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Boyd Rolleston
Boyd Rolleston is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street portrayed by Sam Bunkall. He made his first screen appearance on the episode broadcast on 13 September 2012. Boyd arrives as the hospitals newest surgeon and is portrayed as a no-nonsense doctor, down-to-earth, and unpretentious despite coming from a wealthy and privileged upbringing, making friends regardless of his social-status.
Bunkall was cast as new doctor Boyd Rolleston in 2012, a no-nonsense surgeon from a wealthy family in the farming industry. His down-to-earth, unpretentious attitude quickly made him peers of all social status' and has a clear track record which has earned him fans in his field. He is "honest and friendly with a wry sense of humour" and quickly makes friends regardless of their social status and he socialises with nurses just like he does with the more higher ranking hospital staff. Boyd made an unannounced departure from the street on the 16 September 2021 after reuniting with his wife Zara Chakraborty. Sam Bunkall served a total of 9 years on the show, being one of the longest characters on the show. Boyd made a return on the 25th May 2022, nine months after his departure in order to commemorate the show's 30th anniversary.
Boyd arrives and is hired by Rachel McKenna (Angela Bloomfield) as a new surgeon for the hospital, much to the angst of Chris (Michael Galvin) and the pair clash. Boyd starts to get harassed by Lana Jacobs (Brooke Williams), Kylie Brown (Kerry-Lee Dewing) and Emma Franklin (Amy Usherwood). They believed that he was responsible for sexual assault when they broke into his house and later had him investigated for the sexual assault of Roimata Samuels (Shavaughn Ruakere). It turned out they believed he had killed Kylie's sister but the suspicions ceased when Boyd located Julia (Jessica Joy Wood) alive and well.
Boyd briefly dates Nicole (Sally Martin), but ended up marrying Brooke Freeman (Beth Allen) in an attempt to disown his parentage. The two began to develop feelings for each other and fall in love once Brooke escapes death following a kidney illness. On their one-year anniversary, the two renewed their vows. However, they broke up following Boyd's affair with Ava Erickson (Siobhan Marshall) after mistakenly believing Brooke had cheated on him. Boyd said his farewells to Brooke.
He begins a relationship with Harper Whitley (Ria Vandervis) and the two get engaged following an annulment with Brooke. On their wedding day, a gunman takes the Shortland Street Hospital Cafe hostage, causing Boyd and Harper to abandon their wedding ceremony to help in the situation. Harper, who was trying to hide her feelings towards Drew (who got shot during the event and was in a critical condition) eventually blew her cover, and Boyd notices that she loves him. Boyd told Harper that he already had to fight TK for her once, and didn't want to do it again, therefore, ending their relationship. Harper gave her engagement ring back to Boyd. Boyd starts to become close with Bella Durville (Amelia Reid-Meredith), who was devastated over the loss of her mother Wendy Cooper.
Bella ended the relationship between her and Boyd after repeated arguments about a ghost named 'Melissa' who she believed was haunting their home, leaving him and Ferndale with her daughter, Stevie. Boyd has a one-night stand with Eve Reston (Jess Holly Bates), who is later employed as the hospital's new oncologist and becomes Boyd's new love interest as well as pregnant with his twins. When the twin boys, Romulus and Remus, were born, he discovers that Eve was, in fact, the body snatcher. Boyd commands Eve to confess the crimes, but not until Remus recovers from congenital hypoxia as he was starved of oxygen and nutrients compared to Romulus.
On September 8, Eve returns with Remus and Romulus. With Eve being a wanted fugitive, Romulus is discovered to have Hirschsprung's disease, which means he needed surgery to repair and remove parts of his intestines with no nerves activating intestinal movement. Boyd illegally operates on him but decides to return the twins back to Eve, instead of handing Eve in so he gains custody by default.
Boyd briefly dates Kelly-Anne Johnson before she is revealed to be working with dodgy pharmaceutical company Audgren. He later dates Detective Natalie Mahoney but their relationship is short lived when Natalie uses Boyd for information on Kylie's killings at the hospital.
