List of Shortland Street characters

The following is a complete list of all characters that appear or have appeared on the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street. Included in the list are current and past core, recurring and guest characters.

File:Shortland Street (TV series) cast.jpg

2012 Shortland Street cast photo

Main and recurring characters

See also: Current Shortland Street characters

Characters which are currently active are in blue, original characters (which are non-active) are in yellow, and non-active characters are in white.

B

Libby Bailey	Charlotte Pennington	1996–1997
Nigel Bailey	Andrew Laing	1996–1997
Roz Bainbridge	Lucy Von Sturmer	2008
Dale Baker	Mike Lough	2007
Constable Simon Baker	Rob Williams	2012
Keith Banks	Ross Brannigan	1995-1996
Paramedic Rick Barrett	Nick Eynon	2001
Emma Bartle	Keryn Walsh	2007
Nurse Carol Beckham	Robyn Worthington	2000–10
Ben	Janson Ryan	2011–2016
Joe Bennett	Tony Burton	1997–98
Joshua Bennett	Jason Web	1998
Kath Bennett	Kath Rowlings	2008
Matt Bennett	Josh Gilbertson	1998
Mavis Bennett	Jay Tuhoro	1997–98
Bella Bergman	Erolia Ifopo	1999
Josephine "Josie" Billingham (née Bergman)	Karamia Muller	1999
Rev. Paul Bergman	Ene Petaia	1999
Dr. Ashwin Bhashar	Jacob Rajan	1996–1997
Judy Billingham	Stephanie McKellar-Smith	1998
Luke Billingham	Greg Freeman	1998-1999
Ryan Birch	Robert Harte	1995-1996
Roger Black	Steve King	2007
Dr. Katherine Blake	Margaret Umbers	1993–1994
Marilyn Bluck	Donna Akersten	1994, 1995–1996
Leah Blundell	Kate Simmonds	2007
Mackie Bowden	Nick Hopkins	2006
Marcus Bowman	Bruce Hopkins	2002
Martin Bradford	Jaime Robinson	2007
Adam Brady	Jeremy Brennan	1993–1994
Laurie Brasch	Chic Littlewood	1993–1996
Marjorie Brasch (previously Neilson)	Elizabeth McRae	1992–96, 1998, 2002, 2012, 2017
Ruth Brasch	Joanna Briant	1994–1995
Emily Bredican	Sarah Somerville	2003–2004
Warren Briggs	Karl Straker	2007, 2010
Nurse Awhina Broughton	Miriama Smith	1997–1998
Nurse Beanie Brown	Roanna Dalziel	1999–2000
Nurse Morgan Braithwaite (formerly Tippett)	Bonnie Soper	2008–2009
Eden Brown	Natalie Braid	2010
Nurse Judy Brownlee	Donogh Rees	2001–2006
Dr. Daniel Buchanan	Jack Campbell	1998–1999, 2001
Laurence Buchanan	Peter Vere-Jones	1999
Barbara Buxton	Helena Ross	1999
Nurse Caroline Buxton	Tandi Wright	1995–1999

C

Character	Actor	Years Active
Dr. Jim Callan	Shane Nicholson	1999–2000
Dr. Ingrid Campbell	Madeleine Lynch	2006–2007, 2009
Dr. Gavin Capper	Tim Schijf	2007
Dex Carrigan	Dallas Barnett	2010, 2011
Brandon Cardiff	Todd Rippon	1994
Hugo Carmont	Fraser Brown	2005
Michael Carmont	Richard Hanna	2005
Helen Carson	Michele A'Court	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Timothy Carson	Austin Taylor	2008
Howard Carter	Ross Anderson	2009
Noel Carter	Timothy Lee	2003
Penelope Cartland	Wendy Meyer	2000
Astrid Chapel	Andi Crown	2010, 2012
Faye Chatfield	Brigid McVeigh	1995
Lulu Chatfield	Meighan Desmond	1995-1996
Dr. Li Mei Chen	Li Ming Hu	2003–2006
John Cheney	Wade Jackson	2007
Dr. MacKenzie Choat	Ingrid Park	1998–1999
Nurse Lily Choi	Caleigh Cheung	2007
Nurse Paul Churchill	Simon Prast	1993, 1994, 1995
Stacey Clarke	Narelle Ahrens	2000
Nate Clarke	Josh McKenzie	2013-2014
Ross Clarkson	Stephen Papps	2006
Dean Cochrane	Greg Johnson	1998–2001
Moira Cochrane (née Lafferty, previously Crombie)	Geraldine Brophy	1997–2001
Mr Coburn	Timothy Rickett	2008
Jesse Collins	Paul McIver	2008
Daria Connell	Stephanie Lee	2007
Kylie Connelly (née Brown)	Kerry-Lee Dewing	2012–
Aleesha Cook	Sonia Gray	1998–1999
Theresa Coombes	Fiona Collins	2005
Tim Coombes	Millen Baird	2005
Dominique Coombes	Jay Saussey	1995
Ted Coombes	Ian Watkin	1995
Len Cooper	Bruce Phillips	2013–2015
Judy Cooper	Donna Akersten	2013
Evan Cooper	Tyler Read	2010–14
Evan Cooper	Matthew Chamberlain	2010–2016
Jasmine Cooper	Pearl McGlashan	2010–13, 2016
Nurse Wendy Cooper	Jacqueline Nairn	2010–2016
Jessica 'Jay' Copeland	Jaime Passier-Armstrong	2004–2007
Paramedic Nelson Copeland	Quinton Hita	2002–2004
Travis Corfield	John Tui	2013
Nurse Baxter Cormack	Tom Hern	2005–2007
Gus Cormack	Rod Lousich	2006
Sue Cormack	Sally McCormick	2006
Linda Corrine	Shirley Duke	1994–1995, 2009, 2010, 2012
Nurse Layla Cornwall	Louise Harris	2003–2004
Helen Corrie	Chloe Blackwell	2009
Justice Pamela Crane	Judy Callingham	2000
Rev. Phillip Crawshaw	William Walker	2007
Anthea Crichton	Anita Cumming	2008
Blake Crombie	Jesse Peach	1999–2001
Earl Crombie	Murray Keane	1998, 1999–2000
Jordan Crombie	Cameron Smith	1999
Maddy Crombie	Joseph Greer	1997–2001
Shelley Crombie	Natalie Dennis	1997–2000
Nurse Ellen Crozier	Robyn Malcolm	1994–1999
Glenys Crozier	Shelia Summers	1995, 1996, 1997
Minnie Crozier	Katrina Devine	1994–2001
Rose Crozier-Kearney	Georgia Bishop	1997–1998
Lawrence Cunningham	Robert Tripe	2012
Tim Cunningham	Richard Vette	1994–1995

