Ray Barnett (ER Character)

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ER character
Ray Barnett
Played by	Shane West
Duration	2004 - present
Date of Birth	unknown
Marital Status	single
Occupation	ER third year resident
Family	unknown

Ray Barnett is a fictional doctor portrayed by actor Shane West on the television show ER. His character first appeared in 2004. He is a talented doctor struggling with conflicting commitments to the medical profession and his life as a rock musician.

In "If Not Now", Ray's band received an offer to go on a tour to promote themselves. Not willing to let this opportunity pass, Ray asked Kerry Weaver for time off, but she announced that he was very valuable for the ER. He eventually managed to convince her, but his band chucked him out that day as they felt he was too committed to his job at the hospital.

In season 12, the character became involved in a storyline in which, as a flatmate of colleague Neela Rasgotra, he fell in love with her. These feelings haven proved difficult to deal with as Neela was at the time married to Dr. Michael Gallant, who spent much of his time fighting in the Iraq War.

However, since the death of Gallant by a bomb in Iraq, Ray has attempted to become closer to Neela to help cope with the unexpected and tragic loss of her husband. This attempt at closeness has, so far, proved to be unsuccessful as Neela could not cope with losing her husband and her feelings for Ray. He recently realized that he missed his chance with Neela in season opener after she becomes involved with Tony Gates.

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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
Episodes	List of ER Episodes | Pilot
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