Richard Flood on Grey's Anatomy, leaving LA for Rome and new RTÉ show The Gone

Irish-born actor Richard Flood is back on screens this weekend for the first time since hanging up his Grey’s Anatomy stethoscope last year. He chats to Esther McCarthy about leaving LA, the side effects of fame and his long path to TV stardom

Actor Richard Flood is back on our screens this weekend as the lead in RTÉ's The Gone. Picture: Emily Quinn, photographed in The Castle Suite at Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin

When I meet Rathfarnham-born, Rome-living Richard Flood via Zoom, he is warm and personable as he chats outdoors in the Italian sunshine.

The 41-year-old actor, who left Irish Grey’s Anatomy fans heartbroken when he announced his departure from the show last year, is excited about life and work, having swapped LA for Rome, and ABC for RTÉ this Autumn as he takes on a leading role in the broadcaster’s latest drama offering, The Gone.