| Ari Boyland | |
| Birth Date: | 1987 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: |  Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1999-present |
Ari Boyland (born 10 August 1987) is a New Zealand film, television and stage actor. As a child, he had a breakout role in the New Zealand cult hit science fiction drama series, The Tribe (1999 - 2003). He also played the role of Brodie Kemp in Shortland Street (2010 - 2011). He currently stars in the TVNZ drama, Testify (2024 - present).
Boyland was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.[1] He is Jewish.[2]
He had a breakout role as KC in the science fiction drama series, The Tribe.[3] He was a cast member in Series 1–3, along with a brief appearance in Series 5, and whose character became somewhat of a protégé of Lex (Caleb Ross).[4] Boyland also starred in The Tribe music video and album Abe Messiah and the documentary The Making of The Tribe in 1999 as well as the 2001 British documentary A Date With the Tribe.[5]
While attending the New Zealand Children's Academy, he also had small roles in Cloud 9's Revelations - The Initial Journey and the Disney Channel Original Movie You Wish! as well as many theatrical and musical productions across New Zealand.[6]
In August 2008, Boyland starred in the White Trash Omnibus, a play written and directed by Auckland University graduate Patrick Graham, with Kate Rylatt and Mike Ginn at the Maidment Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand.[7] [8] He also appeared in the South Pacific Pictures television series Go Girls, based on another play written by Patrick Graham.[9] In 2009, he played the character of Flynn McAllistair in the children's television series Power Rangers RPM.
In 2021, he was announced as a cast member of the CBBC family-adventure series Mystic.[10] In 2022, he appeared in three episodes of the TVNZ sitcom Kid Sister, playing Rabbi Rob.
In 2022, he began appearing as a Rabbi in a recurring role in the TVNZ sitcom Kid Sister, about a Jewish family in Auckland.[2] He returned for the second season in 2023.
He later starred in the TVNZ drama, Testify (2024), as Paul, the prodigal son of a wealthy and influential evangelical family in Auckland.[11]
Boyland lives in Sydney, Australia, having previously lived and worked in Los Angeles. His father lives in Brisbane.[12] [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2003 | The Tribe | KC | |
| 2009 | Power Rangers RPM | Flynn McAllistair/Ranger Operator Series Blue | |
| 2010–2011 | Shortland Street | Brodie Kemp | |
| 2010 | Go Girls | Scott Smart | |
| 2011 | Power Rangers Samurai | Vulpes | Voice role |
| 2015 | Bus Driver | Yuppie | |
| 2021 | The Unusual Suspects | Dean | |
| 2022 - present | Kid Sister | Rabbi Rob | Recurring role, S1 and S2 |
| 2024 - present | Testify | Paul Jacobson | Series regular |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | You Wish! | James Cooper | |
| 2013 | Blood Punch | Russell | |
| 2015 | Joker's Wild | William Remmington | |
| Mesmerized | Alan Hawthrone | ||
| 2021 | Poppy | Dave Simpson |
At the 2014 Hoboken International Film Festival, Boyland received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work on Blood Punch.