List of Shortland Street characters (2015)

The following is a list of main and recurring characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street in 2015 (season 24). Characters are sorted by order of first appearance.

Caleb Potene

Caleb Potene
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Karlos Drinkwater
Duration 2015–
First appearance 10 March 2015
Classification Current; recurring

Caleb Potene first appeared in February. He is the husband of Pania Stevens.

Caleb is portrayed by Karlos Drinkwater.[1]

Victoria Anderton

Victoria Anderton
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Laura Thompson
Duration 2015–
First appearance 11 March 2015
Classification Current; recurring
Profile
Occupation Surgeon at Shortland Street Hospital.

Victoria Anderton first appeared in March. She joined Shortland Street Hospital as part of a surgical exchange program.

Victoria is portrayed by Laura Thompson.[2]

Jimmy Issac

Jimmy Issac
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Joel Tobeck
Duration 2015–
First appearance 24 March 2015
Classification Current; recurring

Jimmy Issac first appeared in late March as the estranged father of Kane Jenkins.

Jimmy is portrayed by Joel Tobeck. It is Tobeck's second role on the show, having previously portrayed Craig Develter in 1995-96.[3]

Pixie Hannah

Pixie Hannah
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Thomasin McKenzie
Duration 2015–
First appearance 25 March 2015
Classification Current; recurring

Pixie Hannah first appeared in late March, and is the younger sister of Jack Hannah. A talented football player, she met fellow football player Harry Warner at a training session, and the two soon became friends. Pixie repeatedly had problems with her right knee, but avoided medical attention because her family could not afford it. After collapsing during practice, she is taken to Shortland Street where an x-ray revealed a growth in her knee. The subsequent biopsy found the growth to be a malignant tumour.

Pixie is portrayed by Thomasin McKenzie.[4][5]

Alex Dean

Alex Dean
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Richard Osbourne
Duration 2015–
First appearance 2 April 2015
Classification Current; recurring
Profile
Occupation Physiotherapist at Shortland Street Hospital

Alex Dean first appeared in early April. He is Clementine Dean's older adopted brother, and a physiotherapist at Shortland Street Hospital.

Alex is portrayed by Richard Osbourne.[6]

Mo Hannah

Mo Hannah
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Jarod Rawiri
Duration 2015–
First appearance 10 April 2015
Classification Current; recurring

Mo Hannah first appeared in mid-April. He is the father of Jack and Pixie Hannah.

Mo is portrayed by Jarod Rawiri.[7][8]

References

  1. "Get to know Karlos Drinkwater". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. "Get to know Laura Thompson". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. "Get to know Joel Tobeck". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. "Get to know Thomasin McKenzie". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  5. Yates, Siena (13 April 2015). "Thomasin McKenzie: Shortland Street's new Pixie". Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. "Get to know Richard Osbourne". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  7. "Get to know Jarod Rawiri". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. "Almighty Johnsons alumnus on Shortland Street". TV Guide (via Stuff.co.nz). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2014.