D

Character	Actor	Years Active
Gary Davis	Tim Bray	2007
Lachlan Davis	Jonathan Mahon-Heap	2007; 2008
Rosie Davies	Charlotte Walker	2005; 2006
Polly Deaker	Lara Fischel-Chisholm	2007
Eamon Dempsey	Neill Rea	2000–2001
Dr. Kip Denton	Will Hall	2007–2009
Dr. Thomas Denton	Mark Mitchinson	2009
Ramona Derby	Ashleigh Seagar	1994-1996
Eva Destruction	Mika	2008
Craig Develter	Joel Tobeck	1994, 1996
Caitlin Devereux	Sarah Smuts-Kennedy	1994–1995
Dr. Emily Devine	Micheala Rooney	1995–1997
Chip Dexter	Anthony Ray Parker	1998
Sammy Diamond	Andy Anderson	2006
Luca Dobra	Charlie Truman	2013
Nurse Sarah Donnelly	Madeleine Lynch	1992
Fred Douglas	Graham Bull	2011
Marty Drinnan	Jonathan Martin	2007
Dr. Alan "Al" Dubrovsky	Malcolm Murray	1999–2001
Laurel Dupree	Andrea Kelland	2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012
Bella Durville (née Cooper)	Amelia Reid	2010— 2016
Dr. Luke Durville	Gerald Urquhart	2007, 2008–09, 2010–13
Rafael Durville	Simon London	2010

E

Character	Actor	Years Active
Jeremy Eggleton	Ash Jones	2009
Natalie Ellis	Eileen Hatfield	2010
Stewart Elton	Marcus Pointon	2010
Dr. Ava Eriksson	Siobhan Marshall	2014
Tupac Evans	Mauri Oho Stokes	2008–2009
Dr. Nathan Exley	Peter Feeney	2000
Dr. Paul Exley	Rory Williamson	2000–2001

F

Character	Actor	Years Active
Paramedic Grant "Grunter" Faalago	Semu Filipo	2005–2006, 2007, 2008–2009
Mary Faasavalu	Whetu Fala	2012
Nurse Ana Fa'asolo	Mary Lose	1995–1997
Wai Farrell	Midge Murray	?
Greg Feeney	Tim Balme	1994, 1995–1996, 1999-2000
Jed Ferris	Johnny Barker	2000
Bailey Finch	Estevez Gillespie	2011–12
Jack "Fish" Fisher	Stephen Handisides	2009
Jane Fitzgerald	Katherine McRae	1992–1993
Jewel Fitzpatrick	Vicki Edwards-Brown	2010
Loren Fitzpatrick	Sophia Johnson	2010
Philip Fitzpatrick	Jeremy King	2010
Reuben Fitzpatrick	David Aston	2010
Andrew Fleming	Ezra Woods	1992–1993
Dr. Meredith Fleming	Stephanie Wilkin	1992–1993, 1994
Nurse Annie Flynn	Rebecca Hobbs	1994
Hamish Flynn	Alan Brash	2006
Marcel Fohn	Ethan Bai	2012
Paramedic Jamie Forrest	Karl Urban	1993–1994
Rich Fortune	Brian Sergent	2001
Kitty Forsyth	Yvonne Lawley	1997
Rufus Franks	Luke Bodle	2008
Nurse Emma Franklin	Amy Usherwood	2012-2015
Dr. Brett Franklin	Matt Dywer	2012; 2014
Nurse Gary Fraser	Mark Wright	2002
Annette Freeman	Louise Wallace	2010, 2011, 2012
Paramedic Rebecca Frost	Luisa Burgess	1994–1997
Ashton Fuller	Bryce Langston	2010
Kim Furious	Sassy Acorn	1993

G

Character	Actor	Years Active
Dr. Josh Gallagher	Chris Tempest	2012–14
Dr. Jack Galloway	Jed Brophy	1998
Nurse Mike Galloway	Oliver Driver	1998–1999
Detective Robyn Gardner	Vikki Cottingham	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Cat Gibson	Roz Turnbull	2012
Ethan Gill	Stephen Lovatt	1994
Mitch Gillespie	John Wraight	2006
Nurse Jessie George	Hannah Tolich	2003–2004
Ruby Gleeson	Alana Barber	2007
Dr. Lawrence Godfrey	Ray Henwood	2006
Anita Goodall	Lara Fischel-Chisholm	2010
Paramedic Ben Goodall	Shaun Edwards-Brown	2009–2010
John Grainger	Jason Hoyte	2006; 2008; 2009
Leslie Grant	Paul Holmes	2010
Dave Greenlaw	Kevin J. Wilson	2002
Delphine "Delphi" Greenlaw	Anna Hutchison	2002–2004
Dr. Geoff Greenlaw	Andrew Laing	2001–2003
Liz Greenlaw	Yvonne Martin	2002
Tara Gregory	Rachael Bullock	1996
Malcolm Grieg	Norman Forsey	2004
Constable Dave Groves	Barry Duffield	1999–2005
Orlando Gunn	Chris Maclennan-Jones	2008, 2009
Trish Gunn	Sheryl Stewart	2008, 2009

