Alive In turn, Shaun tries to be more accommodating to Glassman's way of doing things during the surgery which Glassman appreciates. In an unfortunate turn of events, Shaun falls off a toppled over tree and dislocates his ankle, rupturing an artery in his foot. On the way up the stairs, Shaun tells Dr. Glassman that he loves him, echoing the exact phrasing that Glassman had shared with Shaun that his daughter had used as a child to voice her love to her father. Now taken over by all the negative emotions, a distressed and sobbing Shaun sinks down the pharmacy wall. When the bride and her husband hesitate to make a decision, Shaun's blunt honesty causes them to confront their fears and accept the surgery. The only drawback that will eventually taint their big day is that Dr. Lim and Nurse Villanueva, unbeknownst to the party guests, are being stabbed a few stories below as the result of a domestic violence dispute. In the later years of his residency, Shaun becomes more assertive and sure of himself, although sometimes this results in slightly disastrous results when Shaun argues with his superiors. Though the surgery appears to go off without a hitch, at the end, Shaun gets into an argument with a nurse about the way she hands him an instrument, ending with Shaun kicking her out of the operating room. He plays soccer, but a lot of Aspies are athletic. In "Claire," Shaun works with Claire to treat Michelle Benton, a teenager who requires a gallbladder removal which excites Shaun as it will likely be Claire's first surgery. Shaun and Dr. Glassman share an intimate moment when Glassman hands Shaun heirloom wedding rings that were meant for his late daughter Maddie, a meaningful symbol that Shaun knows how to appreciate. As Vera didn't die, Shaun doesn't have to break his promise by not moving on from Lea and Lea tells him that Shaun makes her more before they start kissing again. Shaun remains distracted by the buzzing light, wearing ear plugs until Park smashes the light, eliminating the source of Shaun's sensory overload issues. She says she spent all day telling herself why terminating the pregnancy is a good idea, but now that it is actually happening, it she no longer wants to go through with it. Over time, Shaun's unique visualizing process becomes evident to those around him to the point that they realize what he is doing simply by looking at him. For the actor, it's the impact that Shaun as a character has made on viewers that makes him an important part of his career. Lea, Glassman and Debbie Wexler all try to give Shaun advice with Debbie telling Glassman to push Shaun on the matter and not to coddle him leading Glassman to explain to Shaun his own love for Debbie and what makes it worth it to Glassman. He struggles with the decision not to join Dr. Lim in her fight to get Salen extricated from St. Bonaventure. Shaun Murphy is the star of the feel-good TV show, The Good Doctor. He also decides that he wants to try shower sex with Lea. He's a young, troubled genius, and. He insists on eating the same thing for breakfast every day: yogurt and a green apple except for Mondays when he has breakfast with Dr. Glassman at the hospital. The professional snooker player was born Shaun Peter Murphy on August 10, 1982, in Harlow, England. Asher Wolke, who has been estranged from his family for years, his father in particular, jokingly suggests having Shaun help Asher and his father resolve their issues with each other as a result. At the same time, Lim performs her own investigation into her paralysis and comes to the conclusion that Shaun was indeed responsible for it, her blood pressure having dropped during his surgery and causing her spinal cord ischemia. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early life 1.2 Season 1 1.3 Season 2 1.4 Season 3 1.5 Season 4 However, while Shaun admits that it wasn't terrible to become close to a patient, he still doesn't want to do it moving forward. Shaun puts the baseball on display on his shelf, next to the framed photo of him and Steve. After some difficulty with new resident Dr. Danica "Danni" Powell, Shaun considers firing her on her first day, despite being reminded of how much he'd pushed back against his own attendings as a resident. Shaun, however, realizes that hes not exactly happy with not having actual plans for the wedding, so he tells Lea that he wants to at least have an idea when theyll start planning the wedding again. In "Change of Perspective," three months later, Shaun is now a surgical attending and shares an office with Park. He was bullied by other children in school and teased for being autistic. Notably, during this ordeal, despite Shaun's behavior, his friends recognize that it comes from his concern for Lim and, despite Shaun arguing with them and at one point completely going against Glassman's orders, they don't hold it against him. He is shown as being fond of cats. He also tells her that he's trying to accept that Steve's death wasn't his fault. In "Old Friends," Shaun is excited by the return of Dr. Jared Kalu, a former surgical resident and friend of Shaun's who had left St. Bonaventure years earlier. Although Shaun had earlier not seen the point in such a gesture, he did it on his own specifically for Nathan after Park had explained why it was so important to the young boy. Despite Shaun's troubled childhood, he maintains a generally positive outlook on life, choosing to pursue medicine in the hopes of improving the lives of others. He loves to eat chocolate chip pancakes with a glass of milk. In Teeny Blue Eyes, Shaun wakes up in the morning to an otherwise empty bed. Shaun's idea works and the bride's cancer is removed, but complications from the surgery mean that she will need an ileostomy bag for the rest of her life. Chambers, who has issues with his wrist. As a result, she ends her friendship with Shaun, announcing that their relationship will be purely professional from now on. Shaun and Lea keep running into each other on occasion, such as her picking him up in her car when he misses his bus stop and has to wait to get the bus in the other direction. He also gave Shaun a small toy scalpel, which would be treasured for years to come. Shaun manages to prove his surgical worth and is being allowed more and more surgical work, although he still struggles with the emotional and social aspects of patient care. However, the