The thirteenth season of the American fictional

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television series '' ER'' first aired on

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on September 21, 2006, and concluded on May 17, 2007. It consists of 23 episodes.

Plot

In the aftermath of the shootout Abby delivers a premature baby while Sam suffers a terrifying ordeal at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, the show's longest-serving character Kerry Weaver departs when Kovač is forced to make budget cuts which threaten her job. Paramedic Tony Gates returns as the ER's new intern, Kovač is sued for malpractice and is later forced to return to Croatia to care for his father, Abby struggles to adapt to motherhood and Ray is involved in a life-changing accident which turns Neela's world upside down.

Cast

Main cast

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as Dr. Luka Kovač, Chief of Emergency Medicine *

Maura Tierney Maura Lynn Tierney (born February 3, 1965) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Lisa Miller on the sitcom ''NewsRadio'' (1995–1999), Abby Lockhart on the medical drama '' ER'' (1999–2009) and Helen Solloway on the myst ...

as Dr. Abby Lockhart, Third Year Resident *

Mekhi Phifer Mekhi Phifer ( ; born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. Beginning his career in the mid-1990s, Phifer was known for a few notable roles in films including ''Clockers (film), Clockers'', ''Soul Food (film), Soul Food'', ''High School High' ...

as Dr. Greg Pratt, Attending Physician *

Parminder Nagra Parminder Kaur Nagra (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. She is known for portraying Jess Bhamra in the film ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002) and Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' (2003–2009). Her other television r ...

as Dr. Neela Rasgotra, Surgical Intern *

John Stamos John Phillip Stamos ( ; born August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera ''General Hospital'', for which he was nominated for the ...

as Dr. Tony Gates, ER Intern (episodes 2–23) *

Linda Cardellini Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress. In television, she is known for her starring roles in the teen drama ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), the medical drama ''ER (TV series), ER'' (2003–2009), and the thriller ...

as Nurse Samantha Taggart *

Shane West Shannon Bruce Snaith (born June 10, 1978), better known as Shane West, is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his portrayal of Eli Sammler in the ABC family drama ''Once and Again'', Landon Carter in '' A Walk to Remember' ...

as Dr. Ray Barnett, Third Year Resident *

Scott Grimes Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor and singer. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in the TV series '' ER'' as Dr. Archie Morris, ''Party of Five'' as Will McCorkle, '' Band of Brothers'' as Technic ...

as Dr. Archie Morris, Attending Physician *

Laura Innes Laura Innes (born August 16, 1957) is an American actress and television director. She played Kerry Weaver in the medical drama '' ER'' (1995–2009), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 2001, she received her third Primetim ...

as Dr. Kerry Weaver, Attending Physician (episodes 1–13)

Supporting

;Doctors and medical students *

Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci Jr. ( ; born November 11, 1960) is an American actor. Known as a character actor, he has played a wide variety of roles ranging from menacing to sophisticated, earning numerous accolades, including six Emmy Awards and two Golden ...

as Dr. Kevin Moretti, Chief of Emergency Medicine (season finale only) *

Amy Aquino Amy Aquino McCoy (born March 20, 1957) is an American television, film, and stage actress. She has appeared in television series such as ''Brooklyn Bridge'', '' ER'', and ''Being Human'', and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her ...

as Dr. Janet Coburn, Chief of Obstetrics *

John Aylward John Aylward (November 7, 1946 – May 16, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for playing the former DNC chairman Barry Goodwin on the NBC television series ''The West Wing'' and for playing Dr. Donald Anspaugh on the NBC televisio ...

as Dr. Donald Anspaugh, Chief of Staff *

Leland Orser Leland Jones Orser (born August 6, 1960) is an American actor, director and writer. He has appeared in numerous film and television roles since his debut in 1991, notably as Lucien Dubenko on the television series '' ER'' (2004–09), Father Rome ...

as Dr. Lucien Dubenko, Chief of Surgery * J. P. Manoux as Dr. Dustin Crenshaw, Surgical Chief Resident *

Gina Ravera Gina Ravera (born May 20, 1966) is an American actress. She has appeared in the films '' Showgirls'' (1995), ''Soul Food'' (1997), '' Kiss the Girls'' (1997), and '' The Great Debaters'' (2007). She co-starred as detective Irene Daniels in the T ...

as Dr. Bettina DeJesus, Radiologist *

Maury Sterling Charles Maury Wallace Sterling (born September 1, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for playing Max Piotrowski in '' Homeland'', Rafferty in the comedy film '' Beverly Hills Chihuahua'', and Lester Tremor in the action film '' Smokin' Ace ...

