List of Shortland Street characters
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Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 since May 25, 1992. The show centers on the title hospital and its staff and their families. The following characters currently appear in the soap opera. Characters whom have been portrayed by more than one actor, are listed, with the most recent actor at the top of the list.
Main characters
| Actor | Character | Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Galvin | Chris Warner | 1992–1996, 2000– | [1][2] |
| Benjamin Mitchell | TK Samuels | 2006– | [3] |
| Sally Martin | Nicole Miller | 2009– | [4] |
| Ria Vandervis | Harper Whitley | 2013– | [5][6] |
| Reuben Milner | Jack Hannah | 2014– | [7] |
| Ben Barrington | Drew McCaskill | 2015– | [8] |
| Ngahuia Piripi | Esther Samuels | 2015– | [9] |
| Rebekah Randell | Dawn Karim | 2017– | |
| Nicole Whippy | Cece King | 2019– | [10] |
| Scott Smart | Marty Walker | 2019– | |
| Jess Sayer | Maeve Mullens | 2020– | |
| Marianne Infante | Madonna Diaz | 2021– | |
| Katherine Kennard | Vivienne Ewell | 2021– | |
| Theo David | Villiami To'a | 2021– |
Recurring characters
| Actor | Character | Relation | Duration | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Ludlam | Leanne Black-Johnson | 2010–11, 2014– | [11] | |
| Tinihuia Lee-Lemon | Tillie Potts | Daughter of TK Samuels and the late Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing). | 2011–17, 2019–2021 | [12] |
| Leila Eketone | ||||
| Nalani Rose Tuhae | ||||
| Nathan Anderson | ||||
| Feleti Aulika | Pele Kruse-Miller | Nicole Miller and Vinnie Kruse's (Pua Magasiva) son. | 2014– | [13][14] |
| Ashton Summersby | Dongle "Donny" Johnson | Damo Johnson's son. | 2018– | [15][14] |
| Louis Brunel-Morvan | Billy McCaskill | Intersex child of Drew McCaskill and Harper Whitley. | 2018– | [16][14] |
| Arlo Jackson | ||||
| Eleanor Tankard | Amélie Warner | Tess Hutchison and Phoenix Warner's (Geordie Holibar) daughter. | 2019– | [14] |
| Felix Jones | Wilder Mullens | Son of Maeve Mullens and Saskia Burgess | 2020– | |
| Hiwaiterangi Hiwa Dixon | Kiwa Adams-Samuels | Esther and Eddie's son. | 2020– | [17] |
| James Allan | Marley Fraser | Adopted son of Harper Whitley and Drew McCaskill | 2021– | |
| Beauden Ihi-Baker | Pikitea Hannah | Daughter of Esther Samuels and Curtis Hannah. | 2022– |
Lists of characters by year of introduction
References
- ^ Shulz, Chris (22 May 2020). "Plenty of soap: Shortland Street is back, but life on set is far from normal". The Spinoff.
- ^ Coleman, James (21 May 2012). "Michael Galvin: Shortland Street's Dr Love". Nz on Screen. NZ On Air.
- ^ Harvey, Kerry (28 February 2020). "Shortland Street: TK's bad luck in love continues". New Zealand TV Guide.
- ^ Harvey, Kerry (2 May 2019). "Shortland Street's Nicole sheds genuine tears over traumatic scenes". New Zealand TV Guide.
- ^ "Dallas hits Shortland Street: The New Dynasty begins". The Herald on Sunday. 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Get to know Ria Vandervis". tvnz.co.nz. Television New Zealand. May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013.
- ^ "Spy: The Bros are back in town on Shortland Street".
- ^ Harvey, Kerry (4 October 2019). "Shorty star Ben Barrington in gunman's sights once again". New Zealand TV Guide.
- ^ Mackenzie, Ellen (19 June 2018). "Shortland Street's Ngahuia Piripi and Teone Kahu's real life romance". Woman's Day.
- ^ Harvey, Kerry (25 April 2019). "Meet Shortland Street's newest family from Byron Bay". New Zealand TV Guide.
- ^ Jones, Bridget (5 August 2018). "Shortland Street's Jennifer Ludlam takes a break for her first love". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Mane, Aroha (4 March 2020). "Reo-Māori actress Tinihuia new kid on Shortland Street". Te Ao Maori News.
- ^ Harvey, Kerry (21 February 2020). "Biting drama on Shortland Street for Sally Martin". New Zealand TV Guide. Fairfax Media.
- ^ a b c d Harvey, Kerry (21 May 2020). "Shortland Street casting director reveals how they find their youngest stars". New Zealand TV Guide. Fairfax Media.
- ^ Harvey, Kerry (27 September 2019). "Relationship breakdown for Damo and Leanne on Shortland Street". New Zealand TV Guide. Fairfax Media.
- ^ Corcoran, Sinead (26 March 2019). "Shortland Street looking for new infant to play intersex baby". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Harvey, Kerry (30 July 2020). "Shortland Street newcomer Chye-Ling Huang calls for more roles for Asian actors". New Zealand TV Guide. Fairfax Media.