H

Character	Actor	Years Active
Buddy Haanui	Antonio Te Maioha	2006, 2007
Dr. Laura Hall	Larissa Matheson	1999–2000
Dr. Bethany Hall	Michelle Langstone	2011
Nicola Halley	Debbie Newby	1996, 2000
Bernadette Hamblyn	Narelle Ahrens	2008
Dr. Bree Hamilton	Rachael Blampied	2011–12; 2013–14
Jemima Hampton	Liesha Ward-Knox	2005–2006; 2014
Michael Hampton-Rees	Duane Evans Jr.	2014-
Darren Hamilton	Nathan Rimell	2009
Dr. Lars Hammett	Sean O'Connor	2011
Dr. Nadia Hammett	Jessi Williams	2011
Norman Hanson	Jacob Tomuri	2003–2005
Dr. John Harlan	Matthew Chamberlain	1998-1999
Nurse Meg Harris	Emily Mowbray	2007
Barry Harrison	Alistair Browning	1992
Jenny Harrison	Maggie Harper	1992–1998, 2002
Lucas Harrison	Christopher Preece	2000
	Joshua Adams	2000–2001
	Caleb Boyd	2001
	William Tregidga	2002–2005
Nick Harrison	Karl Burnett	1992–2005, 2017
Tina-Anne Harrison	Damikah Chancher	2004
	Claudia Goodison
	Libby Reber	2004–05
Waverley Harrison (née Wilson)	Claire Chitham	1994–1995, 1998–2005, 2017
Kane Harvey	Jason Nathan	2008–2009
Dr. Bridget Hastings	Katie Wolfe	1997–1999
Nurse Christine Hastings	Tanya Horo	?? - 1999
Paramedic Donna Heka (née Bennett)	Stephanie Tauevihi	1997–2004
Eddie Heka	Hori Ahipene	1999
Nurse Joey Henderson	Johnny Barker	2007 — 2008
Oscar Henry	Christopher Brown	1998–1999
Rangi Heremaia	Blair Strang	1995–2001
Toka Heremaia	Redmond McCarthy	1996
Officer Heston	Shaun Thompson	2007
Jack Hewitt	Manu Bennett	2002
Patricia Hewitt	Maureen Edwards	2001–2002
Dr. Adam Heywood	Leighton Cardno	2001–2003
Barbara Heywood	Annie Whittle	2001–2005
Marshall Heywood	Paul Reid	2001–2004
Dr. Simon Hilton-Jones	John Wraight	1994
Samara Hindmarsh (fake) / Lily	Jodie Rimmer	2001
Samantha Hindmarsh	Judy Rankin	2001
Eddie Ho	Gary Young	2010
Dr. Marvin Ho	Daniel Sing	2003
Eileen Horrocks (née Gregory)	Cathy Downes	2005
Joe Hudson	Rawiri Paratene	2001–2002
Mihi Hudson	Quantrelle King	2001–2002, 2003
Rangimarie Hudson	Mia Curreen-Poko	2005–06
Shannon Hudson (née Te Ngaru)	Amber Curreen	2001–2006
Tama Hudson	David Wikaira-Paul	2001, 2003–2006
Nurse Te Hana Hudson (née Kahu)	Vanessa Rare	2001–2003, 2004–2005, 2006
Whetu Hudson	Taungaroa Emile	2005 - 2006
Wesley Huffman	David B Goodwin	2010
Serena Hughes	Willa O'Neill	1992–1993
Frankie Hull	Anoushka Klaus	2010
Cheyenne Hunter	Shara Connolly	2005
Mr Hunter	Ross Brannigan	1994

I

Character	Actor	Years Active
Elvis Iosefa	Pua Magasiva	1999
Nurse Louie Iosefa	Shimpal Lelisi	1999–2000
Dr. Stephen Isaac	Stan Wolfgramm	1997

J

Character	Actor	Years Active
Jimi Jackson	Corey Moana	2006
Dr. Gabrielle Jacobs	Virginie Le Brun	2009–10, 2011–12
Lana Jacobs	Brooke Williams	2011–13
Lynn Jacobs	Walter Brown	1996
Nurse Otis Jackson	Shane Bartle	1994–1995
Doctor James	Anto Riswantono	2014
Ian Jeffries	Jeffrey Thomas	2004, 2005–2006
Jay "Jay-Jay" Jeffries	Jack Boyle	2007
	Tom Boyl
	Marlan Nesbitt	2008
	Liam Farmer	2008–11, 2012
Libby Jeffries	Fleur Saville	2006–10, 2012
Nurse Maia Jeffries	Anna Jullienne	2004–11, 2012
Nurse Tania Jeffries	Faye Smythe	2005–10, 2012
Yvonne Jeffries	Alison Quigan	2004, 2005–11, 2012
Sir Sefton Jeffries	Peter McAllum	2001
Dayna Jenkins	Lucy Elliott	2013-2016
Kane Jenkins	KJ Apa	2013-2015
Jennifer Jenkins	Unknown Actress	2013
Dr. Dinesh Jivani	Amin Sheikh	2008
Dr. Kevin Johns	David Van Horn	2012
Nurse Mere Johnson	Carolyn McLaughlin	2001
Jill Johnstone	Suzy Aiken	1992
Justine Jones (see 2000 storyline)	Judy Hall	2000
Dr. Justine Jones	Laurie Foell	2005, 2006
	Lucy Wigmore	2007–2008, 2009
Nurse Joanna Jordan	Greer Robson	1993–1994