as Dr. Nelson, Psychiatrist *

Sara Gilbert Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner on ''Roseanne'' (1988–97; 2018), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and its sequel, ''The Co ...

as Dr. Jane Figler, Second Year Resident *

Busy Philipps Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), ''Dawson's Creek'' (2001–2003), and '' ER'' (2006–2007), and for her po ...

as Dr. Hope Bobeck, Intern *

Julia Ling Julia Ling, born Xiao Wei Lin, is an American actress. Her television work includes recurring roles on television series '' ER'', ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', and as a series regular on ''Chuck''. Early life and education Ling was born ...

as Mae Lee Park, Medical Student *

Kim Strauss Kim Strauss is an American voice actor and best-selling author with his children's books ''Kalan the Mighty Warrior: Book One'' and ''Braxus the Owl: Guardian of the Forest''. He was the voice of Ninjor in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''. Hist ...

as Dr. Ari, Anesthesiologist *

Malaya Rivera Drew Malaya Rivera Drew (born February 6, 1987) is an American stage, film and television actress. Drew is best known for her role as Adele Channing on the cable television series ''The L Word'' (2008) and for her role as Katey Alvaro on NBC's long ...

as Katey Alvaro, Medical Student * Marc Jablon as Dr. Larry Weston, Intern *

Perry Anzilotti Perry Anzilotti (born December 11, 1959) is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing the advertising character "The Cookie Man" in television commercials for Nabisco's SnackWell's campaign with 23 commercial episodes. ...

as Dr. Ed, Anesthesiologist * Ethan Hova as Dr. Ken Maser *

Aasif Mandvi Aasif Hakim Mandviwala, known professionally as Aasif Mandvi (, ), is an English–American actor, comedian and writer. He was a List of The Daily Show correspondents, correspondent on ''The Daily Show'' from 2006 to 2017. Mandvi's other televis ...

as Dr. Manish *

L. Scott Caldwell L. Scott Caldwell (born Laverne Scott, born 1950) is an American actress perhaps best known for her roles as Deputy U.S. Marshall Erin Poole in '' The Fugitive'' (1993) and Rose on the television series '' Lost''. Early life Born the middle c ...

as Dr. Megan Rabb, Director of Neo-Natology *

Dahlia Salem Dahlia Salem (born November 21, 1971) is an American actress. She played Sofia Carlino on ''Another World (TV series), Another World'' and Claire Walsh (General Hospital), Claire Walsh on ''General Hospital''. At the age of six, she was already i ...

as Dr. Jessica Albright, Surgical Chief Resident (outgoing) ;Nurses *

Deezer D Dearon Thompson (March 10, 1965 – January 7, 2021), known professionally as Deezer D, was an American actor, rapper and Christian motivational speaker. He is best known for his role as Nurse Malik McGrath in the American medical drama televis ...

as Nurse Malik McGrath *

Laura Cerón Laura Cerón (born September 28, 1964) is an Alma Award-winning Mexican-born American actress. Her most recognizable role is that of Nurse Chuny Marquez on the television series '' ER''. Early life Cerón was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She ...

as Nurse

Chuny Marquez ''ER'' is an American medical drama television series created by Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Ambli ...

Yvette Freeman Yvette Freeman is an American actress, singer and director. Predominantly active as a stage actress, she made her Broadway debut in 1979 in the original production of '' Ain't Misbehavin. She won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by ...

as Nurse Haleh Adams *

Lily Mariye Lily Mariye (born September 25, 1964) is an American television director, filmmaker and actress. Early life Mariye was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and graduated from UCLA with a BA in theater arts. Career From 1994 to 2009 she had a regular rol ...

as Nurse Lily Jarvik *

Dinah Lenney Dinah Lenney (née Gross; born November 18, 1956) is an American actress and writer. She is the author of ''Bigger than Life: A Murder, a Memoir'', a 2007 book about the murder of her father, Republican Party politician and businessman Nelson G. ...

as Nurse Shirley * Angel Laketa Moore as Nurse Dawn Archer *

Kip Pardue Kevin Ian Pardue (born September 23, 1975) is an American actor and model, who became known for his roles in the films ''But I'm a Cheerleader'' (1999), ''Remember the Titans'' (2000), '' Driven'' (2001), '' The Rules of Attraction'' (2002) and ' ...

