Shortland Street

Show Summary

Shortland Street is a fast-paced serial drama set in an eponymous inner city Auckland hospital. A South Pacific Pictures production, the iconic show is based around the births, deaths and marriages of the staff, family and patients. Screening five days a week on TV2 it is New Zealand’s longest running drama. Characters and lines from the show have entered the culture, most famously, “You’re not in Guatemala now, Dr Ropata!”.

Alum Actors

• Alison Bruce plays Danni Brown/Nurse Lindsay Maguire
• Alistair Browning plays Felix Bentley
• Andrea Kelland plays Ms Dupree
• Angela Marie Dotchin plays Kirsty Knight
• Barry Duffield plays Dave Woods/Les Foster/Quinten/Constable Dave Groves/Golf Buddy/Bio-Security Officer Carter/D.I Taylor
• Bruce Burfield plays Zjelko Kostanic
• Bruce Hopkins plays Marcus Bowman
• Charmaine Guest plays Nurse Mallory Price
• Colin Moy plays Brett Valentine
• Craig Parker plays Guy Warner
• Daniel Meade plays Karl Smith
• David Mackie plays Haden Lowe
• Dean O'Gorman plays Nurse Harry Martin
• Elizabeth Hawthorne plays Dr. Julia Thornton
• Grae Burton plays Dr. Alan Woodstock
• Janine Burchett plays Susie Hunter
• Jason Hoyte plays John Grainger
• Jeffrey Thomas plays Ian Jeffries
• Jo-Anna Crichton plays Raewyn Hart
• Jodie Rimmer plays Danni/Samara Hindmarsh/Stacey
• Joel Tobeck plays Craig Develter
• John Dybvig plays Rick Burnbaum
• Josh Gilbertson plays Matt Bennett
• Katrina Browne plays Jenna Small
• Kevin Smith plays Jed
• Kieren Hutchison plays Jonathan McKenna
• Marek Sumich plays Derek Richmond
• Mark Webley plays Trent Adams
• Meighan Desmond plays Lulu Chatfield
• Michael Daly plays Police Prosecutor
• Michael Hurst plays Greg Vicelich
• Miriama Smith plays Nurse Awhina Broughton
• Morgan Reese Fairhead plays Bianca Davenport
• Paolo Rotondo plays Andrew Solomon
• Paul Norrell plays Malcolm Ward
• Paul Willis plays Sheridan Smith
• Robin Kora plays Arthur Kahu and Detective Nuku
• Ross Duncan plays Dan Thodey/Dennis Kennedy-Brown/William McAllister
• Scott Michaelson plays Curtis Thompson
• Sharon Tyrell plays Karen Donovan
• Sonia Gray plays Aleesha Cook
• Susan Brady plays Hilary Sturgess
• Stuart Devenie plays Art Teacher
• Taungaroa Emile plays Whetu Hudson
• Terry Batchelor plays Businessman and Derek Cross
• Timothy Lee plays Noel Carter

Non-YH Alum Crossactors

• Andrea Bruce plays Journalist
• Andrew Robertt plays Nurse Steve Mills
• Antonio Te Maioha plays Buddy Haanui
• Beth Allen plays Brooke Freeman
• Brenda Kendall plays Ngaire Gleeson
• Brian Moore plays Russell Loomis
• Brooke Williams plays Lana Jacobs
• Calvin Tuteao plays Dr. Victor Kahu
• Celia Nicholson plays Beatrice McBride and Reporter
• Craig Hall plays Leo Kenny
• Danielle Cormack plays Alison Raynor
• Des Wallace plays Shades
• Hori Ahipene plays Eddie Heka
• Irene Drake plays Gail Hewson
• Jon Brazier plays Joseph Cusiel
• Kelson Henderson plays Danny Morrissey and Tim Weldon
• Ken Blackburn plays Sir Bruce Warner
• Michelle Langstone plays Susan Morris
• Olivia Tennet plays Tuesday Warner
• Patrick Kake plays Kim Tairoa
• Paul Glover plays Dylan Preston
• Phillip Spencer Harris plays Davin Reed, Deputy Mayor Michael Chisholm, and Det. Ray Mason
• Rachel Nash plays Pamela Ashton
• Ray Henwood plays Dr. Laurence Godfrey
• Richard Knowles plays Doug Morrison
• Shelly Edwards plays Harriet Andrews and IVF Doctor
• Simon Prast plays Nurse Paul Churchill
• Tahei Simpson plays Dr. Cassie Moore
• Timothy Balme plays Greg Feeney
• Timothy Raby plays Rex Wylie and Robert van Buuren

Links

• Shortland Street on IMDB
• Shortland Street on TVNZ
• Shortland Street on Wikipedia
• Shortland Street on TV.com
• Shortland Street on NZ On Screen

Watch Highlights From The First 15 Years

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Additional Pictures

Angela Marie Dotchin as Kirsty Knight.

Craig Parker as Guy Warner.

Miriama Smith as Nurse Awhina Broughton.