K

Character	Actor	Years Active
Nurse Anne Kahu (née Greenlaw)	Emmeline Hawthorne	2001–2004
Nurse Lucy Karim (nee Rickman)	Grace Palmer	2014-2017
Ali Karim	Tane Williams	2015-
Dr. Victor Kahu	Calvin Tuteao	2000–2004
Lee Kapene	Kirk Torrance	1997
Eti Kawaka	Isaac Bell	2005–2007
Bradley Kearney	Joseph Gloonan	1998
Dr. David Kearney	Peter Elliott	1996–1999
Fergus Kearney	Paul Ellis	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998–2001
Isobel Kearney	Jennifer Ward-Lealand	1996–1998
Sean Kearney	Nick Miller	1996
Dr. Finlay Keats	Peter McCauley	1995–1996
Brodie Kemp	Ari Boyland	2010–2011
Mary Kelly	Betty Leathwick	2007
Nurse Carrie Kennedy (née Burton)	Lisa Crittenden	1992–1993
Declan Kennedy	Kevin J. Wilson	1993
Phyllis Keppel	Beryl Te Wiata	1999
Dr. Logan King	Peter Muller	2003–2004
Nurse Jill Kingsbury	Natalie Medlock	2011–12
Melanie Kirk	Tina Regtien, Julie Crean	1992-1993 2006
Erin Kingston	Emma Lahana	2000–2001
Kirsty Knight	Angela Marie Dotchin	1992–1998
Bryon Kramer	John Dybvig	1994
Ursula Kruger	Robyn Paterson	2010
Sef Kruse	Tuki Laumea	2004–2005
Talafao Kruse	Joseph Pilitati	2004
Talia Kruse	Marlina Rogers	2004
Nurse Vinnie Kruse	Pua Magasiva	2003–2006, 2011—
Grishma Kumari	Rina Patel	2008
Naveen Kumari	Ajay Vasisht	2008, 2009
Dipali Kumari	Rashmi Pilapitiya	2008, 2009
Rani Kumari	Urmila Dhar	2007, 2008, 2009
Shobna Kumari	Leela Patel	2008, 2009, 2011
Vijay Kumari	Himanshu Trivedi	2007, 2008, 2009
Nurse Shanti Kumari-Scott	Nisha Madhan	2007–2009
Sunil Kumari	Monish Anand	2007,2008,2009
Dr. Grace Kwan	Lynette Forday	1994–1997, 2013-
Joy Kwan	Helen Wong	1997

L

Character	Actor	Years Active
Detective Larsen	John Doubleday	?
Ingrid Larsen	Kiri Mills	1994
Nurse Kate Larsen	Rebecca Hobbs	2000–2001
Piers Lassiter	Richard Adams	1997
Colin "Dollar" Laws	John Tui	2010
Vince "Pigdog" Laws	Andre King	2009
Dr. Billy Leach	Darren Young	1995
Bernie Leach	Timothy Bartlett	1995–1996
Carla Leach (née Crozier)	Elizabeth Easther	1995–96
Henry Lee	Peter Huang	2012, 2013
Roger Lee	Scott Hayden	2002, 2008
Don Lennox	Chris Easley	2008, 2009
Ula Levi	Frankie Adams	2010—2015
Vasa Levi	Teuila Blakely	2010, 2011-2014
Madison Lodge	Vicky Rodewyk
Kevin Lorrigan	Russell Smith	1997
Miles Lucas	Hamish MacFarlane	1992
Avril Lucich	Kate-Louise Elliott	2004
Bernadette Lucich	Kate-Louise Elliott	2004
Annabelle Lustwick	Jodie Dorday	1997

