Ari Boyland (born 10 August 1987) is a New Zealand

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Life and career

Known for his role as '' KC'' in Cloud 9's '' The Tribe''. He was a cast member in Series 1–3, along with a brief appearance in Series 5, and whose character became somewhat of a

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). Boyland also starred in ''The Tribe''

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'' Abe Messiah'' and the documentary ''The Making of The Tribe'' in 1999 as well as the 2001 British documentary ''A Date With the Tribe''. While attending the New Zealand Children's Academy, he also had small roles in Cloud 9's ''

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'' and the

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'' You Wish!'' as well as many theatrical and musical productions across New Zealand. In August 2008, Boyland starred in the ''White Trash Omnibus'', a play written and directed by

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graduate Patrick Graham, with Kate Rylatt and Mike Ginn at the Maidment Theatre in

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, New Zealand. He also appeared in the

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television series ''

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'', based on another play written by Patrick Graham. In 2009, he played the character of Flynn McAllistair in the children's television series ''

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''. Boyland was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He is Jewish. In 2021, he was announced as a cast member of the

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family-adventure series '' Mystic.'' In 2022, he appeared in three episodes of the

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sitcom ''Kid Sister''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

At the 2014

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, Boyland received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work on '' Blood Punch''.

References

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* New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male television actors New Zealand male stage actors Living people 1987 births New Zealand male voice actors New Zealand male soap opera actors People from Lower Hutt 20th-century New Zealand male actors 21st-century New Zealand male actors {{NewZealand-tv-actor-stub