Tania suspected Ben of being a gold digger and may have been after her mother, Yvonne's (Alison Quigan) money. Not too long afterwards, Vasa and the recently returned Sam begin to date. Brooke Rolleston (née Marsden, previously Freeman) is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera After being forced out of Vasa's home, Gus died surrounded by his family in December 2012. She follows in the footsteps of other islanders who have scored parts in the series including Amber Curreen and Waiheke High School drama teacher Vicki Walker. Tragedy struck in late 2015 when both Murray's father Len (Bruce Phillips) and Wendy were killed in a shooting at the hospital. Brodie arrived in March and proved poor for Hunter's relationship with Tracey (Sarah Thomson) when he burnt his arm seriously and asked her to steal equipment to heal it. Nicole was initially hesitant to leave Tauranga with girlfriend – Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne) as she felt the need to nurse Eric, however Eric revealed he was back on his medication and under good eyes, allowing Nicole to finally let go. Brian had raised Alison's teenage son Phoenix (Geordie Holibar) since Alison died in 2009 but arrived in 2010 to inform Chris (Michael Galvin) of his ex-wives death and introduce him to his son. Jennifer's emotional instability was witnessed when a young patient died and she kissed student, Hunter McKay (Lee Donoghue) and it was revealed Jennifer's niece had died under her surveillance. However, with little money he was forced to take out a loan from some loan sharks. She assaulted Kieran which ended in serious brain injury. Cecile arrived to inform Isaac that she and her husband Desmond had adopted a child named Joseph. Gus helped Chris in prison but was soon diagnosed with serious skin cancer. She reprised the role in 2011 and again in 2014. Sophia Johnson plays the part of teenager Loren Fitzpatrick on Shortland Street. Frankie hoped for a reconciliation but was declined. Astrid Chapel was the drug addict who stabbed Hunter McKay (Lee Donoghue) in the arm with a needle during a botched burglary of an ambulance. She later went out drinking with Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) and returned home with him only to be kicked out by Tracey. She was introduced as a possible love interest for Ben Goodall (Shaun Edwards-Brown) and was portrayed by Edwards-Brown's real life wife, Vicki. Isaac ended up becoming involved and when Luke Durville (Gerald Urquhart) started prying, Jim was beaten up. Jennifer started to date TK Samuels (Benjamin Mitchell) but discovered he still loved his ex-wife. Wendy (Jacqueline Nairn) suspected her son of using the hospital social club's credit card, however it turned out to be his sister Jasmine (Pearl McGlashan). They broke up however and Isaac finally got hold of his money but Luke returned knowing the truth and after attempting to murder his uncle, Isaac ended up fleeing the country without Brooke as he hoped. Jewel Fitzpatrick was the much younger wife of Reuben Fitzpatrick (David Aston). Shortland Street is a long-running New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TVNZ 2 since May 25, 1992. Astrid expressed guilt over the incident but was verbally abused by both Hunter and Callum McKay (Peter Mochrie) who arrived to save Sophie. Hunter was disgusted to learn the truth and when Penny asked for help to escape New Zealand, he handed her into the police. Kylie left him and Evan began to date foster sister Dayna Jenkins (Lucy Elliott). Kieran and Jane (Sia Trokenheim) successfully conned Henry out of thousands of dollars and Maxwell ended up calling the police on him. Ula Levi was the girl Maxwell Avia (Robbie Magasiva) had brought up believing she was his daughter. When Vasa realised she may have broken the Cooper family, she again departed. He was portrayed by broadcaster Paul Holmes, in a cameo appearance for Easter 2010. Henry encouraged Kieran Mitchell (Adam Rickitt) and Isaac Worthington (Matt Minto) to invest in his favourite horse but it soon became clear Henry was a conman and was using their money to his benefit. Heather had cancer and though reassured of her safety by Ben, died on the operating table in February. Evan Cooper was the only boy in the Cooper family who arrived in August 2010. It was soon clear to the audience that Jane was the culprit and Kieran tricked her into confessing which resulted in him taking her hostage. Jasmine Cooper was the nerdy youngest daughter of the Cooper family. Anita admitted she had not talked to Ben for years following his relationship with Heather (Jan Saussey) and finally turned off his life support. Annette Freeman (previously Marsden) was Brooke's (Beth Allen) alcoholic mother. He arrived to the hospital after crashing a hot air balloon and the staff were shocked to discover the adventurous Rafe was related to the eccentric Luke. Later in the year Kate showed disapproval of Tracey's engagement to Scotty (Kiel McNaughton). She arrived in July 2010 when she ran away from her mother - Vasa (Teuila Blakely) and her abusive husband. Sophia Johnson is a writer and actress from New Zealand. She arrived when she learned Ben was