14-07-2025
Brilliant Minds Adds Bellamy Young as Oliver's [Spoiler] in Season 2
Dr. Oliver Wolf, meet your match.
Bellamy Young (Scandal) will join the Season 2 cast of Brilliant Minds, TVLine has learned, and she'll play someone described as 'a worthy adversary' for Zachary Quinto's character.
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Young will recur as Dr. Amelia Frederick, clinical director for Hudson Oaks, a long-term mental healthcare facility. She's an experienced pro with years of hands-on experience in the field, but the mental healthcare system's failings haven't yet made her jaded. 'Instead,' the official character description reads, 'she is passionate about destigmatizing long-term inpatient treatment and finding a solution to give her patients the best future possible.
As such, 'She becomes a worth adversary for Dr. Wolf, and the two will go toe-to-toe this season.'
The role will serve as a reunion for Young and Teddy Sears, who plays Brilliant Minds' Dr. Josh Nichols: The pair played Olivia and John Walton in the 2022 TV movie A Waltons Thanksgiving.
In addition to playing Scandal's Mellie Grant, Young's TV credits include: The Other Black Girl, Promised Land, Prodigal Son, Dolly Parton's Heartstrings, Whiskey Cavalier, Criminal Minds, Scrubs, C.S.I.: Miami and Dirty Sexy Money.
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Earlier in July, Brilliant Minds added two series regulars: Brian Altemus (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin), who'll play Dr. Charlie Porter, a neurology resident who is hiding something; and John Clarence Stewart (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist), who'll play Dr. Anthony Thorne, a charmingly acerbic, mid-career ER doctor.
Brilliant Minds will return in September, airing Monday nights at 10/9c.
Are you excited to see Young mix it up with Quinto & Co.? Hit the comments with your thoughts!
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