M

Character	Actor	Years Active
Jean-Luc Mafart	Pierre Foret	1993
Holly Makatea	Miriama McDowell	2006, 2007
Dr. Frank Malone	Christopher Hobbs	1997–2001
Nurse Jaki Manu	Nancy Brunning	1992–1994
Dr. Henry Mapasua	Victor Rodger	2010
Dr. Johnny Marinovich	Stelios Yiakmis	1994–1998
Nurse Tiffany Marinovich (née Pratt, previously Warner)	Alison James	1995–1998
Guard Marlow	Johnathan Hodge	2010
Grant Marsden	Alan Lovell	2009
Dr. Benjamin Marshall	Graham Puddle	1993–2005
Nurse Harry Martin	Dean O'Gorman	1995–1996
Sofia Martinez	Lena Cruz	1999–2001
Dr. Jennifer Mason	Sara Wiseman	2010–2011
Dr. Jim Mason	Kevin Keys	2010–2011
Suzette Mason	Verity George	2009
Chelsea Maxwell	Samantha Shorter	2009
Officer Janet Maxwell	Katrina Hobbs	1999–2000
Nurse Matt McAllister	Roy Snow	2000–2003
Dr. Drew McCaskill	Ben Barrington	2015-
Adam McIntyre	Scott Wills	1997
Dr. Callum McKay	Peter Mochrie	2006–12
Hunter McKay	Lee Donoghue	2006–12
Sophie McKay	Kimberley Crossman	2006–11, 2012
Mona McKay	Judy Rankin	2008, 2010, 2011
Alex McKenna	Liddy Holloway	1993–1995, 1996, 2002
Dr. Jonathon McKenna	Kieren Hutchison	1993–1996, 2011
May McKenna	Unknown actress	1992
Dr. Michael McKenna	Paul Gittins	1992–1995, 1997, 1998–1999
Rachel McKenna	Angela Bloomfield	1993–1999, 2001–2003, 2007, 2009—2016
Deborah McKenzie	Susan Curnow	2008–2009
Fraser McKenzie	Peter Daube	2008–2009
Ned McRae	John Mellor	2011
Suzy McRae	Maisey McSwiney	2011
Tara Milburn	Krista Nobilo	1992
Nurse Steve Mills	Andrew Binns	1992–1994
Eric Miller	Mick Andrews	2010
Leanne Miller	Jennifer Ludlam	2010, 2011, 2014-
Nurse Nicole Miller	Sally Martin	2009—
Richard Minogue aka Hamish Flynn	Phil Brown	2005–2006
Kieran Mitchell	Adam Rickitt	2007–2010
Sean (Sid) Mitchell	Thijs Morris	2009–2010
Sidney Mitchell	Andrew Grainger	2007
Andre Monaghan	Gabriel Reid	2002–2005
Dr. Cassie Moore	Tahei Simpson	2000–2001
Rose Moore	Nicole Tubiola	2012
Olive Moronuki	Echo Di Zhu	2008
Doug Morrison	Richard Knowles	2010
Gordon Morrison	John Chalmers	2010
Kate Morrison	Margaret-Mary Hollins	2010
Peter Morrison	Phil Pinner	2011
Nurse Tracey Morrison	Sarah Thomson	2007, 2008–2011
Dr Xavier Moyo	Brian Manthenga	2008–2009
Richard Muncher	Simon Hay	2002–2003
Natasha 'Tash' Munro	Michelle Stewart	2000–2001; 2003–2004
Terry Munro	Pip Hall	2000–2001; 2003–2004
Paige Munroe	Rachel Foreman	2011, 2012
Dr. Alexander Murphy	Bede Skinner	2011
Lloyd Murray	Shaun Thompson	2007

N

Character	Actor	Years Active
Haresh Naran	Rajiv Varma	1999
Dr. Shivani 'Vani' Naran	Madeleine Sami	1998–1999
Darryl Neilson	Mark Ferguson	1992, 1993, 1994–1995
Damien Neilson	Mark Ferguson	1998
Diane Neilson	Susannah Devereux	1992, 1993, 1994
Patrick Neilson	Uncredited Actor	1993
Robert Neilson	Unknown	1993, 1994
Dr. Stuart Neilson	Martin Henderson	1992–1995, 2017
Tom Neilson	Adrian Keeling	1992–1993
Beverly North	Sarah Billing	2000
Anne Ngatai	uncredited actress	2011
Dr. Henare Ngatai	George Henare	2011, 2012
Jennifer Ngatai	uncredited actress	2011
Ruth Ngatai	Christina Asher	2011, 2012
Rev. Norton	Alan Brash	1998
William Nungent	Andrew Clay	2010

O

Character	Actor	Years Active
Siobhan O'Leary	Siobhan Marshall	2004
Cherie O'Neill	Teresa Woodham	1996
Harmony O'Neill	Hetty Gaskell-Hahn	2007
Hayley O'Neill	Michelle Blundell	2012
Charlotte Olsen	Nicola Cliff	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Gretchen Olsen	Natalya Humphrey	1997
Violet Ornsby	Margaret Murray	1998
Caitlin Owens	Troy Garton	2007

P

Character	Actor	Years Active
Dr. Bronson Paraone	Kirk Torrance	2004–2005
Ellis Pederson	Owen Black	2000
Jane Perry	Sia Trokenheim	2010
Angus Phelps	Elliot Christensen-Yule	2007–2008
Donald Phyfe	Iain Rea	1994
Dr. Ethan Pierce	Owen Black	2008–2009
Joan Pierce	Tina Greenville	2009
Lisa Pimms	Eve Gordon	2014
Nurse Alice Piper	Toni Potter	2005–2009
Fran Piper	Fiona Edgar	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Ron Platt	Brian Rankin	2007
Rua Potae	Christopher Molloy	2007; 2008; 2010
Wiremu Potae	Scott Cotter	2007; 2008
Daniel Potts	Jarred Blakiston	2004–2005, 2007
	Ido Drent	2009–12
Morgan Potts	Michael Morrissey	2004, 2005, 2007
Pam Potts	Teresa Woodham	2004, 2005, 2007
Dr. Sarah Potts	Amanda Billing	2004—2014
Tillie Potts	Nathan Anderson	2011
	Nalani Rose Tuhoe	2011—
Adele Pratt	Paula Keenan	1996–1997
Nurse Tiffany Pratt	Alison James	1995–1998
Vern Pratt	Sydney Jackson	1996–1997
Quentin Presley	John Palino	2010
Dylan Preston	Paul Glover	2006

