The Good Doctor has promoted Noah Galvin and Bria Samoné Henderson to series regulars ahead of its fifth season, according to TVLine. The actors, who play Dr Asher Wolke and Dr Jordan Allen respectively, were first introduced in season four's 'Newbies' episode alongside Summer Brown's Olivia Jackson and Brian Marc's Enrique Guerin.
Their new status as mainstays of the cast will take effect when the medical drama returns for its next run later this year. The promotion comes after producer Daniel Dae Kim revealed he had hoped for an Asian actor to lead the series, but showrunner David Shore was uncertain about how that would work.
Ultimately, Freddie Highmore was cast as Dr Shaun Murphy. 'The studio came in with Freddie Highmore, whom we both absolutely loved,' Kim explained. 'And so it shifted the focus to creating a diverse ensemble.' The Good Doctor season 4 airs on ABC in the US and on Sky Witness and NOW in the UK.
