Gregory Pratt

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ER character
Gregory Pratt
Played by	Mekhi Phifer
Duration	2002 - present
Date of Birth	1974/1975
Marital Status	single
Occupation	ER attending physician
Family

Dr. Gregory Pratt is a fictional medical doctor on the television show ER, played by Mekhi Phifer. His character is a hot-headed African-American struggling with his racial identity and cloudy past.

Pratt first appeared late in Season 8 in the episode "Orion in the Sky", as a cocky, overconfident intern who's sure he's seen it all. He's able to meet Mark Greene on his last day and is mentored by him. In the 8th season finale, Pratt is caught up with the all the others in the small pox outbreak that throws the entire hospital into chaos. In Season 9, Dr. Gregory Pratt had a brief hot/cold relationship with a fellow physician, Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen. A tragic car accident in China, which killed her mother, forced her depressed and severely injured father to move to Chicago to live with his Americanized daughter. After several refusals from house-nurses, Chen was forced to slack off on her duties in the ER to care for her sometimes-abusive father who lashed out her in fits of delirium. Pratt's relationship with Dr. Chen began to diminish. Though he supported her when she was forced to put her father out of his misery, she soon left Pratt's life for good when Ming-Na left the show.

Pratt was also involved in a drive-by shooting while driving with Dr. Chen and a patient that Pratt had befriended. Pratt's brand new car was forced off a bridge and a patient that Pratt had originally blown off, a passenger in the car, was killed. This was a a real shock to Dr. Pratt, but it helped to ground him and spurred him to become a much better and more active physician for the rest of the next two seasons.

A very capable physician, he was backed by Doctor Susan Lewis for the post of Chief Resident, but not wanting the extra workload, he turned the post down, something he came to regret when it was awarded instead to a less-than-competent rival, Archie Morris.

Dr. Pratt came to terms with his clouded past in Season 11. Finally making contact with the father who abandoned him (portrayed by Danny Glover), Pratt began to accept his father's new family.

In a recent episode, "Strange Bed Fellows," Dr. Kovac instructs Pratt to go to Africa to join Dr. John Carter. When Pratt challenges Luka and says he won't go, Luka threatens his job. Pratt earlier drew blood from himself to save a friend some jail time for drunk driving, a crime that Kovac discovered. By going out to Africa to join Dr. Carter, Pratt essentially re-earns his job. He also earns the opportunity to move up to the position of attending physician, which Dr. Victor Clemente cannot fulfill because of illness.

At the start of season 13, Pratt is relieved at finally achieving his new title, but discovers the downsides with the busy hours and juggling numerous interns. Especially, the new paramedic turned intern Tony Gates, whom he clashes with over many incidents. In his personal life, his half-brother asks him and he can move in with him. At first, Pratt is reluctant, but considers this a chance to become closer with the brother he didn't have. Pratt finds out his brother is gay after finding him in a compromising position. After much denial and a talk with Weaver, he has learned to accept this, knowing that their relationship and trust is much more important to maintain.

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Current Characters	Ray Barnett | Tony Gates | Abby Lockhart | Archie Morris | Luka Kovač | Gregory Pratt | Neela Rasgotra | Samantha Taggart | Kerry Weaver
Former Characters	Peter Benton | Jeanie Boulet | John Carter | Deb Chen | Victor Clemente | Elizabeth Corday | Anna Del Amico | Cleo Finch | Michael Gallant | Mark Greene | Carol Hathaway | Lucy Knight | Susan Lewis | Dave Malucci | Robert Romano | Doug Ross
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