R

Character	Actor	Years Active
Krish Rajan	Chetan Patel	1999
Dr Shane Raskin	Richard Hanna	1993–1994
Nurse Alison Raynor	Danielle Cormack	1992–1993
Brian Raynor	Ian Mune	2010, 2011, 2012
Irene Raynor	Jan Saussey	1992, 1993
Kevin Raynor	Laurie Dee	1992, 1993
Phoenix Raynor	Geordie Holibar	2010–13
Father Rigby	David Aston	1993
Nurse Aroha Reed	Geneva Alexander-Marsters	2009
Lance Reed	Toby Sharpe	2008, 2009
Nico Reed	Aaron Tindell	2007
Lindsay Reynolds	Dwayne Cameron	2008
Lola Reynolds	Jessica Joy Wood	2012; 2013
Toby Reynolds	Robert Evison	2013-2014
Dr. Gwendoline Ryder	Maryanne Rushton	1998
Anthony Richards	Michael Morris	2006; 2008
Dr Oliver Ritchie	Mark Warren	2009
Tania Rikihana	Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell	1997
Martha "Riley" Riley	Jacque Drew	2008
Nurse Carmen Roberts	Theresa Healey	1993–1995
Steve Roberts	Jason Fitch	2007
Dr. Boyd Rolleston	Sam Bunkall	2012—
Dr. Brooke Rolleston (née Freeman)	Beth Allen	2008—2014
Dr. Hone Ropata	Temuera Morrison	1992–1995, 2008
Sarah-Jane Ross	Lauren Porteous Morcom	1993–1994
Gina Rossi-Dodds (née Rossi)	Josephine Davison	1992–1994, 1995
Dr. Leonard Rossi-Dodds (née Dodds)	Marton Csokas	1993–1994, 1995
Penny Rourke	Carolyn Dando	2010
Hine Ryan (née Rangiuia, previously Scott)	Rena Owen	2010–2011
Dr. Te Aniwa Ryan	Moana Maniapoto-Jackson	1993–1994

S

Character	Actor	Years Active
Anja Sadovenko	Reanin Johannink	2008, 2009
Dr. Justin Salt	Heath Jones	2006, 2007
Huia Samuels	Nicola Kawana	2005–2006
Sean Samuels	James Nicolle	2001-02
Kuini Samuels	Ella Henry	2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017
Mitch Samuels	Jim Perry	2006
Pastor Samuels	Grant Bridger	2001
Nurse Roimata Samuels (née Ngatai)	Shavaughn Ruakere	2011–14
Dr. Esther Samuels	Ngahuia Piripi	2015-
Dr. Te Koha "TK" Samuels	Benjamin Mitchell	2006—
Tane Samuels	Dominic Ona-Ariki	2007, 2008, 2009
Greta Saunders	Meryl Maine	2005
Amy Scott	Vavaki McNaughton	2008, 2009
Nurse Cameron Scott	Glen Drake	1996–1998
Nurse James "Scotty" Scott	Kiel McNaughton	2007–2011
Jimmy Scott	Peter Kaa	2008
Jessie Scott	Apeal McNaughton	2008, 2009
Kitu Scott	Christian Edmonds	2011
Patrick "Paddy" Tai Scott	Xavier Horan	2009, 2010
Rebecca "Becs" Scott	Marise Wipani	2008, 2009
Pania Stevens	Bree Peters	2014-2015
Dr. Ian Seymour	David Press	1996–1997, 1998
Marion Seymour	Dinah Priestley	1997
Paramedic Mark Shawn	Tony MacIver	1998
Derek Simmonds	Marty Christopher	2007
Angelina Skeggins	Geeling Ng	1998
Lionel Skeggins	John Leigh	1993, 1994–99, 2017
Wilbur Skeggins	Uncredited Actor Ian Mune	1994–1995 1997, 1998
Fiona Skellerup	Kylie Jackson	2008
Bryony Skillington	Penny Seger	2009
Lawrence Skinner	Ross Brannigan	2002
Heather Sloane	Jan Saussey	2010
Karl Smith	Daniel Meade	1997
Sheridan Smith	Paul Willis	2007
Zac Smith	Mike Edward	1995–96, 2002, 2012–13
Alana Smith-Reynolds	Rema Smith	2009
Ryan Smith-Reynolds	Reece Rodewyk	2007, 2009
Andrew Solomon	Paolo Rotondo	2004–2005
Claire Solomon	Emily Robins	2004–2007
Nurse Effie Sommers	Faye Rillstone	2014
Scott Somerset	Anthony Palmer	1994
Mr. Sorby	Eden Phillips	1996
Kirk South	Ben Brown	1994
Suchin Srisai	Kristine Caluya	2007
Jenna Stanford	Sue Cook	2010
Lisa Stanton	Anna Cathie	1992
Tom Stanton	Henry Beasley	2011–12
Dr. Martin "Sticky" Stickwell	Ian Hughes	2003–2005
Dr. Naomi Stephens	Christina Bristaw	2009
Bruce Stockley	Robert McMullen	1998, 2000
Nurse Liz Stokes	Irene Wood	1996–1997
Nurse Robyn Stokes	Kirstie O'Sullivan	2001, 2002, 2004–2005
Dylan Stone	Robert McMullen	2000
Rhonda Stone	Judy Rankin	2000
Dr Stone	Matt MacDougall	2009
Detective Lisa Stone	Caitlin Bossley	2012-2013
Hilary Sturgess	Susan Brady	1994
Noel Sturgess	Martyn Sanderson	1992, 1993, 1994
Arthur Sutcliffe	Gilbert Goldie	2007
Dr. Owen Sutherland	Benedict Wall	2011
Hadley Sutton	Toby Sharpe	2007
Noah Swartzman	Chad Mills	2008
Lucy Swinton	Sally Stockwell	2004
Detective Roman Sylvester	Charles Pierard	2013-2014

