The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the
New Zealand
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soap opera
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''
Shortland Street
''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...
'' in 2001, by order of first appearance.
Marshall Heywood
Marshall Heywood debuted in early 2001 as part of the show's revamp.
Marshall was the troublesome 17-year-old son of
Barbara Heywood (
Annie Whittle
Annie Whittle is a British-born New Zealand singer and actress who has appeared on such shows as ''Shortland Street'', where she played Barbara Heywood for four years and has had a singing career that has spanned three decades. She was previousl ...
) and he ended up creepily filming
Blake Crombie's (Jesse Peach) family in their home. He dated
Erin Kingston
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(
Emma Lahana
Emma Kate Lahana (born ) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her roles as Kira Ford, the Yellow Dino Ranger, in ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'', Jennifer Mason on '' Haven'', and Brigid O'Reilly in '' Cloak & Dagger''.
Career
Lahana play ...
) before he started sleeping with brother
Adam
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's (Leighton Cardno) much older girlfriend,
Robyn Stokes
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2001, by order of first appearance.
Marshall Heywood
Marshall Heywood debuted in early 2001 as part of the show's revamp. Marshall ...
(Kirstie O'Sullivan). Marshall dropped out of school to become an artist but developed a drug addiction and whilst cooking meth in the basement, accidentally exploded the house, leaving Barb temporarily blind. Marshall went on the run but was eventually sentenced to time in a juvenile centre. He dated
Shannon TeNgaru (
Amber Curreen
Amber Curreen (born ) is an actor and theatre producer based in Auckland, New Zealand. She played character Shannon Te Ngaru on ''Shortland Street''. She is a producer with Auckland theatre companies Te RÄ“hia Theatre Company and Te Pou Theatr ...
) before moving onto
Mihi Hudson (Quantrelle King), but her family's opposition separated them. In 2003 Marshall grew close to
Delphi Greenlaw
Delphine "Delphi" Greenlaw is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'', who was portrayed by Anna Hutchison between 2002 and 2004.
The character arrived in early 2002 as the teenage sister of Geoff ( Andrew Laing) ...
(
Anna Hutchison
Anna Hutchison (born 8 February 1986) is a New Zealand actress and producer. Her roles include Delphi Greenlaw on ''Shortland Street'' (2002–04); Lily Chilman, the Yellow Cheetah Ranger on ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' (2008); Allison Dine on ...
) but the potential romance was put to an end when he accused her boyfriend,
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* Dom (given name), including fictional characters
* Dom (surname)
* Dom La Nena (born 1989), stage name of Brazilian-born cellist, singer and songwriter Dominique Pinto
* Dom people, an et ...
(
Shane Cortese
Shane Cortese (born 13 August 1968) is a New Zealand actor and singer. He is perhaps best known for his role of Mac on Nothing Trivial, Loki on the Almighty Johnsons and Hayden Peters on hit show '' Outrageous Fortune''. He was also a runner-up ...
) of murdering her brother. The following year Marshall had a near death experience and shockingly moved to Australia to become a priest. In September Barb went to Sydney to witness Marshall get
ordained
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.
Toni Warner
Antoinette "Toni" Warner (née Thompson, formerly McAllister) arrived to the show in 2001 as part of a cast revamp.
[ She was portrayed by Laura Hill for 7 years, in a stint that saw her become the first ever character to give birth, get married and die on screen.
]
Adam Heywood
Dr. Adam Heywood first arrived to the show in March 2001 as part of the show's revamp.[ He was portrayed by Leighton Cardno and appeared up until 2003.
]
Patricia Hewitt
Patricia Hewitt first appeared in the soap during the 2001 revamp.[ She was hired by ]Chris Warner
Christopher Alexander Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who has been portrayed by Michael Galvin since the show's first episode, making him the longest running original character. Galvin quit the ...
(Michael Galvin
Michael Galvin (born 27 March 1967) is a New Zealand actor, singer and playwright, well known for his role as Chris Warner on the soap opera Shortland Street, a character he has played almost since the show's debut in 1992 until 1996 and again ...
) as the new CEO of the hospital. The staff were shocked when it was revealed that the clean edged and married Patricia had previously been in a lesbian relationship for many years. Patricia's heart began to fail and as the year ended it became clear she needed a transplant. The death of Judy's (Donogh Rees
Donogh Rees (born 1959) is a New Zealand actress. She starred in the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'' as Nursing management#Director of Nursing, director of nursing Judy Brownlee from 2001 to 2006.
