Mel Rodriguez

Biography

Melvin Dimas Rodríguez (born June 12, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He is 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. He had a recurring role as Marco Pasternak on AMC's Better Call Saul and co-starred on the short-lived Fox sitcoms Running Wilde and Enlisted. In 2021, Rodriguez starred in the first season of the crime television series CSI: Vegas. Rodriguez's film roles include Officer Morales in Panic Room (2002), Officer Martinez in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and the voice of Colt Bronco in Onward (2020).

Known For

Law & Order

Family Guy

Better Call Saul

Gilmore Girls

Without a Trace

CSI: NY

Malcolm in the Middle

The Middle

All Movies (30)

• Sarah's Oil2025 · as Mace
• The Last Fry2025 · as Bruce Salinger
• We Bare Bears: The Movie2020 · as Darrel (voice)
• Punching and Stealing2020 · as The Head Guy
• Onward2020 · as Officer Colt Bronco (voice)
• The Last Thing He Wanted2020 · as Barry Sedlow
• Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia2020
• Wyrm2019 · as Richard
• Endgame2018 · as Steve
• Overboard2018 · as Bobby
• Brave New Jersey2017 · as Sheriff Dandy
• Fat Camp2017 · as Big Mike
• Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie2017 · as Mr. Fyde (voice)
• Suburban Gothic2014 · as Hector
• Fat2013 · as Ken
• The Watch2012 · as Chucho
• The Eastmans2009 · as Mac Donnelly
• Unknown2006 · as Lone Cop
• Little Miss Sunshine2006 · as Officer Martinez
• Shark Bait2006 · as Manny / Dr. Tang (voice)
• The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada2005 · as Captain Gomez
• The Terminal2004 · as Man in Cast (uncredited)
• Garfield2004 · as Security Officer
• Deuces Wild2002 · as Big Dom
• Panic Room2002 · as Officer Morales
• Showtime2002 · as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
• Fidel2002 · as Calixto Morales
• Wirey Spindell2000 · as Ernesto (as Melvin Rodriguez)
• Slap—
• Busted—

All TV Shows (38)

• The Residence2025 · as Bruce Geller
• St. Denis Medical2024 · as Mel
• Carol & the End of the World2023 · as Luis (voice)
• The Afterparty2022 · as Captain Ostrander (voice)
• The Afterparty2022 · as Captain Ostrander
• CSI: Vegas2021 · as Hugo Ramirez
• Made for Love2021 · as Ignacio
• The Great North2021 · as Game Warden Burt (voice)
• On Becoming a God in Central Florida2019 · as Ernie
• Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams2017 · as Philbert Noyce
• Animals.2016 · as Lieutenant
• We Bare Bears2015 · as Darrell (voice)
• Grace and Frankie2015 · as Officer Terry Velez
• The Last Man on Earth2015 · as Todd
• Better Call Saul2015 · as Marco
• Enlisted2014 · as Specialist Chubowski
• Getting On2013 · as Patsy de la Serda
• The New Normal2012 · as Gerald
• Workaholics2011 · as Ryan
• Running Wilde2010 · as Migo Salazar
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Hector
• The Middle2009 · as Mr. Perez
• FlashForward2009 · as Oscar Obregon
• Community2009 · as Sgt. Nunez
• Kath & Kim2008 · as Warren
• Raising the Bar2008 · as Bruce Torkelson
• Notes from the Underbelly2007
• Big Love2006 · as Don Dona
• Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Owen
• CSI: NY2004
• Without a Trace2002 · as Mel Heinz
• George Lopez2002 · as Frank
• The Bernie Mac Show2001
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Raul
• Malcolm in the Middle2000 · as Neil
• Third Watch1999 · as T-Shirt Man
• Family Guy1999 · as (voice)
• Law & Order1990 · as Bill Crawford