Mel Rodriguez

Melvin Dimas Rodríguez (born June 12, 1973) is an American actor, best known for starring as Nurse Patsy de la Serda on the HBO comedy Getting On, as Todd Rodriguez on the Fox comedy The Last Man on Earth, and as Ernie Gomes on the Showtime drama On Becoming a God in Central Florida. Other notable works include recurring as Marco Pasternak on AMC's Better Call Saul and co-starring on the short-lived Fox sitcoms Running Wilde and Enlisted.

Mel Rodríguez
Rodriguez at 2014 Imagen Awards
Born
Melvin Dimas Rodríguez

(1973-06-12) June 12, 1973
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Life and career

Rodríguez was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in its Little Havana neighborhood. He first pursued a career in boxing, until he was led onto the path of acting by his high school teacher at age 17, first starring in an AIDS awareness play entitled The Inner Circle with Pedro Zamora. He dropped out of high school and managed to receive a scholarship, which he used to graduate from SUNY Purchase. After his graduation, Rodríguez stayed in Purchase and managed a cigar shop, from time to time visiting New York City to act on stage. He did his first role on screen in 1999 in an episode of the legal drama television series Law & Order, which was filming in the state. Rodríguez then moved to Los Angeles, focusing more on his career in the film industry and less on his acting on stage.[1] His first role in a full-length feature film was in the 1999 comedy Wirey Spindell. He achieved his breakthrough by scoring the recurring role of Frank on the ABC comedy series George Lopez in 2002.[2]

Rodríguez is most known for his recurring roles as Sgt. Núñez on Community and SPC Chubowski on the Fox sitcom Enlisted. He portrayed Marco Pasternak, the best friend and partner-in-crime of Jimmy McGill in the first and third seasons of Better Call Saul. He had a brief role as Officer Morales in the 2002 film Panic Room, and was a regular on The Last Man on Earth (2015).[3] He also appeared as Officer Martinez in Little Miss Sunshine (2006).

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Wirey Spindell[2] Ernesto
2002 Panic Room[4][5] Officer Morales
2002 Deuces Wild[5] Big Dom
2002 Showtime[6] Armored Car Driver Uncredited
2004 The Terminal Man in Cast Uncredited
2004 Garfield: The Movie[5] Security Officer
2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada[4][5] Captain Gómez
2006 Shark Bait[2][4] Dr. Tang/Manny Voice role
2006 Big Top[2][4] Harris
2006 Unknown[7] Lone Cop
2006 Little Miss Sunshine[4][5] Officer Martinez
2008 Lakeview Terrace[7] Julio Pacheco
2008 Choke.Kick.Girl Mel Short film
2009 West of Brooklyn[8] Sal
2012 The Watch[4][5] Chucho
2012 The Producer Short film
2013 Fat[9] Ken
2013 Playing Clean Mel Short film
2014 Suburban Gothic[10] Hector
2016 Brave New Jersey Sheriff Dandy
2017 Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Morty Fyde Voice role; cameo
2018 Overboard Bobby
2020 The Last Thing He Wanted Barry Sedlow
2020 Onward Colt Bronco Voice role
2020 We Bare Bears: The Movie Darrell Voice role

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Law & Order[1] Bill Crawford Episode: "Disciple"
1999 Third Watch[1] T-shirt Man Episode: "Welcome to Camelot"
1999 Spin City[1]
2002–2007 George Lopez[4] Frank 5 episodes
2002 Malcolm in the Middle Neil Episode: "Reese Drives"
2002 Gilmore Girls Raul Episode: "Lorelai's Graduation Day"
2002 Fidel Calixto Morales Television film
2002 Andy Richter Controls the Universe Mel Episode: "Relationship Ripcord"
2004 CSI: NY Al McGrath Episode: "A Man a Mile"
2004 In the Game Jason Show cancelled after pilot
2004 Beverly Hills S.U.V. Show cancelled after pilot
2004 NYPD Blue Norman Reese Episode: "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang"
2004 The Bernie Mac Show Episode: "My Privacy"
2004 Ghost Whisperer Owen Episode: "Ghost, Interrupted"
2007 Without a Trace Mel Heinz Episode: "One Wrong Move"
2007 Notes from the Underbelly Episode: "Oleander"
2008 Kath & Kim Warren Episode: "Money"
2008 Raising the Bar Episode: "Bagels and Locks"
2008–2009 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Carlos Hernandez 3 episodes
2009 FlashForward Oscar Obregon 2 episodes
2009 The Middle Mr. Perez Episode: "The Trip"
2010 Big Love Don Dona 2 episodes
2010–2011 Running Wilde[4][5] Migo Salazar 13 episodes
2010–2012 Choke.Kick.Girl Just Mel Web series
2011 Workaholics Ryan Episode: "Checkpoint Gnarly"
2011 Community[4] Sgt. Núñez 3 episodes
2012 Hot in Cleveland Hector Episode: "What's Behind the Door"
2013 The New Normal[4] Gerald Episode: "Rocky Bye Baby"
2013–2015 Getting On[1][5] Patsy De La Serda 17 episodes
2014 Enlisted[3] SPC George Chubowski 8 episodes
2015, 2017 Better Call Saul[1] Marco Pasternak 3 episodes
2015–2018 The Last Man on Earth[1][5] Todd Rodriguez Series regular; 43 episodes
2016–2018 We Bare Bears Darrell Voice; 3 episodes
2018 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Philbert Noyce Episode: "Kill All Others"
2018 Grace and Frankie Officer Terry Velez Episode: "The Lodger"
2018 Animals. Lieutenant 5 episodes
2019 On Becoming a God in Central Florida Ernie 10 episodes
2020 Briarpatch Mayor Tony Salazar

Music videos
Year Title Artist Notes
2014 "Greens and Blues"[11] Pixies

References
  1. Rushfield, Ricihard (25 April 2015). "'Last Man's Mel Rodríguez's Career Boomerang is the Most Heartwarming Showbiz Story of the Year". HitFix. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. "Mel Rodríguez Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. Phelan, Paige (26 April 2015). "'Last Man on Earth': Mel Rodriguez on New Phil "Stress" and Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. "Getting On Cast & Crew: Mel Rodriguez: Bio". HBO. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. "Mel Rodríguez Filmography". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. "Mel Rodríguez on iTunes". Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  7. "Mel Rodriguez - Filme" (in German). Moviepilot.de. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  8. "West of Brooklyn - Mel Rodriguez". WestofBrooklynthemovie.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  9. "Mark Phinney & Mel Rodriguez Interview - Fat". Tribute.ca. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  10. Harvey, Dennis (27 January 2015). "Film Review: 'Suburban Gothic'". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  11. Grow, Kory (4 March 2014). "Pixies' New Video Connects Graffiti Artists With Astronauts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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