Nicholas Gonzalez

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Born
Nicholas Edward Gonzalez

(1976-01-03) 3 January 1976 (age 48)
Other namesNick Gonzalez
Education Stanford University
OccupationActor
Years active1998—present
Spouse
Kelsey Crane
(m. 2016)
Children2

Nicholas Edward Gonzalez is an American actor. He is best known for portraying the roles of Alex Santiago on the Showtime television series Resurrection Blvd , Dr. Ben Douglas in Anacondas (2004) and Dr. Neil Melendez on the ABC television series The Good Doctor.

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Early life

Gonzalez was born in San Antonio, Texas. He is of Mexican descent. He is the son of a dermatologist surgeon, Dr. John Gonzalez, and his mother is Sylvia Mosier. He has an older brother named John Joseph Gonzalez and a younger sister named Madeline Mosier. Gonzalez is conversant in Spanish, having lived in a bilingual household. [1] He attended Central Catholic High School in San Antonio, [2] where he was an accomplished cross-country and track runner, winning the Texas State Championship in the mile and two-mile. After graduating in 1994 and turning down a presidential appointment to West Point, Gonzalez pursued an English degree at Stanford University in California. He spent two terms at Oxford University in England. The following summer, he returned to Europe on a research grant where he studied at Oxford and Trinity College, Dublin to complete his thesis on James Joyce's Ulysses . While at Stanford he had chanced on acting after taking an improvisational theatre elective and began taking part in student theater. He was approached to do a one-man theater piece called Gas by María Irene Fornés. Alma Martinez, an actress and Stanford professor, encouraged him to become a professional actor. [3]

Upon graduating from Stanford in 1998 [4] Gonzalez decided to pursue acting and, with Martinez's help, connected with the theatrical movement in San Francisco. [3] He was once encouraged to use his middle name Edward to conceal his ethnicity and go by "Nicholas Edward" but declined to do so. [5]

Career

In 1998, Gonzalez moved to Los Angeles, where he landed small parts in television series such as ABC's Dharma and Greg and NBC's One World. [6]

Gonzalez then appeared as Fidel Castro's son in the Lifetime television movie My Little Assassin, starring Joe Mantegna and Gabrielle Anwar. His role as Andy, the gay yuppie on MTV's Undressed [6] in which he appeared for six episodes, gained his first widespread attention.

Gonzalez wrapped production of two films in 2000. The first, Scenes of the Crime, premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, and starred Jeff Bridges, Jon Abrahams, and Noah Wyle. It was directed by Dominique Forma. The second film was an independent project titled Spun , starring Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy, and John Leguizamo. It played at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Gonzalez's also landed the lead in Showtime's original series Resurrection Blvd. , which premiered June 26, 2000. Gonzalez played Alex Santiago, a pre-med student who dropped out of school to become a professional boxer. The movie was successful and immediately expanded to become a regular weekly series on the network. [6]

While continuing his work on Resurrection Blvd., Gonzalez appeared in episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger and That '70s Show . He also appeared in the film The Princess and the Barrio Boy (released as She's in Love in Europe) with his Resurrection Blvd. co-star, Marisol Nichols.

Gonzalez continued his career in films with two more titles. The first, Sea of Dreams, was filmed in Veracruz, Mexico, in May, 2003. Nick then went to Fiji for the summer, where he completed production of Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid , which opened in theaters August 27, 2004. Gonzalez also appeared in Melrose Place (2009). In 2011, he played Mateo on the ABC show Off The Map .

Gonzalez costarred in the Lifetime series Witches of East End . [7] Gonzalez also appeared in recurring roles as Detective Marco Furey in Freeform's series Pretty Little Liars , antagonist Dominick Flores on How to Get Away with Murder and the boyfriend of Lisa Vidal's character on Being Mary Jane . He also guest-starred on Narcos as an undercover DEA special agent based in Colombia investigating the Cali Cartel, a role which required him to speak Spanish.

Gonzalez also provided the physical Performance (motion capture) of Nick Mendoza in the video game Battlefield: Hardline .

