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).