She starred as Abbie in the sci-fi ...
) boyfriend enabled Patricia to receive one but early the following year, she devastatingly lost her son Jack
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* Jack (given name), a male given name, ...
(Manu Bennett
Jonathan Manu Bennett (born 10 October 1969) is a New Zealand actor. He is primarily known for portraying characters in epic fantasy works, such as Crixus in the TV series ''Spartacus'', Allanon in ''The Shannara Chronicles'', Slade Wilson / D ...
). After covering up Jack's severe mental illness, Patricia decided it was best she stood down and she departed Ferndale.
Lily Jansen
Lily Jansen made her first appearance in May 2001 under the name Samara Hindmarsh. Chris Warner
Christopher Alexander Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who has been portrayed by Michael Galvin since the show's first episode, making him the longest running original character. Galvin quit the ...
(Michael Galvin
Michael Galvin (born 27 March 1967) is a New Zealand actor, singer and playwright, well known for his role as Chris Warner on the soap opera Shortland Street, a character he has played almost since the show's debut in 1992 until 1996 and again ...
) was shocked to see Samara; he and brother Guy (Craig Parker
Craig Parker (born 12 November 1970) is a New Zealand actor, known for his roles as Guy Warner in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' (1992–96, 2007–08, 2020), Haldir in the ''Lord of the Rings'' films ''The Fellowship of the Ring ...
) had teased her as a child and she had become a beautiful and successful woman. The two began to date, much to the jealousy of Rachel McKenna
Rachel McKenna is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'', played by Angela Bloomfield and who made her first appearance in early 1993. Bloomfield left the role in late 1999, before returning in early 2001 an ...
(Angela Bloomfield
Angela Bloomfield (born 11 December 1972) is a New Zealand actor and director.
Early life
Bloomfield attended Massey High School in West Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
Bloomfield has starred in ''Shortland Street'' continuously on and off for 2 ...
), who had fallen in love with Chris. Chris and Samara became engaged however Rachel began to dig dirt on her and discovered her real name was Lily, leading to a dramatic cat fight on the wedding day. Lily's secret was uncovered on the wedding day when the real Samara's mother, Samantha
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(Judy Rankin) revealed she was not her daughter. It turned out the real Samara was Lily's more successful best friend and when she tragically fell down a cliff on a hike, Lily had jealously stolen her identity. Chris called off the wedding and Lily was arrested.
Shannon Hudson
Shannon Hudson (née Te Ngaru) first appeared in a minor role in 2001. Due to Amber Curreen's convincing acting, Shannon was brought back for several more stints before joining the core cast. Mihi Hudson (Quantrelle King) befriended Shannon when she discovered her dysfunctional family life and she soon became a foster daughter of Mihi's mother, Te Hana
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(Vanessa Rare). Shannon briefly dated Marshall
Marshall may refer to:
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Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
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* Marshall Islands, an i ...
(Paul Reid), before she had a brief fling with Mihi's young brother Tama Hudson
Tama Hudson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by David Wikaira-Paul from 2001 to 2006.
Creation and casting
In 2000 an Australian consultant made several large changes to the show that wo ...
(David Wikaira-Paul
David Wikaira-Paul (born 30 January 1985) played Tama Hudson on New Zealand television series Shortland Street.
Biography
David joined the cast of Shortland Street in 2001 to play fresh-faced 14-year-old Tama Hudson, a high school student. D ...
). Shannon returned several months later, pregnant with Tama's child. She and Tama reconciled and plans were made for the baby to be adopted. However shortly after giving birth to their baby boy, he died and a devastated Shannon turned to drink and attempted suicide. Shannon and Tama got engaged but feeling lonely, Shannon left Tama for an affair with Vinnie Kruse
Vainu'u "Vinnie" Kruse-Miller (previously Kruse) is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'', played by Pua Magasiva. Vinnie first arrived on 25 November 2003, leaving the show on 23 February 2006. He made a retu ...
(Pua Magasiva
Pua Magasiva (10 August 1980 – 11 May 2019) was a New Zealand actor of Samoan descent, best known for his roles as Shane Clarke, the Red Ranger from ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'', and Vinnie Kruse in the soap opera ''Shortland Street'', both ...
). She realized she still loved Tama however and the two married on Christmas Day 2004. Shannon gave birth to a daughter named Rangimarie Hudson
Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 (New Zealand), TV2 since May 25, 1992. The show centers on the title Shortland Street Hospital, hospital and its staff and their families. The following characters current ...
