Eric Dane has joined the NBC medical drama “ Brilliant Minds ” as a guest star. The “Euphoria” and “Grey’s Anatomy” alum will appear in Season 2, Episode 9 as Matthew, a heroic firefighter who struggles to share his ALS diagnosis with his family.

The role is particularly noteworthy considering Dane announced earlier this year that he was diagnosed with ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that gradually paralyzes the body by destroying the nerve cells that control muscle movement. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS causes patients to slowly lose their ability to speak, walk and breathe on their own. Dane has recently started using a wheelchair and was forced to skip out on this year’s “Grey’s Anatomy” reunion at the Emmys due to a fall that left him hospitalized.

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