List of Shortland Street characters
is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 since May 25, 1992. The show centers on the title hospital and its staff and their families. The following characters currently appear in the show. Characters whom have been portrayed by more than one actor, are listed, with the most recent actor at the top of the list.Main characters
| Actor | Character | Duration | Source |
| Michael Galvin | Dr. Chris Warner | 1992–96, 2000— | |
| Benjamin Mitchell | Dr. TK Samuels | 2006— | |
| Sally Martin | Nicole Miller | 2009— | |
| Jennifer Ludlam | Leanne Black-Johnson | 2010–11, 2014— | |
| Sam Bunkall | Dr. Boyd Rolleston | 2012— | |
| Ria Vandervis | Dr. Harper Whitley | 2013— | |
| Grant Lobban | Damo Johnson | 2015— | |
| Ben Barrington | Dr. Drew McCaskill | 2015— | |
| Ngahuia Piripi | Dr. Esther Samuels | 2015— | |
| Rebekah Palmer | Dawn Karim | 2017— | |
| Jay Kiriona | Prince Kimiora | 2019— | |
| Nivi Summer | Dr. Zara Mandal | 2019— | |
| Nicole Whippy | Cece King | 2019— | |
| Henry Rolleston | Louis King | 2019— | |
| Iana Grace | Sophia King | 2019— | |
| Rawiri Jobe | Eddie Adams | 2019— | |
| Timmie Cameron | Shereez Baker | 2019— | |
| Kura Forrester | Desdemona "Desi" Schmidt | 2019— | |
| Scott Smart | Dr. Marty Walker | 2019— | |
| Becky McEwen | Tess Hutchinson | 2019— | |
Recurring characters