(Mia Curreen-Poko) however she fell in love with Tama's cousin Whetu (Taungaroa Emile). In 2006 after a bitter custody battle, Shannon took Rangimarie and left with Whetu to live up North.
Jack Hewitt
Jack Hewitt first appeared in August 2001, portrayed by Manu Bennett
Jonathan Manu Bennett (born 10 October 1969) is a New Zealand actor. He is primarily known for portraying characters in epic fantasy works, such as Crixus in the TV series ''Spartacus'', Allanon in ''The Shannara Chronicles'', Slade Wilson / D ...
. He was the adoptive son of hospital CEO, Patricia Hewitt
Patricia Hope Hewitt (born 2 December 1948) is an Australian-born British government adviser and former politician who served as Secretary of State for Health from 2005 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, she previously served as Secretar ...
(Maureen Edwards). Jack was a lawyer and wooed several members of the hospital staff including Toni Thompson
Antoinette "Toni" Warner (née Thompson, formerly McAllister) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Laura Hill from 2001 until 2008.
In 2008, Toni became the first character on the sh ...
(Laura Hill) and Rachel McKenna
Rachel McKenna is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'', played by Angela Bloomfield and who made her first appearance in early 1993. Bloomfield left the role in late 1999, before returning in early 2001 an ...
(Angela Bloomfield
Angela Bloomfield (born 11 December 1972) is a New Zealand actor and director.
Early life
Bloomfield attended Massey High School in West Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
Bloomfield has starred in ''Shortland Street'' continuously on and off for 2 ...
). He began to date Rachel but began to suspect her and Chris Warner
Christopher Alexander Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who has been portrayed by Michael Galvin since the show's first episode, making him the longest running original character. Galvin quit the ...
(Michael Galvin
Michael Galvin (born 27 March 1967) is a New Zealand actor, singer and playwright, well known for his role as Chris Warner on the soap opera Shortland Street, a character he has played almost since the show's debut in 1992 until 1996 and again ...
) of having an affair. To spite Chris he uncovered his prior drug addiction and spread it around the hospital. It soon became clear to Rachel that Jack was seriously mentally unwell and was off his medication. As the year ended Jack kidnapped Rachel and attempted to force her to marry him in an isolated forest. Chris tracked the two down however and in early 2002 when he realized he had been caught, Jack threw himself in the path of a truck, instantly killing him.
The portrayal of mental illness through the character of Jack was heavily criticized for its use of stereotyping and inaccuracies. In 2012, the character was named as one of the standout characters of the show's first 20 years.
Robyn Stokes
Robyn Stokes first appeared for several weeks in 2001 when she began to date a doctor at the hospital, Adam Heywood
Adam Heywood is a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Leighton Cardno from early 2001 until mid-2003.
Creation and casting
In 2000 an Australian consultant made several large changes to the ...
(Leighton Cardno). She proved a bad influence on the pregnant Toni Thompson
Antoinette "Toni" Warner (née Thompson, formerly McAllister) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Laura Hill from 2001 until 2008.
In 2008, Toni became the first character on the sh ...
(Laura Hill) and lead her to drink and party. Scandal broke out when it was revealed Robyn had been sleeping with Adam's 17-year-old brother Marshall
Marshall may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Islands
* Marshall Islands, an i ...
(Paul Reid) behind Adam's back and following the break up, she departed Ferndale. She returned the following year and desperately tried to lure Toni away with her to Saudi Arabia, leaving her baby boy, Harry
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* ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...
(Callum Campbell-Ross) without a mother. Toni declined and Robyn spiked her drink before leaving. Robyn returned again 2 years later and got a job at the hospital.
Robyn had a relationship with Mark Weston (Tim Foley) and blackmailed Dom Thompson (Shane Cortese
Shane Cortese (born 13 August 1968) is a New Zealand actor and singer. He is perhaps best known for his role of Mac on Nothing Trivial, Loki on the Almighty Johnsons and Hayden Peters on hit show '' Outrageous Fortune''. He was also a runner-up ...
) about his fraud of the hospital. However her true goal was to reconcile with Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon (born October 30, 1963) is a writer on politics, culture and psychology, who lives in New York City and London. He has written for ''The New York Times'', ''The New Yorker'', ''Artforum'', ''Travel and Leisure'', and other publicat ...
(Paolo Rotondo
Paolo Rotondo is a New Zealand director, writer and actor of stage and screen.
