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Mel Rodriguez

Mel Rodriguez

Actor, also producer · Born June 12, 1973 (53) · Miami, Florida, USA

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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 12, 1973 (53)
From
Miami, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 69 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Mel Rodriguez's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Society
21%
Bonds
17%
Morality
14%
Survival
13%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Community7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 10
Mentor
2 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Hero
1 of 10
Shadow
1 of 10
Trickster
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
14
Tense
9
Melancholic
9
Joyful
7
Contemplative
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mel Rodriguez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mel Rodriguez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

69 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sarah's Oil(2025)

    as Mace

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Last Fry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer · as Bruce Salinger

  • The Residence(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bruce Geller

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • St. Denis Medical(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Mel

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Carol & the End of the World(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Luis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Afterparty(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Ostrander · as Captain Ostrander (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Vegas(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hugo Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Made for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ignacio

  • The Great North(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Game Warden Burt (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • We Bare Bears: The Movie(2020)

    as Darrel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Punching and Stealing(2020)

    as The Head Guy

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Onward(2020)

    as Officer Colt Bronco (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Last Thing He Wanted(2020)

    as Barry Sedlow

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Wyrm(2019)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • On Becoming a God in Central Florida(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ernie

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Endgame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Steve

  • Overboard(2018)

    as Bobby

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Philbert Noyce

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Brave New Jersey(2016)

    as Sheriff Dandy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Fat Camp(2017)

    as Big Mike

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie(2017)

    as Mr. Fyde (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Animals.(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • We Bare Bears(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Darrell (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Terry Velez

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Man on Earth(2015)

    Show 67 episodes · as Todd

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Better Call Saul(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Marco

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Suburban Gothic(2014)

    as Hector

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Enlisted(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Specialist Chubowski

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Getting On(2013)

    Show 18 episodes · as Patsy de la Serda

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Fat(2013)

    Producer · as Ken

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The New Normal(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerald

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Watch(2012)

    as Chucho

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Workaholics(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Running Wilde(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Migo Salazar

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Hot in Cleveland(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Hector

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Middle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Perez

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Flashforward(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Oscar Obregon

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Community(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sgt. Nunez

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Eastmans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mac Donnelly

  • Kath & Kim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Warren

  • Raising the Bar(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruce Torkelson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Notes from the Underbelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Unknown(2006)

    as Lone Cop

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Little Miss Sunshine(2006)

    as Officer Martinez

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Reef(2006)

    as Manny / Dr. Tang (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Don Dona

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada(2005)

    as Captain Gomez

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Owen

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Guess Who(2005)

    as Security Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Drop Dead Sexy(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Terminal(2004)

    as Man in Cast (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Garfield: The Movie(2004)

    as Security Officer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mel Heinz

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Deuces Wild(2002)

    as Big Dom

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Panic Room(2002)

    as Officer Morales

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • George Lopez(2002)

    Show 5 episodes · as Frank

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Showtime(2002)

    as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Fidel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Calixto Morales

  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Raul

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Wirey Spindell(1999)

    as Ernesto (as Melvin Rodriguez)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Malcolm in the Middle(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as T-Shirt Man

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Crawford

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Busted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Slap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles, 67 of them dated from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Onward (2020)

$142M worldwide

Highest rated

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Last Man on Earth (2015)

Film career

19902025

Peak 2019 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting68 of 69: 67 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing1 of 69: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 69: 1 only editing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s28 · 27 acting · 1 crew2010s22 · acting2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
0212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Mel Rodriguez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020)

97th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Better Call Saul (2015)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mel Rodriguez's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles16–55 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles29–74 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles22–85 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles10–52 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles25–48 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mel Rodriguez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mel Rodriguez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jennifer Arnold shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Mixed roles