Jake Borelli (born May 13, 1991) is an American actor and director. He is known for his roles as Wolfgang on the Nickelodeon comedy series The Thundermans (2015–2018) and Dr. Levi Schmitt on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2017–2025).
Early life Borelli was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Linda Borelli and Mike Borelli. He has two older brothers, Ben and Zack. He enjoys painting, art and considered attending art school when he won a national art competition during his senior year of high school. In 2009, he graduated from Upper Arlington High School and was accepted to University of California, Los Angeles and Ohio State University but decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting. While in Columbus, Borelli also performed in more than a dozen shows with the Columbus Children's Theatre which included roles in Cheaper by the Dozen; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe; Wiley and the Hairy Man; and Holes.
Personal life Borelli publicly came out as gay on his personal Instagram in November 2018, moments after the airing of the sixth episode of Grey's Anatomys fifteenth season, in which his character, Dr. Levi Schmitt, also came out.
Career Upon moving to Los Angeles, Borelli quickly landed supporting roles in television shows such as iCarly, Parenthood, NCIS: Los Angeles, True Jackson, VP, Greek and Suburgatory. He has also appeared in several short films.
In 2017, he landed a role in the Netflix comedy drama film Reality High. That same year, it was announced that Borelli would be playing intern Dr. Levi Schmitt on Grey's Anatomy. His role on Grey's Anatomy ended in 2024 when his character was written off the show after a 124-episode run. He later returned to direct an episode that aired in April 2025.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNote2011Elf EmploymentHarlanShort film2012NestingJosh2015MeanamorphosisBryceShort film2017Reality HighFreddie Myers2017In SearchingJon2019A Cohort of GuestsThe Guest Short film2019How's the World Treating You?GinShort film 2020The Thing About HarrySam Baselli2024The Thundermans ReturnWolfgang
Television YearTitleRoleNote2009Psych: Flashback to the Teen YearsShawn SpencerLead role; 3 episodes2010iCarlyRoyEpisode: "iSpace Out"2010The ForgottenHigh School GuyEpisode: "Donovan Doe"2010ParenthoodSteve's FriendEpisode: "Team Braverman"2010NCIS: Los AngelesStefan MaragosEpisode: "Little Angels"2010True Jackson, VPHarvey2 episodes2011GreekΩX Pledge No. 12 episodes2011SuburgatoryBoyEpisode: "Charity Case"2012CeRealityJoshEpisode: "The Breakfast Table of Terror"2014Gang RelatedAndy SchillerEpisode: "Invierno Cayó"2015–2018The ThundermansWolfgangRecurring role2016NCISDean CampbellEpisode: "React"2017–2025Grey's Anatomy Dr. Levi SchmittRecurring role (seasons 14–15)Main role (seasons 16–21); 124 episodes2018Grey's Anatomy: B-TeamABC webseries; 3 episodes2018–2021Station 19Recurring role; 6 episodes
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