Dr. Charles "Jim" Carrico, the resident on duty when John F. Kennedy arrives at the already hectic emergency room, is an overachieving young surgeon just two years out of medical school. Zac Efron's breakout performance in Lee Daniel's The Paperboy (2012) convinced writer-director Peter Landesman that he was right for this role. "I knew Zac could do anything after I saw that film," the director said. "He has no idea how good an actor he is. He's incredible looking and he has been playing to a different demographic in projects like High School Musical (2006). But he is a professional and he came to work. He listened to direction and he gained strength from the amazing performers around him." Carrico was a relative newcomer to Parkland and still learning the ways of the hospital, said Efron. "He starts out pretty cocky and then his day takes a shocking turn. I was able to work with some fantastic surgeons who took me through every step of what happened in the trauma room, so I had great technical guidance." The actor is proud to be a part of the telling of what he sees as an important story. "I really admire and respect this cast so I'm honored to share the screen with them," he said. "And Peter is a great leader, very direct and confident. We didn't film this movie in a typical fashion in any way. He was capturing the action as if he were a fly on the wall. I've never worked this way. You never knew when you were on camera, so you always needed to be prepared. It became a whole different animal, especially in the trauma room."

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