brain dead and was reluctant to get to know his partner Yvonne (Alison Quigan). Shane arrived in October 2010 to investigate Leo Hofstetter's (Matthew Cousins) fraud of the hospital. Sophie Juliette McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Gordon was a retired policeman and fiercely proud of his line of work, he and his wife Kate (Margaret-Mary Hollins) visited Tracey and Gordon was rushed to hospital due to health problems. Shane Tucker made his first appearance in October 2010. When Brodie began to question Regan's illness, Regan set him up with class A drugs and Brodie was forced to flee New Zealand to escape some drug lords. Rafael "Rafe" Durville was the younger brother of Luke Durville (Gerald Urquhart) and a famous adventurer. In August, Penny kidnapped Scotty and revealed that he may have killed her father in East Timor during army service. In 2011 Brooke was driven to a bach where Annette was staying by Winston Youn (Min Kim) and Annette apologized hugely for her behaviour and admitted Winston was Brooke's childhood maid's son. Evan stayed for the funeral, then departed Ferndale, taking a flight out the next morning to return to his cruise ship job. He fell in love with Sophie (Kimberley Crossman) but settled for Bella Cooper (Amelia Reid), who he soon fell in love with as well. She rebounded by sleeping with Jared Afeaki (Beulah Koale) and befriending the gang-affiliated Dayna Jenkins (Lucy Elliott). She was delighted to meet Isaac's girlfriend Brooke (Beth Allen) but was disgusted when she learned Brooke was the daughter of Grant Marsden (Alan Lovell). When Gordon found out, he was infuriated and had Doug arrested. Shortland Street is a New Zealand television soap opera. Jasmine fell in love with Colombian exchange student Angel Souza (Jesse-James Rehu Pickery) and converted to Catholicism to stay with him. He arrived in December and quickly tried to win Jennifer back. She took the job permanently in August and was harshly shut down by Luke Durville (Gerald Urquhart) on a date. Her television career began at a young age when she starred as Loren Fitzpatrick on the famous soap opera Shortland Street. In January 2016, Jasmine returned to Ferndale after her mother's (Wendy Cooper) life support was turned off. It was soon revealed he was suffering from a brain tumour and he apologized for his behaviour. She and Yvonne travelled down to Christchurch for his funeral. "I will now start watching Shortland Street. View the profiles of people named Sophia Johnston. However the chemistry between the two was too strong to ignore and they got together, offending Luke. Scotty located his mother in 2010 and hesitantly welcomed her back into his life for his marriage to Tracey (Sarah Thomson). The two went into partnership with Henry's dentistry opening in Sarah's GP clinic. In January 2016, Evan returned to Ferndale after his mother's (Wendy Cooper) life support was turned off. Main Characters Actor Character First Appearance Michael Galvin Head of Surgery – Dr Christopher Warner 1992 – Core cast member Angela Bloomfield 2nd in Charge – Rachel McKenna 1993 Anna Jullienne Charge Nurse – Maia Jeffries 2004 Amanda Billing Head of P.C.C – Dr Sarah Potts 2004 Jarred Blakiston Daniel Potts 2004 Ido Drent 2009… She admitted she was still in love with Maxwell but became smitten with Murray (Matthew Chamberlain) and the two shared a kiss. When Gordon learned his son – Doug (Richard Knowles), was a corrupt cop, he was disgusted and got him arrested. He departed in September 2014. In 2013, Luke's widow Bella (Amelia Reid), visited Rafe in Laos to consider donating Luke's fortune to his clinic. The school is delighted to see her succeed. Henry Mapasua was the childhood friend of Maxwell Avia (Robbie Magasiva). However they soon reconciled and Murray bought Brodie out of the bar. He failed and confessed to his friend Isaac (Matt Minto) that he was in deep with Russian gangs over illegal operations. Bella Durville (née Cooper) is the oldest child of Wendy (Jacqueline Nairn) and Murray Cooper (Matthew Chamberlain). Join Facebook to connect with Sophia Johnston and others you may know. Rafe phoned in 2011 to inform Luke he and Tania would not be attending Luke's wedding with Zlata. She then contracted yellow fever after her expedition in Columbia, but was saved by George Kirkwood, a medical school graduate with experience in infectious disease clinics in London. Wendy visited her the following year when she broke her leg. She is also no stranger to Shortland Street. Disgusted at Bree, Annette ended up being kicked out by Brooke for her treatment of her daughter. He was the manipulative business man and auditor of the hospital under the eyes of the DHB. She returned the next month and began a casual friendship with Hunter McKay (Lee Donoghue). Hugh Sundae of The New Zealand Herald, criticized Varela's acting, calling it "awkward".[4]. [7] She arrived in August when Wendy (Jacqueline Nairn) learned Jasmine was being bullied by Ula Levi (Frankie Adams), leading her to steal from the hospital. However Phoenix cheated on her and the two break up before having a rocky reconciliation. 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