It looks like The Good Doctor’s Neil Melendez (Nicholas Gonzalez) lived a life of crime before joining San Jose Bonaventure Hospital (well, not really). Before playing Melendez on The Good Doctor, Gonzalez made an appearance on NCIS. Here’s everything Showbiz Cheat Sheet knows about his stint as a guest star on the popular crime drama.
Nicholas Gonzalez’s movies and TV shows
Nicholas Gonzalez made his television acting debut in a 1998episode of Dharma & Greg titled “Brought to You in Dharmavision.” Heplayed the role of young Juan. The following year, Gonzalez landed a recurringrole in the TV series Undressed, in which he played the role of Andy forsix episodes. He made his film debut in the 2001 movie Scenes of the Crime.
Gonzalez became a series regular in the television series ResurrectionBlvd. He played Alex Santiago from 2000 to 2002. His other acting rolesinclude appearances in The O.C., Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy,Pretty Little Liars, and Being Mary Jane. Gonzalez joined TheGood Doctor cast when the show first aired in 2017. His first episode(season 1, episode 1) was titled “Burnt Food.”
Nicholas Gonzalez on ‘NCIS’
Gonzalez made his NCIS debut in season 14, episode 1,in a 2016 episode titled “Rogue.” This was also the first NCIS episodefor actor WilmerValderrama, who plays agent Nick Torres. In this episode, Gonzalez playsDavid Silva, the son of Leo Silva. David’s father uses him to recruit mercenariesfrom the Global Enforcement Academy. Torres is investigating the academy forthe NCIS so he can help identify corruption within the agency.
This isn’t the first time Gonzalez has appeared in a crimedrama. He also had a part in a 2009 episode of CSI: Miami titled “PresumedGuilty” and a 2001 episode of Walker, Texas Ranger, titled “Golden Boy.”
Why Melendez was written out of ‘The Good Doctor’
One question you might have is why Melendez was written outof The Good Doctor. Unfortunately, the answer might not make you feelbetter. During an interview with Deadline,David Shore, creator and executive producer of The Good Doctor, said hewanted to write out a character that viewers had grown to care about. Here’swhat Shore had to say:
We wanted to lose a character that we would feel something about, and feel pain about, and certainly, he’s a character that so many of [the characters] have been in touch with. Lim had a relationship with him; Claire was starting a relationship with him; Shaun obviously had his thing with him, although their paths don’t really cross in the finale. I think that would have been largely true for any of our characters, but it’s particularly true for him.
Read more: ‘TheGood Doctor’: Did Dr. Melendez Really Love Claire?
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