Shum joins the cast as Daniel "Blue" Kwan, one of several new surgical residents arriving at Grey Sloan. His official character bio, as reported by Deadline, describes him as "sharp-witted, impatient and brilliant. He is generous by nature but competitive to a fault, naturally gifted, and used to winning at everything. A family crisis interfered with his career plans, and now he's got a lot to prove."
Before joining the "Grey's" family, Shum's small-screen roles included talented dancer Mike Chang on "Glee" and warlock Magnus Bane on "Shadowhunters." He also plays Charlie Wu in the "Crazy Rich Asians" film series, and is set to co-lead a spinoff movie with co-star Gemma Chan.