Jason George promoted to series regular on 'Grey's Anatomy'

LOS ANGELES: "Grey's Anatomy" actor Jason George, who first appeared on season six as Ben, has been promoted to series regular on the shows upcoming twelfth season.

The 43-year-old actor, who played Anesthesiologist Ben Warren, husband of Miranda Bailey ( Chandra Wilson) will continue playing the role of Bailey's husband, reported Entertainment weekly.

"Ya'll are going to have to deal with me and the whole @GreysABC family for a while now," the actor tweeted.

The last season of the medical-drama series ended with the death of its male lead of 11 years, Dr Derek Shepherd ( Patrick Dempsey).