Although he knows that the character of the doctor “Shaun Murphy” that he plays in the series “The Good Doctor” Although he does not represent the entire community living on the autism spectrum, actor Freddie Highmore believes that he has at least managed to make visible some of the challenges they face, the main one being “stereotypes.”
That is his greatest pride now that this journey is about to end, and he hopes that it will not be the last time that a person with autism leads a television series. “Obviously we tell the story of a boy who can be a starting point for people and for representation, that would be wonderful.”
Playing a doctor who lives with the autism spectrum, but despite the obstacles that his condition represents, he manages to work with the team of the surgery department at the hospital San José St. Bonaventure Hospital and save lives, allowed him to Highmore see the importance of developing plots like this.
“There is an absolute need to tell as many stories as possible that show different perspectives,” the actor explains in an interview with The Sun of Mexico.
The protagonist of “The chronicles of Spiderwick” says goodbye this year to his character in “The Good Doctor”, an original idea created in South KoreaRevived for the English-speaking market by David Shore and Daniel Dae Kim, the story comes to an end with its seventh season.
“In terms of autism, it has been a constant learning process, it is an evolution, one of the things that makes me most proud when I look back is how the language has changed, how I have evolved as a person,” he said about “Shaun”, the young man who insisted on practicing medicine, despite the social environment that denied him the opportunity. Autism spectrum disorder affects the development of skills and of communication.
Highmorewho throughout the talk maintained a friendly and cordial attitude, said that one of the reasons that led the public to follow the story for so many years was the tone optimistic and hopeful that the plot has.
He also applauded that “Shaun“He constantly appeals to see the good side of people, something that he believes should be more present in our society, given the level of crisis that exists today.
“The last seven years have been tumultuous on many levels around the world. Because of local events in particular countries, with the global pandemic, it’s been nice to bring that kind of message back,” he said, stressing that from the beginning of the series that was what they wanted to convey.”
“From the beginning David Shore and we wanted it to be more than just a series, there was something deeper and more important in what we were doing. It’s not really up to me to say whether we achieved that or not, but it was our goal.”
At just 32 years old, Freddie Highmore has successfully developed an acting career spanning 25 years, standing out in titles such as “August Rush”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, y las series “Bates Motel” y “The good doctor”.
In these last two, in addition to acting, he explored his facet as a director, and because on television the structure is shorter and a story must be told in chapters of less than an hour, he assures that he learned to synthesize already rescue the most important elements of the script.
“You have to force yourself to think about everything you’re doing,” he says in the talk. “One of the lessons of this show is that because each episode has to fit into a certain amount of time, 42 minutes and a few seconds more, it forced me and the other directors to think about whether everything you do, all the shots and the direction you give, is necessary.”
The winner of the People’s Choice Award He added that this “doesn’t mean not having moments of silence, or beautiful shots that are used to tell the story, but everything you do should be necessary in telling the story.”
The sixth season of “The good doctor” It premieres on July 15th on the pay channel Sony ChannelThe seventh and final season will premiere on the same channel on a date yet to be confirmed.