In 2017 Gonzalez was cast as a series regular in the role of surgeon Dr. Neil Melendez in the medical drama The Good Doctor, his most high-profile role to date. [8] [9] His portrayal of the character was partly based on his father and older brother, both of whom are doctors. [9] [5]

Awards

In 2018, Gonzalez was awarded an Impact Award by the National Hispanic Media Coalition for his "Outstanding Performance in a Television Series". [10]

Personal life

Gonzalez finished 2nd at the World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational in 2009. [11]

Gonzalez married Kelsey Crane on April 16, 2016. [12] The couple have a daughter, [13] and a son. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Scenes of the Crime Marty
2002 Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu Young Marco (voice)
2002 Spun Angel
2004 Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Dr. Ben Douglas
2005 Dirty Officer Rodriguez
2006 Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil Lt. Robert JamesDirect-to-video
2007RockawayTrane
2009 Down for Life Officer Gutierrez
2009 Falling Awake Eddie
2011 S.W.A.T.: Firefight Justin KelloggDirect-to-video
2013 Water & Power Power
2014 The Purge: Anarchy Carlos
2017Pray for RainNico Reynoso
2020 Beneath Us Homero Silva
2020Evil Takes RootFelix Fojas
2022 Borrego Deputy Sheriff Jose Gomez

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Dharma & Greg JuanEpisode: "Brought to you in Dharmavision"
1999 Undressed AndyRecurring role
6 episodes
My Little AssassinAndre CastroTelevision film
2000The Princess and the Barrio BoySol TorresTelevision film
Walker, Texas Ranger Juan GuerreroEpisode: "Golden Boy"
2000–2002 Resurrection Blvd. Alex SantiagoMain cast
53 episodes
2002 That '70s Show ThomasEpisode: "Jackie Says Cheese"
2004 American Family Young Conrado GonzalezRecurring role (season 2)
13 episodes
2004–2005 The O.C. D.J. Recurring role (season 2)
6 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Mike Sandoval2 episodes
2005 Ghost Whisperer Teo de la CostaEpisode: "Shadow Boxer"
2006 Ugly Betty Carlo MedinaEpisode: "Fey's Sleigh Ride"
2007 Grey's Anatomy Clark WestEpisode: "Love/Addiction"
2008 Brothers & Sisters MarioEpisode: "Compromises"
True Blood JerryEpisode: "Mine"
2009 CSI: Miami Alfonso ReyesEpisode: "Presumed Guilty"
Mental Dr. Arturo SuarezMain cast
13 episodes
2009–2010 Melrose Place Detective RodriguezRecurring role
8 episodes
2010 The Closer Marc TorresEpisode: "Last Woman Standing"
After the FallEugene GibbsTelevision film
2011 Off the Map MateoRecurring role
9 episodes
The Glades Raphael DomingaEpisode: "Family Matters"
Memphis Beat DominicEpisode: "Ten Little Memphians"
Charlie's Angels Roman StoneEpisode: "Bon Voyage, Angels"
We Have Your HusbandRaulTelevision film
2012 Grimm Ryan ShowalterEpisode: "Tarantella"
2012–2013 Underemployed Keith Powers4 episodes
2012Left to DieAlexTelevision film
2013A Fairytale ChristmasHunter LowellHallmark Movie
2013–2014 Sleepy Hollow Detective Luke MoralesRecurring role (season 1)
6 episodes
2013 Witches of East End AnthonyEpisode: "Pilot"
Christmas BelleHunter LowellTelevision film
2014 Resurrection Deputy Connor CupitEpisode: "The Returned"
BoJack Horseman Cartel Man (voice)Episode: "BoJack Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One"
Modern Family DiegoEpisode: "Queer Eyes, Full Hearts"
2014–2015 Jane the Virgin Marco Esquivel3 episodes
2015–2016 The Flash Dante Ramon / Rupture, Savitar 3 episodes
2015 Bones Eric MoralesEpisode: "The Senator in the Street Sweeper"
2016 Bordertown Ernesto Gonzalez / J.C. Gonzalez / Pablo Barracuda (voice)Main cast
13 episodes
Bosch Detective Ignacio FerrasEpisode: "Trunk Music"
Lucifer Detective Daniel EspinozaEpisode: "Pilot"; Original pilot
NCIS David SilvaEpisode: "Rogue"
Frequency Ted Cardenas3 episodes
American Dad! Ricky (voice)Episode: "Stan-Dan Deliver"
2016–2017 Pretty Little Liars Detective Marco FureyRecurring role (season 7)
12 episodes
2017 How to Get Away with Murder DominicGuest (season 3)
Recurring role (season 4)
5 episodes
Narcos Agent LopezRecurring role (season3)

2 episodes

2017; 2019 Being Mary Jane Orlando LagosRecurring role (season 4)
Guest (season 5)
12 episodes
2017–2020 The Good Doctor Dr. Neil MelendezMain cast (seasons 1–3)
Special Guest Star (season 4)
58 episodes
2019 Undone Tomas2 episodes
2019Christmas At The RangeClint McCreeTelevision film
2021Playing CupidDavid MartinezTelevision film
2021–2024 La Brea Captain Levi DelgadoMain role

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Battlefield: Hardline Nick Mendoza Motion capture only

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