Biography
Rontondo was born in Napoli, Italy, from a Neapolitan father and New Zealand mother of Irish descent. He grew up in Italy and moved to New Zealand when h ...
), whom she had mothered a child with named Caleb, who had died. She went to extremes to steal Andrew from Sarah
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(Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Sarah Potts (Shortland Street), Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, an ...
), including drugging and kidnapping his sister Claire
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Canada
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* Clair Parish, New Brunswick
* Pointe-Claire, Que ...
(Emily Robins
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) and hiring a man to run over Andrew. Robyn used Andrew's brain damaged state to sleep with him before she departed. However she returned on the day of Andrew and Sarah's wedding and announced she was pregnant, with twins. The news broke apart the married couple and Andrew departed Ferndale with Robyn to live in England. In March 2006 Claire informed Sarah that Robyn's twins had been born.
O'Sullivan landed a nomination for "Best Actress" in the 2005 ''TV Guide Best on the Box Awards'' for her portrayal of Robyn.
Laurel Dupree
Laurel Dupree appeared in sporadic guest stints from 2001 to 2015. She was portrayed by the soap opera's casting director - Andrea Kelland. Ms. Dupree was at first the deputy principal of the school when Marshall
Marshall may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Islands
* Marshall Islands, an i ...
(Paul Reid), Mihi
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(Quantrelle King) and Tama (David Wikaira-Paul
David Wikaira-Paul (born 30 January 1985) played Tama Hudson on New Zealand television series Shortland Street.
Biography
David joined the cast of Shortland Street in 2001 to play fresh-faced 14-year-old Tama Hudson, a high school student. D ...
) attended but the following year, landed the job of principal. Dupree appeared in 2004 when she sorted out bullying by Tash Munro (Michelle Stewart). In 2009 Dupree clashed with Daniel Potts (Ido Drent
Ido Drent (born 27 January 1987) is a South African-born actor working and living in Auckland, New Zealand. He is best known to television audiences as Daniel Potts in the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Drent was born ...
) due to his badboy antics but warmed to head girl Sophie McKay
Sophie Juliette McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Kimberley Crossman from 2006 to 2011 as part of the McKay family unit. She made a guest appearance in 2012.
Creation and castin ...
(Kimberley Crossman
Kimberley Frances Crossman (born May 1990) is a New Zealand actress and presenter who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She is the co-founder of Joyable.
In August 2021, it was announ ...
). Two years late she invited Vinnie Kruse
Vainu'u "Vinnie" Kruse-Miller (previously Kruse) is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'', played by Pua Magasiva. Vinnie first arrived on 25 November 2003, leaving the show on 23 February 2006. He made a retu ...
(Pua Magasiva
Pua Magasiva (10 August 1980 – 11 May 2019) was a New Zealand actor of Samoan descent, best known for his roles as Shane Clarke, the Red Ranger from ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'', and Vinnie Kruse in the soap opera ''Shortland Street'', both ...
) to speak to the school about being a doctor after mistaking him for Ula Levi
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2010, by order of first appearance.
Loren Fitzpatrick
Loren Fitzpatrick was the vegetarian love interest for Daniel Potts (Ido Dren ...
's (Frankie Adams) father, Maxwell Avia
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2009, by order of first appearance.
Grant Marsden
Grant Marsden was Brooke Freeman's ( Beth Allen) fraudster father who abandoned h ...
(Robbie Magasiva
Robbie Joseph Magasiva (born 21 May 1972) is a Samoan-New Zealander actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy troupe. He has also appeared on television and in theatre, and was the co-presenter of New Z ...
). In 2012 Dupree assured Ula the school would look after her during pregnancy. In 2015 schoolgirls Honour Aleni (Sophie McIntosh) and Clementine Dean
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2014, by order of first appearance.
Honour Aleni
Honour Aleni first appeared in February 2014, portrayed by Sophie McIntosh.
Toby ...
(Karima Madut) discovered Ms Dupree had been admitted to hospital for surgery on her breasts - leading the two to believe she was having plastic surgery. They pulled a cruel prank on her only to discover she was actually suffering from breast cancer. Upon discovering the prank, receptionist Leanne Miller
Leanne Black (previously Miller) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Jennifer Ludlam. Leanne debuted as the mother of established character Nicole Miller (Sally Martin) in a guest role ...
(Jennifer Ludlam) punished the two and made them apologise.
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*, Shortland Street