‘The Resident’: Andrew McCarthy Joins Cast Of Fox Medical Drama
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Fox’s The Resident is getting a major new cast addition. Andrew McCarthy has been tapped to recur on the last three episodes of the medical drama’s current fifth season, with an option to become a series regular if The Resident is renewed for a sixth season.
As Deadline reported on Friday in our annual Bubble Watch, that is fully expected.McCarthy will play Dr. Ian Sullivan, a brilliant pediatric surgeon with endless charm that masks a hidden streak of narcissism.
He’s a larger-than-life hero to his young patients, but has a complex relationship with his own daughter.Pretty In Pink and St.
Elmo’s Fire alum McCarthy has been largely focused on directing over the past decade; he has helmed 22 episodes of NBC’s The Blacklist and 15 episodes of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black, among a slew of other shows.
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