ER season 11

The eleventh season of the American fictional drama television series ER first aired on September 23, 2004, and concluded on May 19, 2005. The eleventh season consists of 22 episodes.

Plot
Several long term characters exit the series including Corday who quits after performing an illegal operation, Chen leaves to care for her ailing father and Carter also departs the ER to return to Africa with Kem. Elsewhere Lewis is promoted to ER Chief, Abby and Neela begin their internships along with newcomer Ray Barnett, Carter and Lewis compete for tenure, Weaver finally meets her biological mother, Kovač and Sam's relationship deteriorates and Gallant makes an unexpected return from Iraq.

Main cast

 * Noah Wyle as Dr. John Carter – Attending Emergency Physician
 * Maura Tierney as Dr. Abby Lockhart – PGY-1 ER Intern
 * Mekhi Phifer as Dr. Greg Pratt – PGY-3 ER Resident
 * Alex Kingston as Dr. Elizabeth Corday – Chief of Surgery (episodes 1–4)
 * Goran Visnjic as Dr. Luka Kovač – Attending Emergency Physician
 * Sherry Stringfield as Dr. Susan Lewis – Chief of Emergency Medicine
 * Ming-Na as Dr. Jing-Mei Chen – Attending Physician (episodes 1–9)
 * Parminder Nagra as Dr. Neela Rasgotra – PGY-1 ER Intern
 * Linda Cardellini as Nurse Samantha Taggart - ER RN
 * Shane West as Dr. Ray Barnett – PGY-1 ER Intern
 * Laura Innes as Dr. Kerry Weaver – Chief of Staff

Supporting cast

 * Doctors and medical students
 * Sam Anderson as Dr. Jack Kayson – Chief of Cardiology
 * John Aylward as Dr. Donald Anspaugh – Surgeon and Hospital Board Member
 * Leland Orser as Dr. Lucien Dubenko – Attending Surgeon, later Chief of Surgery
 * Scott Grimes as Dr. Archie Morris – Resident PGY-3
 * Sara Gilbert as Jane Figler – Fourth-year Medical Student
 * Eion Bailey as Jake Scanlon – Medical Student
 * Lou Richards as Dr. Perkins
 * Francesco Quinn as Dr. Alfonso Ramírez
 * Andy Powers as Dr. Howard Ritzke
 * Norbert Weisser as Dr. Adler
 * Anthony Giangrande as Dr. Jeremy Munson – Intern PGY-1
 * Michael Spellman as Dr. Jim Babinski – Intern PGY-1
 * Giovannie Espiritu as Ludlow - Medical Student


 * Nurses
 * Deezer D as Nurse Malik McGrath
 * Laura Cerón as Nurse Chuny Márquez
 * Yvette Freeman as Nurse Haleh Adams
 * Lily Mariye as Nurse Lily Jarvik
 * Dinah Lenney as Nurse Shirley
 * Bellina Logan as Nurse Kit
 * Kyle Richards as Nurse Dori Kerns
 * Liza Del Mundo as Nurse Severa
 * Sumalee Montano as Nurse Duvata Mahal
 * Nadia Shazana as OR Nurse Jacy
 * Tane Kawasaki as Nurse Claire
 * Mary Heiss as Nurse Mary


 * Staff, Paramedics and Officers
 * Abraham Benrubi as Desk Clerk Jerry Markovic
 * Mädchen Amick as Social Worker Wendall Meade
 * Troy Evans as Desk Clerk Frank Martin
 * Pamela Sinha as Desk Clerk Amira
 * Jordan Calloway as Hospital Volunteer K.J. Thibeaux
 * China Shavers as Olivia Evans from Ceasefire
 * Emily Wagner as Paramedic Doris Pickman
 * Montae Russell as Paramedic Dwight Zadro
 * Lyn. A Henderson as Paramedic Pamela Olbes
 * Brian Lester as Paramedic Brian Dumar
 * Michelle C. Bonilla as Paramedic Christine Harms
 * Demetrius Navarro as Paramedic Morales
 * Louie Liberti as Paramedic Bardelli
 * Meg Thalken as Chopper EMT Dee McManus
 * Chad McKnight as Officer Wilson


 * Family
 * Thandie Newton as Makemba "Kem" Likasu
 * Henry O as Mr. Chen
 * Renee Victor as Florina Lopez
 * José Zúñiga as Eduardo Lopez
 * Donal Logue as (Flight Nurse) Chuck Martin
 * Oliver Davis as Alex Taggart
 * Garret Dillahunt as Steve Curtis
 * Anupam Kher as Ajay Rasgotra
 * Kiron Kher as Mrs. Rasgotra
 * Frances Fisher as Helen Kingsley
 * Danny Glover as Charlie Pratt
 * Sam Jones III as Chaz Pratt
 * Hassan Johnson as Darnell Thibeaux

Guest stars

 * Sharif Atkins as Dr. Michael Gallant
 * Ray Liotta as Charlie Metcalf
 * Dan Hedaya as Herb Spivak
 * Chad Lowe as Dr. George Henry
 * Cynthia Nixon as Ellie Shore
 * Louise Fletcher as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
 * Red Buttons as Jules Rubadoux
 * Josh Gad as Sgt. Bruce Larabee
 * Glenn Morshower as Rick Decoyte
 * Randall Park as Yong-Jo Pak

Production
Former executive producer Lydia Woodward returns as a consultant producer and writer.