'The Resident' is receiving a major cast addition. Andrew McCarthy has been cast for a special guest appearance in the final three episodes of the current fifth season of the medical drama. He could become a recurring character if 'The Resident' is renewed for a sixth season. The information comes from 'Deadline'.
Andrew McCarthy Joins Cast of 'The Resident' Season 5
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McCarthy will play Dr. Ian Sullivan, a brilliant pediatric surgeon with endless charm that masks a hidden narcissistic trait. He's a great hero to his patients, but has a complicated relationship with his own daughter.McCarthy appeared in a series of teen classics in the 1980s, such as 'Pink Cadillac' and 'Weekend at Bernie's'. In the last decade, he stepped away from acting: he directed 22 episodes of NBC's 'The Blacklist' and 15 episodes of Netflix's 'Orange is the New Black', among other shows. His most recent credits include two series 'The Family' on ABC and 'Good Girls' on NBC, in which he also directed episodes.
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Created by Amy Holden Jones, Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi, 'The Resident' follows a group of doctors at Chastain Memorial Hospital who face personal and professional challenges daily. The regular cast of season five includes Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Manish Dayal, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Jane Leeves, Jessica Lucas, Anuja Joshi and Miles Fowler, who recently left the series.'The Resident' is produced by 20th Television. Executive producers of the series include Amy Holden Jones, Peter Elkoff, Andrew Chapman, Rob Corn, Oly Obst and Antoine Fuqua.
