Ari Boyland
Born (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987
New Zealand Lower Hutt, New Zealand
OccupationActor
Years active1999-present

Ari Boyland (born 10 August 1987) is a New Zealand stage and television actor.

Life and career

Known for his role as KC in Cloud 9's The Tribe.[1] 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).[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5][6] He also appeared in the South Pacific Pictures television series Go Girls, based on another play written by Patrick Graham.[7] In 2009, he played the character of Flynn McAllistair in the children's television series Power Rangers RPM.

Boyland was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He is Jewish[8] and plays Rabbi Rob in the 2022 TVNZ sitcom Kid Sister.

In 2021, he was announced as a cast member of the CBBC family-adventure series Mystic.[9] In 2022, he appeared in three episodes of the TVNZ sitcom Kid Sister, playing Rabbi Rob.

Filmography

Television

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 Kid Sister Rabbi Rob

Film

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

Awards

At the 2014 Hoboken International Film Festival, Boyland received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work on Blood Punch.

References

  1. ↑ "'The Tribe' - the Television Series". BBC. 8 January 2002.
  2. ↑ "Head to Head - Ari Boyland and KC". Guide: Interviews. TribeWorld.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2003.
  3. ↑ "Ari Boyland". Gummidge's Aussie & Kiwi Young Actors. Worzel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 April 2004.
  4. ↑ Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group (2 May 2011). "Who's Who: K.C." TribeWorld.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "White Trash Omnibus". University of Auckland. August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "White Trash Omnibus - Auckland Central - The Hive". TheHive.co.nz. August 2008.
  7. ↑ Robertson, Sian (August 2008). "White Trash Omnibus". The New Zealand Performing Arts Review & Directory. TheatreView.co.nz. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  8. ↑ Simone Nathan’s Televised Love Letter to Kiwi Jews Hey Alma. 9 June 2022
  9. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (5 May 2021). "CBBC & TVNZ Re-Commission Two More Seasons Of Family Adventure 'Mystic'". Deadline. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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