T

Character	Actor	Years Active
Kane Taiaroa	Joe Folau	1994
Henry Tamariki	Tamati Rice	1992–1993, 1994
Calvin Taylor	Jared Tobin	2003
Sandra Taylor	Fiona Maule	2003
Charlie Te Ngaru	Grant Roa	2003, 2004
Rita Te Ngaru	Carla Rotondo	2003
Shannon Te Ngaru	Amber Curreen	2001–2006
Kingi Te Wake	Te Kohe Tuhaka	2008–2009
Darcy Thomas	Todd Morgan	2006
Nurse Sam/Samantha Thomas	Ryland Wood	2006, 2007
Ruby Thomas (previously Miller)	Reena Lambert	2008, 2009
Paramedic Curtis Thompson	Scott Michaelson	1997
Dominic Thompson	Shane Cortese	2003–2004
Ngaire Thompson	Ilona Rodgers	2003, 2005
James Thornton	Chris Dykzeul	1995–1998
Dr. Julia Thornton	Elizabeth Hawthorne	1995–1996
Dr. Richard Thornton	James Hayward	1995
Gerald Tippett	Harry McNaughton	2007–10, 2012
Katie Tippett	Nancy Schroder	2008
Nigel Tippett	Roy Ward	2008, 2009
Liam Todd	Campbell Cooley	2005
Dr. Gary Travis	Stuart Turner	1996–1997
Rex Treherne	Raymond Hawthorne	2003–2004
Andy Tremaine	Michael Hallows	1994
Sally-Anne Tremaine	Rachel Davies	1996
Madeline Trent	Miranda Harcourt	2000
Barry Trueman	Nigel Godfrey	1997, 2001
Shane Tucker	Jason Hood	2010, 2011
Russel (White Dragon) Turner	Matt Sunderland	2010
Jeremy Tyler	Eryn Wilson	2009

V

Character	Actor	Years Active
Brett Valentine	Colin Moy	2004
Dr. Craig Valentine	Renato Bartolomei	2004–2008
Jake Valentine	Calum Gittins	2004–2006
Paula Valentine	Vivian Bell	2004, 2007
Scarlett Valentine	Nicole Thomson	2004–2007; 2008
Dr. Gus van den Berg	Aaron Devitt	1997
Kat Van Der Merva	Faye Smythe	2002
Greg Vicelich	Michael Hurst	2003

W

Character	Actor	Years Active
Detective Lara Wade	Anna Henare	2007, 2008
Roger Wallasee	Brett Coutts	1998, 1999
Deborah Walters	Lisa Chappell	1993–1994
Amanda Warner	Stephanie Jack	1993
	Marissa Stott	2005
Sir Bruce Warner	Ken Blackburn	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Dr. Chris Warner	Michael Galvin	1992–1996, 2000—
Guy Warner	Craig Parker	1992, 1993–1996, 2007–2008
Harry Warner	Joshua Thompson	2002
	Callum Campbell Ross	2002–2006
	Henry Williams	2006–2009
	Reid Walker	2009—
Lady Margot Warner (née Worthington)	Glynis McNicoll	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
	Dinah Priestley	2003
Nurse Toni Warner (née Thompson, previously McAllister)	Laura Hill	2001–2008
Tuesday Warner	Kelly Tate	1995-1996
	Olivia Tennet	2007–2008
Dr. Watkins	Rohan Mouldey	2010
Cindy Watson	Sarah McLeod	2008–2009
Trent Watson	John Glass	2008–2009
Paramedic Angela Weaver	Katherine Hubbard	2000–2001
Costel Waldheim	Phil Peleton	2011
Zlata Waldheim	Kate Elliott	2011, 2013
Drew Webster	Joel Herbert	2012
Dr. Mark Weston	Tim Foley	2004–2007
Dr. Ron White	Matt McDougall	2009, 2010
Dr. Garrett Whitley	Spencer Falls	2014-2015
Dr.Harper Whitley	Ria Vandervis	2013-
Samuel Whittaker	Martin Delaney	2003
Willow	Lana Garland	1996
Nurse Beth Wilson	Hannah Marshall	2007
Amberley Wilson	Carrie Willis	2002
Eltham Wilson	Kip Chapman	2004
John Wilson	Barry Spring	2001
Stratford Wilson	Antony Starr	2001
Trish Wilson	Julie Collis	2001
Miss Wilton	Ann Baxter	1996
Nurse Duncan Winters	Colin McColl	1996
Paramedic Dan Winchester	Frank Edwards (actor)	1996–1997
Dr. Alan Woodstock	Grae Burton	2011
Cecile Worthington (née Cartier)	Jane Thomas-John	2010, 2011
Garth Worthington	Graeme Moran	2003, 2005, 2011
Dr. Isaac Worthington	Matt Minto	2010–2011

Y

Character	Actor	Years Active roimata
Rex Yates	Robert Pollock	2000–2001
Nurse Tamsin Yates	Jay Saussey	2000–2001
Winston Youn	Min Kim	2011

