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Like most medical shows, the set of “The Good Doctor” uses actual extras, as well as prosthetics and special effects, to dramatize real surgeries and treatments. But during an interview with Freddie Highmore on “Good Morning America,” the actor made a confession. Despite the upcoming premiere of the show’s 100th episode, Highmore said that of the main cast, he is “probably the worst at being able to distinguish between when it’s the real body and a fake body.”
The series lead elaborated that most of the time, the actors are playing with fake bodies and dummies. This means they can play with the surgeon’s tools a bit more and use them to prod the dummies, but sometimes a real person comes onto the set. “And there’ll be an ‘ow’ as we, like, put a tool a little bit … too close for comfort,” Highmore explained.
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However, the extras will also mess with the cast members by loudly snoring during intense scenes, disrupting the momentum for good. It might be a bit easier for Highmore to tell the fake bodies and real actors apart in that case!
