Filipino actor Vincent Rodriguez III lands guest role in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Filipino actor Vincent Rodriguez III announced that he landed a guest role in the medical drama, “Grey’s Anatomy.”
In an Instagram post, he said he’ll be playing as a patient in the upcoming episode where he got to put on some prosthetics as well.
“Grey’s Anatomy” is the longest running primetime medical drama in American television history, spanning for more than two decades already. Now on its 23rd season, the show continues to evolve through time.
“I finally visited Grey+Sloan Memorial. This Thursday, November 5, you’ll be seeing this Filipino as a patient on Grey’s Anatomy. 10 PM ET/PT, 9 CT on ABC, and on Hulu the next morning,” he wrote.
Rodriguez expressed how he always wanted to be on a hospital show and didn’t expect that it would happen in the 23rd season of the hit medical drama. He added how fun the set was especially with the prosthetic that he got to wear during his scenes.
“My face in this photo, presenting my hospital wristband and grinning like a kid… why, you may ask? That’s because booking a show where you get to wear a bloody prosthetic and have live water animals on you, never stops being fu@%in COOL,” he maintained.
In the teaser that he shared, he was seen in the hospital bed where the doctors where they work on his leg as they try to experiment by putting leeches on him.
“I’m a patient at Grey+Sloan Memorial, and yes, there are leeches. 😳 I also wore some of the coolest prosthetic makeup I’ve ever had on my body. Behind-the-scenes footage drops after it airs. Huge shout out to the special effects team,” he said.
Rodriguez maintained how grateful he is towards everyone on the set as he had an “amazing time with them” despite the short stint that he had with the longest-running medical drama.
“Working actor. Still working. And still teaching. Two loves, back to back. Feelin’ pretty darn grateful,” he ended.
Friends and fans of the Filipino actor congratulated him for landing the guest role in one of the most-loved dramas worldwide.