Harry Shum Jr. on Joining 'Grey's Anatomy' and Crime Thriller Podcast 'Echo Park' (Exclusive)

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Harry Shum Jr. finally made mom proud. The Crazy Rich Asians star joked to ET's Denny Directo that his latest gig, a recurring role as a medical resident on season 19 of meant he had achieved his parents' dream of him becoming a doctor.«I made my mom and dad really happy.

They're very happy,» he said with a laugh, while promoting his new crime thriller podcast, Realm's . «They're like, 'Yes, yes, this is what we wanted!' But my sister is an OR nurse and so it's really exciting to see excitement and to feel like I'm doing something legit finally.»Shum plays Daniel «Blue» Kwan, described as «a sharp-witted, impatient and brilliant» first-year surgical resident.

His character is «generous by nature but competitive to a fault, naturally gifted and used to winning at everything,» according to the official character description, which hints at a past «family crisis» that «interfered with his career plans and now he’s got a lot to prove.»The 40-year-old actor shared a tidbit about his character's unique nickname, Blue. «It's not just 'cause he's wearing blue right now in scrubs,» Shum quipped. «He comes from a background where he got the nickname, Blue, because he won a lot of blue ribbons.

He was… he's used to winning. But definitely, he might hit a couple of walls and not being used to maybe taking some L's.»Shum also revealed that he has already worked with Ellen Pompeo, who will take on a reduced role in the new season. «We have,» he confirmed when asked about sharing scenes with Meredith Grey. «She's just so sweet and she comes in with so much energy and also wonderful advice.»While Shum is busy scrubbing in on , he also recently launched a new scripted podcast, a crime thriller set in a not-so-futuristic Los Angeles where.