Nicholas Gonzalez | |
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Born | Nicholas Edward Gonzalez 3 January 1976 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Other names | Nick Gonzalez |
Education | Stanford University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998—present |
Spouse | Kelsey Crane (m. 2016) |
Children | 2 |
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.
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]
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]
In 2018, Gonzalez was awarded an Impact Award by the National Hispanic Media Coalition for his "Outstanding Performance in a Television Series". [10]
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 one daughter named Ever Lee Wilde Gonzalez (born 2017), [13] and a son named Leo Camino Gonzalez (born 2021).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 James | Direct-to-video |
2007 | Rockaway | Trane | |
2009 | Down for Life | Officer Gutierrez | |
2009 | Falling Awake | Eddie | |
2011 | S.W.A.T.: Firefight | Justin Kellogg | Direct-to-video |
2013 | Water & Power | Power | |
2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | Carlos | |
2017 | Pray for Rain | Nico Reynoso | |
2020 | Beneath Us | Homero Silva | |
2020 | Evil Takes Root | Felix Fojas | |
2022 | Borrego | Deputy Sheriff Jose Gomez | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Dharma & Greg | Juan | Episode: "Brought to you in Dharmavision" |
1999 | Undressed | Andy | Recurring role 6 episodes |
My Little Assassin | Andre Castro | Television film | |
2000 | The Princess and the Barrio Boy | Sol Torres | Television film |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Juan Guerrero | Episode: "Golden Boy" | |
2000–2002 | Resurrection Blvd. | Alex Santiago | Main cast 53 episodes |
2002 | That '70s Show | Thomas | Episode: "Jackie Says Cheese" |
2004 | American Family | Young Conrado Gonzalez | Recurring 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 Sandoval | 2 episodes | |
2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Teo de la Costa | Episode: "Shadow Boxer" |
2006 | Ugly Betty | Carlo Medina | Episode: "Fey's Sleigh Ride" |
2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Clark West | Episode: "Love/Addiction" |
2008 | Brothers & Sisters | Mario | Episode: "Compromises" |
True Blood | Jerry | Episode: "Mine" | |
2009 | CSI: Miami | Alfonso Reyes | Episode: "Presumed Guilty" |
Mental | Dr. Arturo Suarez | Main cast 13 episodes | |
2009–2010 | Melrose Place | Detective Rodriguez | Recurring role 8 episodes |
2010 | The Closer | Marc Torres | Episode: "Last Woman Standing" |
After the Fall | Eugene Gibbs | Television film | |
2011 | Off the Map | Mateo | Recurring role 9 episodes |
The Glades | Raphael Dominga | Episode: "Family Matters" | |
Memphis Beat | Dominic | Episode: "Ten Little Memphians" | |
Charlie's Angels | Roman Stone | Episode: "Bon Voyage, Angels" | |
We Have Your Husband | Raul | Television film | |
2012 | Grimm | Ryan Showalter | Episode: "Tarantella" |
2012–2013 | Underemployed | Keith Powers | 4 episodes |
2012 | Left to Die | Alex | Television film |
2013 | A Fairytale Christmas | Hunter Lowell | Hallmark Movie |
2013–2014 | Sleepy Hollow | Detective Luke Morales | Recurring role (season 1) 6 episodes |
2013 | Witches of East End | Anthony | Episode: "Pilot" |
Christmas Belle | Hunter Lowell | Television film | |
2014 | Resurrection | Deputy Connor Cupit | Episode: "The Returned" |
BoJack Horseman | Cartel Man (voice) | Episode: "BoJack Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One" | |
Modern Family | Diego | Episode: "Queer Eyes, Full Hearts" | |
2014–2015 | Jane the Virgin | Marco Esquivel | 3 episodes |
2015–2016 | The Flash | Dante Ramon / Rupture, Savitar | 3 episodes |
2015 | Bones | Eric Morales | Episode: "The Senator in the Street Sweeper" |
2016 | Bordertown | Ernesto Gonzalez / J.C. Gonzalez / Pablo Barracuda (voice) | Main cast 13 episodes |
Bosch | Detective Ignacio Ferras | Episode: "Trunk Music" | |
Lucifer | Detective Daniel Espinoza | Episode: "Pilot"; Original pilot | |
NCIS | David Silva | Episode: "Rogue" | |
Frequency | Ted Cardenas | 3 episodes | |
American Dad! | Ricky (voice) | Episode: "Stan-Dan Deliver" | |
2016–2017 | Pretty Little Liars | Detective Marco Furey | Recurring role (season 7) 12 episodes |
2017 | How to Get Away with Murder | Dominic | Guest (season 3) Recurring role (season 4) 5 episodes |
Narcos | Agent Lopez | Recurring role (season3) 2 episodes | |
2017; 2019 | Being Mary Jane | Orlando Lagos | Recurring role (season 4) Guest (season 5) 12 episodes |
2017–2020 | The Good Doctor | Dr. Neil Melendez | Main cast (seasons 1–3) Special Guest Star (season 4) 58 episodes |
2019 | Undone | Tomas | 2 episodes |
2019 | Christmas At The Range | Clint McCree | Television film |
2021 | Playing Cupid | David Martinez | Television film |
2021–2024 | La Brea | Captain Levi Delgado | Main role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Battlefield: Hardline | Nick Mendoza | Motion capture only |
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