Dr. Neil Roberts

Neil Roberts
First appearance	The Shower (episode 1.25)
Last appearance	The French Connection (episode 4.10)
Created by	Josh Schwartz
Portrayed by	Michael Nouri
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Plastic Surgeon
Family	Gloria Roberts (ex-wife) Summer Roberts (daughter) Seth Cohen (son-in-law) Julie Cooper (ex-fiance)

Dr. Neil Roberts is a fictional character on the FOX series, The O.C., played by Michael Nouri.

A plastic surgeon in wealthy Newport Beach, California, Neil is the father of Summer Roberts. He was married to Summer's mother until his daughter was 13 years old, when Summer's mother left for unexplained reasons. This was the same time that Luke Ward had his 13th Birthday Party at the same that Seth had his Bar Mitzvah. Summer had RSVP'd to Seth that she was going to come to his Bar Mitzvah but couldn't due to the family stress of the divorce. No one came to Seth's Bar Mitzvah as they all went to Luke's party.

Scarcely present since the beginning of the series, Neil is seen by the middle of the third season beginning to develop a relationship with the widowed and newly economically-challenged Julie Cooper, as he alludes to an unraveling marriage to Summer's stepmother. Neil and Julie then get engaged. But after the death of Marissa, Julie becomes addicted to medication pills and Neil is seen by Kaitlin Cooper with his ex-wife (the so-called stepmonster). Neil and Julie break up and Neil moves to Seattle to work at Seattle Grace Hospital (home of Grey's Anatomy).

In a flashforward, his only daughter Summer, eventually ends up marrying Seth. However, Dr. Roberts did not appear in the wedding, so Summer walked alone down the aisle.

Trivia

• While Dr. Roberts is known to be very protective of his Summer Roberts, he did not appear at the wedding for reasons unexplained. His daughter walked alone down the aisle. Although it remains as a possiblity that he may have been standing in the crowd and not seen on cam.