019s Anatomy on ABC for two years.<\/p>\n
He was behind Dr Nathan Riggs, a charming love interest for Dr Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) until he was reunited with his old love Megan Hunt (Abigail Spencer).<\/p>\n
READ MORE <\/strong> Virgin River welcomes The L Word actress Susan Hogan to the cast in season 5<\/strong><\/p>\n The real reason behind his departure was that Henderson\u2019s contract with Grey\u2019s Anatomy had run out and it wasn\u2019t renewed.<\/p>\n But perhaps without his exit from the medical drama, he wouldn\u2019t have gone on to do Virgin River which came out two years later.<\/p>\n Virgin River fans best know actress Zibby Allen as Jack\u2019s sister Brie Sheridan but she did appear in a handful of episodes of Grey\u2019s Anatomy as well.<\/p>\n She was behind Nurse Zibby in five episodes of season two, brought in as a temporary replacement during the nurses\u2019 strike.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Her name tag initially read \u201cAngela\u201d but the character\u2019s name was later changed to Zibby.<\/p>\n In Virgin River, actress Annette O\u2019Toole is behind the mayor and town gossip Hope McCrea but she did also feature in season nine, episode 18 of Grey\u2019s Anatomy, Idle Hands.<\/p>\n She played Madeleine Skurski who was admitted into hospital after it was thought she had stomach flu.<\/p>\n It didn\u2019t take too long though before Meredith realised she actually had terminal cancer.<\/p>\n While she is behind Joey Barnes in Virgin River, actress Jenny Cooper is the horrible mother of patient Jessica Tanner in season 12, Bethany Tanner.<\/p>\n She kept getting in the way of doctors doing their work and refused to accept her daughter\u2019s sexual orientation which led to the staff calling Child Protection Services as a result.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Virgin-River-Cast-grey-s-anatomy-actors-4953799.jpg?r=1694441196136\")
<\/p>\nZibby Allen\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nAnnette O\u2019Toole\u00a0<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nJenny Cooper<\/h3>\n