trip is doomed from the start, with Shaun not having made reservations for a campsite in time and them ending up in amongst a group of rowdy drunkards and their tent leaking in the overnight rain they had not anticipated. Unknown to Shaun, Lea was rescued already and overhears Shaun on the radio talking with Vera about his love for her. Shaun Murphy is not only likeable, he is also extremely cute! The same year, Shaun Murphy received a . After a patient makes him famous through the Internet for saving her life in ". Shaun refuses to leave, and luckily the surgical attending Dr. Melendez and resident Dr. Browne acknowledge that Shaun may have been on to something and seek him out to ask for his input. Some of our favorite Shaun Murphy Band videos from over the years. Sometimes credited as Stoney , her recording career started in 1971 with Motown Records . Dry Spell introduces a new conundrum for Shaun and Lea. At the same time, Shaun faces a personal crisis when his friends point out that Carly didn't invite Shaun to spend time with their friends and they have not officially defined their relationship as that of boyfriend and girlfriend. He was previously married to Clare Murphy. Shauns father's method of child-rearing eventually turned violent, ultimately resulting in him killing Shaun's rabbit when he was fourteen. She gives him a last kiss before she steps into the elevator. He dislikes direct questions and confrontation. Shaun appears to have possibly moved on from Lea or is at least trying to as he decided to ask Carly Lever out instead, getting coaching from Claire on how to do so. Claire eventually speaks to Carly who admits that she enjoyed Shaun asking so many questions as Carly hates small talk. Shaun suggests a treatment for Caroline's seizures that will cure the seizures but not the underlying problem that Morgan objects to as she wants to force her mother to get the lobectomy she needs; Shaun's suggestion ultimately fails as the suspected cause of the seizures proves to be incorrect. Shaun also discovers that someone else moved into Leas old apartment a fellow named Kenny who is slightly shady with potentially malicious intentions that Shaun is completely blind to. A big turning point comes at the end of the season when Dr. Glassman reveals to Shaun in "More" that he has brain cancer and only 12 to 18 months to live. In Sons, Shaun and Lea are enjoying the tail end of their fake honeymoon that they appear to have spent at home in San Jose, Shaun remarking that they are very good at pretending to be married but very bad at actually getting married. Following Leas marriage proposal to Shaun in Guatemala, in New Beginnings they start making plans to prepare for the wedding. It follows Shaun Murphy, a 25-year-old surgeon with Autism and Savant Syndrome. Shaun's caution proves to be warranted as she experiences internal bleeding as a complication of her earlier miscarriage. In "Believe," Shaun struggles to adapt to working in pathology while his friends attempt to get Han to relent and for Shaun to stand up for himself to Han. In Rationality, Shaun is faced with the challenge of getting Salen to take down the large billboard she put up outside the hospital that uses him and his ASD status as a literal poster boy for diversity hiring at the hospital. Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) stars as Dr. Shaun Murphy, an up-and-coming surgeon who also happens to have autism and savant syndrome.This is a very difficult role for anyone to play given how broad the autism spectrum truly is. In "Breakdown," Han's intervention ends Shaun, Lim and Melendez's troubles with the medical review board, but he continues to refuse to transfer Shaun back to surgery. While his mentor Glassman tells Shaun he cant be perfect all the time and that everyone makes mistakes, he also advises Shaun to find comfort in the people who love him, accept the loss and move on after learning from the mistake. He later tells Lea he enjoys having Carly touch him when they kiss, but only likes to be touching one thing at a time. Together, the two take an unsanctioned road trip in Leas vintage car while Glassman worries about an AWOL and radio-silent Shaun. In the aftermath, Lea kisses Shaun, having realized just much she loves him after almost losing Shaun. Shaun eventually explains that he was overwhelmed by the unpredictability of it all and thus didn't have a good time and isn't sure if Carly did either. Shaun argues with Glassman about Lim's treatment to the point that Shaun goes against Glassman's orders to remove half of Lim's liver when Glassman leaves to help Andrews with Villanueva. Shaun's ability to relate to Tara due to them both being outsiders for most of their lives leads to him greatly empathizing with Tara and forming a friendship. The husband promises to support his wife despite the difficulties they will face together. Lea seeks Shaun out as he is having pancakes in the cafeteria, wanting to talk to him about breaking off the marriage. After meeting Lea Dilallo, Shaun is immediately attracted to her, but his lack of knowledge in romantic matters leads to confusion, particularly after he asks Claire for advice on flirting. At first, Shaun struggles with being a leader to his residents, causing him to make a number of mistakes. At the end of the episode, he accompanies Lea home but she collapses outside of the hospital with intense lower belly pain. His attending and direct boss, Dr. Melendez, thinks Shaun has a significant deficit and Shaun will never do anything more than suction under his supervision. Shaun's first date with Carly proves to be awkward and eventful, but it leaves Shaun overwhelmed and unhappy because of all the unpredictability he experienced. Shaun and Leas relationship grows and flourishes over the course of the season, which Shaun supporting Leas business endeavors when she partners with Jordan and Glassman on the gut monitoring sensor they want to develop (Growing Pains). Shaun refuses to give up and he eventually manages to find a surgical solution that saves Charlie's arm. Lea seems happy with that, but admits to Shaun later that shes also disappointed that shes not going to have a more ceremonial white-dress wedding a concern that Shaun voices to Dr. Glassman. Former World, UK and Masters champion Murphy, 40, had a gastric sleeve. 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