List of Shortland Street characters

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
ActorCharacterDurationSource
Michael GalvinChris Warner1992–1996, 2000–[1][2]
Benjamin Mitchell T.K Samuels 2006–
Sally MartinNicole Miller2009–[3]
Ria VandervisHarper Whitley2013–[4][5]
Reuben MilnerJack Hannah2014–[6]
Ben BarringtonDrew McCaskill2015–[7]
Ngahuia PiripiEsther Samuels2015–[8]
Rebekah RandellDawn Karim2017–
Nicole WhippyCece King2019–[9]
Scott SmartMarty Walker2019–
Jess SayerMaeve Mullens2020–
Courtenay LouiseMonique Strutter2020-
Marianne InfanteMadonna Diaz2021–
Theo DavidVilliami To'a2021–
Carlos Muller Logan Barns 2022–
Zak Martin Rahu Parata 2022–

Recurring characters
Actor Character Relation Duration source
Peter ElliottDavid Kearney1996–99, 2020, 2022– DHB Representative for Ferndale
Jennifer LudlamLeanne Black2010–11, 2014–[10]
Nathan Anderson

Nalani Rose Tuhoe

Leila Eketone

Tinihuia Lee Lemon

 Tillie Potts Daughter of TK Samuels and the late Sarah Potts 2011–17, 2019–
Feleti Aulika Pele Kruse-Miller Nicole Miller and Vinnie Kruse's son 2014– [11][12]
Louis Brunel-Morvan Billy McCaskill Intersex child of Drew McCaskill and Harper Whitley 2018– [13][12]
Arlo Jackson
Eleanor Tankard

Neve Rice

 Amélie Warner Tess Hutchison and Phoenix Warner's daughter 2019– [12]
Hiwaiterangi Hiwa Dixon Kiwa Adams-Samuels Esther and Eddie's son 2020– [14]
James Allan Marley Fraser Adopted son of Harper Whitley and Drew McCaskill 2020–
Valerie Maea Pikitea Hannah Daughter of Esther Samuels and Curtis Hannah 2022–
Paul Barrett Stanley Thompson Former patient 2022–
Daisy Barns Abby Howells IT Staff 2023–

Lists of characters by year of introduction
Further information: List of original Shortland Street characters

References
  1. Shulz, Chris (22 May 2020). "Plenty of soap: Shortland Street is back, but life on set is far from normal". The Spinoff.
  2. Coleman, James (21 May 2012). "Michael Galvin: Shortland Street's Dr Love". Nz on Screen. NZ On Air.
  3. Harvey, Kerry (2 May 2019). "Shortland Street's Nicole sheds genuine tears over traumatic scenes". New Zealand TV Guide.
  4. "Dallas hits Shortland Street: The New Dynasty begins". The Herald on Sunday. 14 April 2013.
  5. "Get to know Ria Vandervis". tvnz.co.nz. Television New Zealand. May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013.
  6. "Spy: The Bros are back in town on Shortland Street".
  7. Harvey, Kerry (4 October 2019). "Shorty star Ben Barrington in gunman's sights once again". New Zealand TV Guide.
  8. Mackenzie, Ellen (19 June 2018). "Shortland Street's Ngahuia Piripi and Teone Kahu's real life romance". Woman's Day.
  9. Harvey, Kerry (25 April 2019). "Meet Shortland Street's newest family from Byron Bay". New Zealand TV Guide.
  10. Jones, Bridget (5 August 2018). "Shortland Street's Jennifer Ludlam takes a break for her first love". stuff.co.nz.
  11. Harvey, Kerry (21 February 2020). "Biting drama on Shortland Street for Sally Martin". New Zealand TV Guide. Fairfax Media.
  12. Harvey, Kerry (21 May 2020). "Shortland Street casting director reveals how they find their youngest stars". New Zealand TV Guide. Fairfax Media.
  13. Corcoran, Sinead (26 March 2019). "Shortland Street looking for new infant to play intersex baby". stuff.co.nz.
  14. Harvey, Kerry (30 July 2020). "Shortland Street newcomer Chye-Ling Huang calls for more roles for Asian actors". New Zealand TV Guide. Fairfax Media.
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