Mel Rodríguez
Rodriguez at 2014Imagen Awards
Born	Melvin Dimas Rodríguez (1973-06-12)June 12, 1973 (age 52) Miami,Florida, U.S.
Education	State University of New York, Purchase (BFA)
Occupations	Actor and comedian
Years active	1999–present

Melvin Dimas Rodríguez (born June 12, 1973) is an American actor and comedian, best known for starring as Nurse Patsy de la Serda on theHBO comedyGetting On, as Todd Rodriguez on theFox comedyThe Last Man on Earth, and as Ernie Gomes on theShowtime dramaOn Becoming a God in Central Florida. Other notable works include recurring asMarco Pasternak onAMC'sBetter Call Saul and co-starring on the short-lived Fox sitcomsRunning Wilde andEnlisted. In 2021, Rodriguez appeared in the crime television seriesCSI: Vegas.^[1]

Rodríguez, who is ofCuban American heritage, was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in itsLittle 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 entitledThe Inner Circle withPedro Zamora. He dropped out of high school and managed to receive a scholarship, at the prestigious theatre arts and film conservatory atSUNY Purchase. After his graduation, Rodríguez stayed inNew 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 seriesLaw & Order, which was filming in the state. Rodríguez then moved toLos Angeles, focusing more on his career in the film industry and less on his acting on stage.^[2] His first role in a full-length feature film was in the 1999 comedyWirey Spindell. He achieved his breakthrough by scoring the recurring role of Frank on the ABC comedy seriesGeorge Lopez in 2002.^[3]

Rodríguez is most known for his recurring roles as Sgt. Núñez onCommunity and SPC Chubowski on theFox sitcomEnlisted. He portrayed Marco Pasternak, the best friend and partner-in-crime ofJimmy McGill in the first and third seasons ofBetter Call Saul. He had a brief role as Officer Morales in the 2002 filmPanic Room, and was a main cast member onThe Last Man on Earth (2015).^[4] He also appeared as Officer Martinez inLittle Miss Sunshine (2006).

Rodriguez decided to departCSI: Vegas after its first season as Medical Examiner Hugo Ramirez.^[5]

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

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