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Boyd Rolleston
Boyd Rolleston is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street portrayed by Sam Bunkall. He made his first screen appearance on the episode broadcast on 13 September 2012. Boyd arrives as the hospitals newest surgeon and is portrayed as a no-nonsense doctor, down-to-earth, and unpretentious despite coming from a wealthy and privileged upbringing, making friends regardless of his social-status.
Bunkall was cast as new doctor Boyd Rolleston in 2012, a no-nonsense surgeon from a wealthy family in the farming industry. His down-to-earth, unpretentious attitude quickly made him peers of all social status' and has a clear track record which has earned him fans in his field. He is "honest and friendly with a wry sense of humour" and quickly makes friends regardless of their social status and he socialises with nurses just like he does with the more higher ranking hospital staff. Boyd made an unannounced departure from the street on the 16 September 2021 after reuniting with his wife Zara Chakraborty. Sam Bunkall served a total of 9 years on the show, being one of the longest characters on the show. Boyd made a return on the 25th May 2022, nine months after his departure in order to commemorate the show's 30th anniversary.
Boyd arrives and is hired by Rachel McKenna (Angela Bloomfield) as a new surgeon for the hospital, much to the angst of Chris (Michael Galvin) and the pair clash. Boyd starts to get harassed by Lana Jacobs (Brooke Williams), Kylie Brown (Kerry-Lee Dewing) and Emma Franklin (Amy Usherwood). They believed that he was responsible for sexual assault when they broke into his house and later had him investigated for the sexual assault of Roimata Samuels (Shavaughn Ruakere). It turned out they believed he had killed Kylie's sister but the suspicions ceased when Boyd located Julia (Jessica Joy Wood) alive and well.
Boyd briefly dates Nicole (Sally Martin), but ended up marrying Brooke Freeman (Beth Allen) in an attempt to disown his parentage. The two began to develop feelings for each other and fall in love once Brooke escapes death following a kidney illness. On their one-year anniversary, the two renewed their vows. However, they broke up following Boyd's affair with Ava Erickson (Siobhan Marshall) after mistakenly believing Brooke had cheated on him. Boyd said his farewells to Brooke.
He begins a relationship with Harper Whitley (Ria Vandervis) and the two get engaged following an annulment with Brooke. On their wedding day, a gunman takes the Shortland Street Hospital Cafe hostage, causing Boyd and Harper to abandon their wedding ceremony to help in the situation. Harper, who was trying to hide her feelings towards Drew (who got shot during the event and was in a critical condition) eventually blew her cover, and Boyd notices that she loves him. Boyd told Harper that he already had to fight TK for her once, and didn't want to do it again, therefore, ending their relationship. Harper gave her engagement ring back to Boyd. Boyd starts to become close with Bella Durville (Amelia Reid-Meredith), who was devastated over the loss of her mother Wendy Cooper.
Bella ended the relationship between her and Boyd after repeated arguments about a ghost named 'Melissa' who she believed was haunting their home, leaving him and Ferndale with her daughter, Stevie. Boyd has a one-night stand with Eve Reston (Jess Holly Bates), who is later employed as the hospital's new oncologist and becomes Boyd's new love interest as well as pregnant with his twins. When the twin boys, Romulus and Remus, were born, he discovers that Eve was, in fact, the body snatcher. Boyd commands Eve to confess the crimes, but not until Remus recovers from congenital hypoxia as he was starved of oxygen and nutrients compared to Romulus.
On September 8, Eve returns with Remus and Romulus. With Eve being a wanted fugitive, Romulus is discovered to have Hirschsprung's disease, which means he needed surgery to repair and remove parts of his intestines with no nerves activating intestinal movement. Boyd illegally operates on him but decides to return the twins back to Eve, instead of handing Eve in so he gains custody by default.
Boyd briefly dates Kelly-Anne Johnson before she is revealed to be working with dodgy pharmaceutical company Audgren. He later dates Detective Natalie Mahoney but their relationship is short lived when Natalie uses Boyd for information on Kylie's killings at the hospital.