Eric Dane ’s latest role is just what the doctor ordered.

Amid his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) , the Grey’s Anatomy alum made a guest appearance in the Nov. 24 episode of Brilliant Minds , playing a firefighter who also lives with the disease.

And according to series creator Michael Grassi , the actor’s performance during one scene in the NBC medical drama led to a particularly moving moment with the show’s crew behind the scenes.

“I have never seen this happen in my entire career,” Michael told USA Today in an interview published Nov. 24, “but he essentially got a 10-minute standing ovation after shooting that scene, because it was so beautiful and so honest and so real.”

Eric—who shared his ALS diagnosis publicly in April—also had a hand in developin

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