as Nurse Ben Parker *

Kyle Richards Kyle Egan Richards Umansky (; born January 11, 1969) is an American actress, socialite, and television personality. Since 2010, she has appeared as a main cast member on ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'', and as of 2025, is the last rema ...

as Nurse Dori Kerns *

Nasim Pedrad Nasim Pedrad (; born November 18, 1981) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy and variety series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2009 to 2014. She later went on to star in the Fox sitcoms '' Mulaney'' ( ...

as Nurse Suri * Tane Kawasaki as Nurse Claire * Mary Heiss as Nurse Mary ;Staff, Paramedics and Officers *

Abraham Benrubi Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi (born October 4, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his appearances as Jerry Markovic on the long-running medical television drama '' ER'', for his first role as Larry Kubiac on the series '' Parker Lewis ...

as Desk Clerk Jerry Markovic * Troy Evans as Desk Clerk Frank Martin *

Glenn Plummer Glenn E. Plummer (born August 18, 1961) is an American film and television actor. Plummer was featured as Bobby "Badass" Johnson in the 1992 film '' South Central'', James Smith in Paul Verhoeven's 1995 ''Showgirls'', Russ Stanhope in Dick Wolf ...

as Desk Clerk Timmy Rawlins *

Tara Karsian Tara Karsian is an American actress and writer. She is the daughter of actress Pat Carroll. Early life Karsian is the daughter of actress Pat Carroll and Lee Karsian. She is of Armenian descent through her father. Career Karsian began her ca ...

as Social Worker Liz Dade *

Charlayne Woodard Charlaine "Charlayne" Woodard (born December 29, 1953) is an American playwright and actress. She is a two-time Obie Award winner as well as a Tony Award and Drama Desk nominee. She was a series regular on the hit FX TV series '' Pose''. She pl ...

as Angela Gilliam (from Staff Services) * Emily Wagner as Paramedic Doris Pickman * Montae Russell as Paramedic Dwight Zadro * Lyn Alicia Henderson as Paramedic Pamela Olbes * Michelle Bonilla as Paramedic Christine Harms * Demetrius Navarro as Paramedic Morales * Brian Lester as Paramedic Brian Dumar * Louie Liberti as Paramedic Bardelli * Brendan Patrick Connor as Paramedic Reidy *

Vyto Ruginis Vytautas Ignacas "Vyto" Ruginis (born April 17, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the television series ''Angel'' in its first episode, " City Of", as well as for his appearances in '' CSI'', ''M ...

as Flight Paramedic Wright * Christopher Amitrano as Officer Hollis *

Joe Manganiello Joseph Michael Manganiello ( ; , ; born December 28, 1976) is an American actor. His professional film career began when he played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man''. His breakout role was as werewolf Alcide Herveaux in five seasons ...

as Officer Litchman * Chad McKnight as Officer Wilson * Bobby Nish as Officer Danny Yau * Louis Iacoviello as Officer Rovner ;Family *

Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has performed in movies, Broadway theater, television, and made records of popular music. Known for her extensive work on screen and stage, she has received many accola ...

as Maggie Wyczenski *

Fred Ward Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022) was an American character actor. Starting with a role in an Italian television movie in 1973, he appeared in such diverse films as '' Escape from Alcatraz'', '' The Right Stuff'', '' Remo Wil ...

as Eddie Wyczenski *

Estelle Harris Estelle Harris (; April 22, 1928 – April 2, 2022) was an American actress and comedian, known for her exaggeratedly shrill, grating voice. She was best known for her role as Estelle Costanza on ''Seinfeld''. Her other roles included the voice ...

as Mrs. Markovic (Jerry's mom) *

Sam Jones III Samuel L. Jones III (born April 29, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Pete Ross on the first three seasons of the Superman television series ''Smallville'', Willie Worsley in the 2006 film '' Glory Road'', Craig Shilo on ' ...

as Chaz Pratt, later Paramedic *

Dominic Janes Dominic Roque Janes Centorbi (born February 11, 1994) is an American former child actor. Born in Tucson, Arizona, Janes has had recurring roles in '' ER'', as Alex Taggart, the son of Linda Cardellini's character R.N. Samantha Taggart, and in ...

as Alex Taggart *

Garret Dillahunt Garret Lee Dillahunt (born November 24, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in television, including the roles Burt Chance on the Fox sitcom '' Raising Hope'', for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television ...

as Steve Curtis *

Lois Smith Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American actress whose career spans 7 decades. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film '' East of Eden'', and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including '' ...

