Good Doctor centers on Dr. Shaun Murphy. He is a young surgical resident with autism and savant syndrome. He faces tough challenges in work and life. Set in San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital, this show dives into inclusion, acceptance and messy medical stuff. Freddie Highmore shines as Shaun, supported by a talented cast. Good Doctor became a hit since it first aired in 2017.

Meet the doctors from The Good Doctor

Dr. Shaun Murphy

Okay, Shaun is that wildly brilliant, painfully literal guy who makes diagnoses like he’s assembling a puzzle while everyone else is still looking for pieces — and yes, he’s awkward in the cutest, most intense way. He can recite obscure medical facts at 3 a.m. and also forget how to exit a conversation (watch the hand gestures), which is oddly endearing. He’s empathetic but not in the obvious way; he cares with this stubborn, laser-focused devotion that saves people and ruins a few social occasions. Also, tiny detail: he probably has a weird hoard of stickered notebooks and insists on organizing his pens by color, which he’ll deny if you ask.

Dr. Neil Melendez

Melendez is the steely, calm center of the OR — ridiculously competent, prickly about standards, and somehow always in control even when chaos explodes (literally and metaphorically). He’s the kind of surgeon who gives one-word lectures that still haunt you forever, but also makes a coffee so good you might forgive his scowl. There’s this dry humor tucked under his brow that sneaks out like a cat when you least expect it, and he’ll secretly soften around the people he trusts. Fun detail: he acts all unfazed but definitely has an emergency playlist of sad songs for when things go sideways.

Dr. Claire Browne

Claire is sunshine with a stethoscope — endlessly kind, impossibly empathetic, and the one who remembers patients’ birthdays like it’s a sacred duty (and also cries in the break room sometimes, which is fine, we all do). She’s fierce about doing the right thing, which gets her into trouble because boundaries? What are those, according to Claire. She’s a people-person, a fixer, and somehow manages to smuggle snacks for the whole team while also giving the best, most awkward pep talks. Quirky aside: she claims she can’t sing but will belt one off-key tune at a karaoke night and mean it.

Dr. Jared Kalu

Jared is the warm, steady friend who became a doctor and still texts memes at 2 a.m. to cheer you up — he’s compassionate, a bit self-deprecating, and genuinely team-first in a way that makes people trust him instantly. He’s got this quiet confidence that’s actually worked on so many terrified patients, and he tries to be the reliable one even when his own life’s a sitcom of missed plans. He’s funny in a slightly awkward way (think: niche movie quotes) and also a surprisingly good cook — or so he claims; takeout happens, occasionally. Small contradiction: he’ll preach calm breathing but then panic about parking for ten minutes.

Dr. Marcus Andrews

Marcus is all ambition and immaculate suits, the kind of person who can charm a board and intimidate a room in the same heartbeat — power plays? his specialty. He’s politically sharp and surgically talented, which makes him terrifying and fascinating because you never know if he’ll be hero or antagonist today. Deep down though, he has these glimmers of guilt and real care that pop up at inconvenient moments, which makes him complicated and oddly relatable. Also, he alphabetizes his cufflinks and will passionately defend the superiority of black coffee, even at brunch.

Dr. Aaron Glassman

Aaron is the grandfatherly mentor with a dry one-liner and an endless supply of tough love — he’ll say the hard thing and then be the first to sit with you while you cry about it. He’s brilliant, world-weary, and deeply loyal; he carries the kind of authority that makes interns behave and friends forgive him for being stubborn. He’s sentimental in private (old records, dusty photos — he keeps them but claims he doesn’t), and he’s prone to being both infuriatingly stubborn and unexpectedly goofy. Tiny humanizing detail: he hoards breath mints and hides the evidence like a crime scene.

Dr. Alex Park

Alex is the chill, quietly competent guy who somehow always knows the protocol and also knows how to defuse a tense lunchroom argument with a dad joke. Very steady, very practical, he’s the sort who’ll finish your sentence and then apologize for it like it’s rude to be helpful. He’s compassionate without being gushy, a good surgeon, and has this low-key loyalty that makes him the “we’ll get through this” person on shift. Oh and he probably plays soccer on the weekend or at least claims he’s “trying to get back into shape,” which may or may not be mostly optimism.

Dr. Morgan Reznick

Reznick is all precision, polish, and ruthless ambition — she’s sharp as a scalpel and enjoys it, which is terrifying but also kind of awesome to watch. She’s competitive to the bone, will outwork you, and will also throw shade with a smile that makes it worse. Underneath the armor there are cracks — surprise compassion, weirdly tender moments — but she’ll deny them loudly and with flair. Also yes, she has a suspiciously extensive shoe collection and will argue that sneakers are “a performance choice.”

Dr. Audrey Lim

Audrey is the ice-cold efficiency expert who runs things like a Swiss watch — administrative iron fist wrapped in a silk glove, honestly. She’s calm, strategic, unflappable in crisis, and ruthless when hospital politics demand it, but she’s also quietly principled in ways that make her a surprisingly good ally. She organizes chaos for a living and will absolutely refile your binder if you leave it messy (don’t test her), yet she’ll sneak in a guilty-pleasure musical when noon hits and no one’s looking. Little contradiction: she swears she hates drama and then masterminds a perfectly dramatic entrance when it counts.

Dr. Carly Lever

Carly is sharp, witty, and kind of a wildcard — she makes snap decisions like a trauma surgeon and then follows up with a joke so you forget how terrified you were. She’s confident in the OR and somehow has bedside manners that are real without being syrupy; she’ll look you in the eye and say the truth, even if it’s blunt. She’s the type who drinks whiskey and complains about bad coffee while secretly being vulnerable about family stuff she never talks about. Fun little thing: she collects enamel pins and wears them on scrubs like a tiny rebellion.

Dr. Jordan Allen

Jordan is magnetic, a little reckless, and charming enough to get away with questionable life choices — good surgeon, complicated personal life, meaning lots of drama and a weirdly entertaining bedside manner. He’s decisive, flirty, and the kind of person who’ll make you laugh five minutes before surgery starts, which is both a gift and a hazard. He struggles with boundaries sometimes (like who doesn’t?) and has a soft streak that sneaks out when patients remind him why he became a doctor. Also, rumor has it he plays guitar badly but with enthusiasm, and that’s probably true.