Mel Rodriguez

 ( 1973 Births ) 

Melvin Dimas Rodríguez (born June 12, 1973) is an American actor and comedian, 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. In 2021, Rodriguez appeared in the crime television series . CBS Fall 2021-22 Schedule: ‘NCIS’, ‘Bull’ & ‘S.W.A.T.’ On the Move, ‘FBI’ Tuesday, Reality Expansion

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Life and career Rodríguez, who is of Cuban Americans heritage, 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, at the prestigious theatre arts and film conservatory at SUNY Purchase. After his graduation, Rodríguez stayed in New York, managed a cigar shop, and worked primarily in theatre. 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. 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.

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 Saul Goodman 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 main cast member on The Last Man on Earth (2015). He also appeared as Officer Martinez in Little Miss Sunshine (2006).

Rodriguez decided to depart after its first season as Medical Examiner Hugo Ramirez.

In 2025, he played engineer Bruce Geller in the Netflix series The Residence.

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Filmography

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Film

Deuces Wild	Big Dom
Showtime	Armored Car Driver	Uncredited
	Security Officer
Big Top	Harris
Unknown	Lone Cop
Little Miss Sunshine	Officer Martinez
Choke.Kick.Girl	Mel	Short film
The Producer		Short film
Playing Clean	Mel	Short film
Onward	Colt Bronco	Voice role
	Darrell

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Television

Third Watch	T-shirt Man	Episode: "Welcome to Camelot"
Spin City
Gilmore Girls	Raul	Episode: "Lorelai's Graduation Day"
Fidel	Calixto Morales	Television film
Andy Richter Controls the Universe	Mel	Episode: "Relationship Ripcord"
In the Game	Jason	Show cancelled after pilot
Beverly Hills S.U.V.		Show cancelled after pilot
NYPD Blue	Norman Reese	Episode: "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang"
The Bernie Mac Show		Episode: "My Privacy"
Ghost Whisperer	Owen	Episode: "Ghost, Interrupted"
Notes from the Underbelly		Episode: "Oleander"
Raising the Bar		Episode: "Bagels and Locks"
The Middle	Mr. Perez	Episode: "The Trip"
Community	Sgt. Núñez	3 episodes
Grace and Frankie	Officer Terry Velez	Episode: "The Lodger"
Animals.	Lieutenant	5 episodes
2025	The Residence	Bruce Geller	8 episodes

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Music videos

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