as Gracie (Sam's grandmother) *

Paula Malcomson Paula Malcomson (born 1 June 1970) is a Northern Irish actress. She is sometimes credited as Paula Williams. She is known for playing Trixie in ''Deadwood'' (2004–2006), Maureen Ashby in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2010), and Asterid Everdeen in ''T ...

as Meg Riley * Chloe Greenfield as Sarah Riley * George Gerdes as Jim Riley * Deka Beaudine as Helen Riley *

Stacy Keach Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor, active in theatre, film and television since the 1960s. Keach first distinguished himself in Off-Broadway productions and remains a prominent figure in American theatre across his ...

as Mike Gates * Rosalee Mayeux as Jacy Barnett * Andrew Gonzales and Aidan Gonzales as Joe Kovač

Guest stars

Armand Assante Armand Anthony Assante Jr. (; born October 4, 1949) is an American actor. He played mobster John Gotti in the 1996 HBO television film '' Gotti'', Odysseus in the 1997 miniseries adaptation of Homer's ''The Odyssey'', Nietzsche in '' When Niet ...

as Richard Elliott *

John Mahoney Charles John Mahoney (June 20, 1940 – February 4, 2018) was an English-American actor. He played retired police officer Martin Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' from 1993 to 2004, receiving nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two P ...

as Bennett Cray *

Forest Whitaker Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Best Actor Award at the ...

as Curtis Ames *

Keith David Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his deep voice and screen presence in over 300 roles in film, stage, television, and interactive media. He has starred in such films as '' The Thing'' (1982), ''Pla ...

as Pastor Watkins *

Annabella Sciorra Annabella Gloria Sciorra ( , ; born March 29, 1960) is an American actress. She came to prominence with her film debut in '' True Love'' (1989) and worked steadily throughout the 1990s in films such as ''Jungle Fever'' (1991), '' The Hard Way'' ...

as Diana Moore *

Hassan Johnson Hassan "Iniko" Johnson is an American actor from Park Hill, Staten Island, New York. He portrayed Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice on HBO's ''The Wire'' and also starred as Drew Hill in '' Flatbush Misdemeanors'' on Showtime. Hershal Pandya wrote for ' ...

as Darnell Thibeaux *

Andy Dick Andrew Roane Dick (born Andrew Thomlinson, December 21, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. Dick was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and joined The Second City and studied improvisational theater. Dick has had a long career as a stand ...

as Tommy Brewer * Rico Rodriguez as James * Freddy Rodriguez as Simon

Production

Crew

Christopher Chulack Christopher Chulack is an American television producer and director, best known for his work on the NBC drama series ''ER (TV series), ER'' (1995–2008), along with Michael Crichton, also ''Third Watch'' (1999–2005), which he co-produced along ...

– Executive producer *

Michael Crichton John Michael Crichton (; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavil ...

– Creator/executive producer * John Wells – Executive producer *

David Zabel David Breitel Zabel is an American television producer and writer. He has worked extensively on '' ER'', becoming an executive producer and the series' showrunner. He has won a Humanitas Prize for his writing for ''ER''. He was also the showrunne ...

– Executive producer *

Joe Sachs Joe Mister Sachs is an American television writer and producer. He has worked extensively on '' ER'' in both capacities. Career Sachs first became involved with ''ER'' as a technical advisor midway through the first season. He had a guest starr ...

– Co-executive producer *

Janine Sherman Barrois Janine Sherman Barrois is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner. She is known for her work on '' ER'', '' Third Watch'' and '' Criminal Minds''. From 2017 to 2022, she executive produced crime comedy-drama '' Claws'' on TNT. Sh ...

– Co-executive producer *

R. Scott Gemmill R. Scott Gemmill is a Canadian-American television writer and producer born in Fort Erie, Ontario Canada. He worked extensively on '' JAG'' and '' ER.'' Since its eighth season, he was the showrunner of '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. Gemmill worked on ...

– Executive producer *Richard Thorpe – Producer *

Lisa Zwerling Lisa Zwerling is an American physician (member of the American Medical Association), television writer and producer (member of the Writers Guild of America & the Producers Guild of America). She has worked on the medical drama series '' Presidio ...

– Producer * Tommy Burns – Producer *Virgil Williams – Producer *Wendy Spence Rosato – Producer *Charles M. Lagola – Production designer *Arthur Albert – Director of photography *Martin Davich – Music *Kevin Casey – Editor

Episodes

References

External links

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