Characters with unknown names

Character	Notes about role	Actor	Years Active
Isaac	Jamie Forrest's boyfriend	Frank Tautali	1993
Bad Rapper	A rapper who auditioned to be a part of Kennedy's new talent line-up under Sam Aleni.	Jon Bridges	1994
Cheryl	Coffee Shop Worker	Lydia Eyley	1994–1999
Curtis Thompson	Rachels Boyfriend during her battle of fighting her first round of Alcoholism	Scott Michaelson	1997
Santa	A man dressed as Santa that worked at the Hospital when the truck drove into it.	Terrence Dale	1995
Bass		Cameron Duncan	2001
Felicia		Catherine Waller	2006
Paramedic Diego		Diego Betanzo	2007, 2009
Policeman unknown character	(Sorting out TK's cousins & involved in solving the Ferndale killings)	Adam Burrell	2007
Fred	collapsed carpark patient	Jack Webley	2007
Aroha	TK's family member	Lana Garland	2007
Rick		Karlos Wrennall	2007
Michelle	IV Bar/restaurant staff	Imogen Vivian	2007
The Killer	Mystery man stand-in for real Ferndale killer	Aaron Caville	2007
Lisa	attacker of Ted	Nicola Fitzsimons	2007
Ted	attacked by Lisa	Kelvin Jones	2007
Jaqui	Worker at the IV	Tabitha Avery	2007—
Heather	would-be victim of Ferndale Strangler - Joey Henderson	Nicole Robson	2008
Marcus	paraplegic counseller	Lee Warn	2008
NZSL Interpreter	Interpreted Chris Warners speech into sign language for a special episode for deaf awareness week.	Kelly Hodgins	2010
Angkasa	Scotty's ex lover who leaves him her son.	Hweiling Ow	2011
Chairman of Kendall Grant Committee		Paul Linnell	2011

Celebrities on Shortland Street

Celebrity	Scene involved with	Years
Annie Crummer	Jaki Manu and her were Katene Sisters, a reunion saw one sister withdraw and Carrie Burton filled the gap	1993
Sir. Paul Holmes	Appeared at Reception inquiring about the disappearance of Tom Neilson for the "Holmes" current affairs TV programme	1993
Dipak Patel	Visited fellow black cap cricketer Henry Tamariki while he was in hospital.	1994
Rachel Hunter	Wanted parking meter change, Marj Neilson pointed out the hospital wasn't a bank	1994
Jonah Lomu, Frank Bunce, Liam Barry, Eric Rush, Junior Tonu'u	Played in a social touch rugby game with Sam Aleni and Shortland Street gang	1994
Kim Hill	Interviewed Chris Warner about diluted pharmaceuticals.	1995
Suzanne Lynch	Guided Minnie Crozier & Lulu Chatfield in a talent contest	1995
Helen Clark, Jenny Shipley	Greeted Marj Neilson when she became an MP	1996
Kevin Milne	Fair Go presenter busted one of Nick Harrison's many dodgy money-making schemes	1996
Louise Malloy	Opera singer	1997
Angela D'Audney
Georgina Beyer
Kim Webby
Chris Knox	Invited to a premiere of Nick Harrison's movie only to see footage of Nick in the nude.	1998
Lana Coc-Kroft		1998
Che Fu	Performed to sick children at Shortland Street hospital	1999
Te Rau-o-te-Rangi Winterburn, Hayden Weke, Hemi Peke, Tomairangi Mareikura		2002
Brent Ward, Bradley Mika	Happened to arrive to the local bar after Vinnie and Sef Kruse had been pretending to be Auckland Rugby players to pick up girls.	2004
Buck Shelford	As a patient in Shortland Street Hospital. Ends up trapped with Joey Henderson in the lift when it malfunctions.	2007
Aja Rock; "The Edge" announcers Jay Jay Feeny Mike Puru and Dominic Harvey ; Boxer Shane Cameron	Attended the opening of IV Central	2008
Savage Demetrius Savelio	celebrity patient	2009
Sir. Paul Holmes	Appeared as Leslie Grant, an actor dressed in drag in the play Yvonne was directing. This was Holmes' second cameo in the soap opera.	2010
All Blacks Keven Mealamu, Anthony Boric and Jerome Kaino	Got trapped by Brooke Freeman's car in the carpark while on the way to the opening of the Rugby World Cup 2011	2011
Denise L'Estrange Corbet	Fashion designer who was visited by Ula and Jasmine's class and Lana and Nicole.	2012
Ed Sheeran	Ran into teenager Kane Jenkins (KJ Apa) in 'The I.V.' and encouraged him to express himself through music.	2014
Wellington Phoenix footballers Andrew Durante and Vince Lia	Visited football-mad Pixie Hannah after having surgery to remove a cancer tumour from her leg; surgeon Victoria Anderton called in the favour after accidentally losing Pixie's Wellington Phoenix replica shirt.	2015
Hayley Holt		2015
Sol3 Mio		2015
Jack Tame	Covered the volcanic eruption in Ferndale.	2017

Character records

Longest running characters

Number	Character	Years on screen	Duration
1.	Chris Warner	28	1992–96, 2000—
2.	Rachel McKenna	19	1993–99, 2001–03, 2007, 2009—2016
3.	Harry Warner	22	2002—
4.	Nick Harrison	13	1992–2005, 2017
5.	Benjamin Marshall	12	1993–2005
6.	TK Samuels	18	2006—
7.	Sarah Potts	10	2004–14
8.	Carol Beckham	10	2000–10
9.	Vinnie Kruse-Miller	16	2003–06, 2011—
10.	Nicole Kruse-Miller	15	2009—

Longest gap between appearances

Number	Character	Years between appearances	Duration
1.	Frank Connelly	23	1993, 2016—
2.	Finn Connelly	23	1993, 2016—
3.	Sass Connelly	23	1993, 2016—
4.	Stuart Neilson	22	1992–1995, 2017
5.	Lionel Skeggins	18	1993, 1994–1999, 2017
6.	Mrs. Aleni	18	1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2014
7.	Sam Aleni	18	1992–1996, 2014
8.	Grace Kwan	16	1994–1997, 2013–2014
9.	Jonathon McKenna	15	1993–1996, 2011
10.	Melanie Kirk	13	1992–1993, 2006