He plays a doctor on TV, but Noah Wyle is making a pitch at the Capitol for real-life health care workers, meeting with lawmakers about legislation addressing burnout, mental health and more.

“I’ve spent the bulk of my adult life playing an emergency room physician, but I am here today with the people who really do the work for a living and to share some of the pressures and struggles that they’re facing,” Wyle, who stars as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch on Max’s “The Pitt,” said as he led a panel discussion Thursday at the Cannon House Office Building.

“Health care professionals today are navigating chronic understaffing. They are losing hours to red tape and administrative tasks. Many are facing mental health struggles with limited institutional support and financial pressure that makes it feel impossible to stay. It’s not sustainable,” Wyle, 54, said.

He said that growing up with a mom who worked as a registered nurse gave him an “up close and personal look at how demanding this job can be.”