List of Shortland Street characters (2004)

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street in 2004, by order of first appearance.

Sef Kruse

Sef Kruse
Talia Kruse

Sef Kruse was

).

Jim Matheson

Jim Matheson
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by	Nick Blake
Duration	2004
First appearance	2004
Last appearance	October 2004
Classification	Former; recurring
Introduced by	Harriet Crampton
In-universe information Occupation Caterer

Jim Matheson was hired partway through 2004 by

), Jim would be arrested and eventually plead guilty to rape. He would never be seen again.

Siobhan O'Leary

Siobhan O'Leary
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by	Siobhan Marshall
Duration	2004
First appearance	13 May 2004
Last appearance	23 June 2004
Classification	Former; recurring
Introduced by	Harriet Crampton
In-universe information Occupation Nanny

Siobhan O'Leary arrived in mid-2004 as the new nanny for

Lucy Swinton

(Sally Stockwell) and ended up dumping her. The following day Chris discovered a note from Siobhan, stating she had fled Ferndale.

Siobhan Marshall auditioned for the role shortly after graduating and thought the fact that the character shared her name was destiny.^[1] She won the role and retained it for several weeks, however she struggled with the recognition on the streets, including an incident where the character was a called a "slut".^[1]

Craig Valentine

Craig Valentine is the old school friend of Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). He quickly became the head of ED at the hospital and clashed with many due to his fiery and, at times, moody personality. He was portrayed Renato Bartolomei until 2008.

Tina-Anne Harrison

Tina-Anne Harrison
Amberley Wilson

Tina-Anne Trinity Harrison was the daughter of

(William Tregidga) from a fire at their home in 2004. She departed alongside her family in March 2005. In 2022 Waverley and Lucas (Loki Smythe) mentioned Tina-Anne as having started Lincoln University.

Jay Copeland

Jessica "Jay" Copeland was the estranged daughter of Victor Kahu (Calvin Tuteao). She arrived in mid-2004 with her traveling partner – Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne). However it soon became obvious the two were really lovers. Jay was portrayed by Jaime Passier-Armstrong until 2007.

Maia Jeffries

Maia Anne Jeffries was the lesbian girlfriend of Jay Copeland (Jaime Passier-Armstrong). However Maia soon outlasted Jay and became an iconic character on the show, being involved in several high profile stories including the 2009 storyline where Maia confessed to having killed a man. She was portrayed by Anna Jullienne until 2011 and again in May 2012.

Eltham Wilson

Eltham Wilson
Amberley Wilson

Eltham Wilson was the badboy cousin of

(William Tregidga) and Tina-Anne, from the blaze. In November he accepted a job offer in Taranaki and departed after a kiss from Maia.

Malcolm Grieg

Malcolm Grieg
Chief Executive Officer of Shortland Street Hospital (2004)

Malcolm Grieg made a guest appearance over 2 episodes in August 2004. The DHB made the controversial decision to hire the elderly Malcolm as the new CEO after Chris Warner was relieved of his position of CEO following the DHB becoming aware of his knowledge of the euthanasia Dr Geoff Greenlaw carried out on a patient. However Malcolm proved hugely ill prepared for the job and much of the staff believed he had died 3 years beforehand. Malcolm collapsed at his desk due to respiratory failure and after narrowly surviving, did not return to his role.

Andrew Solomon

Andrew Solomon
Robyn Stokes (2007-)
Sons	Caleb Stokes Unnamed son Unnamed son
Stepsons	Daniel Potts

Dr. Andrew Solomon made his first appearance in mid-2004 as the new CEO of the hospital.

) rang him to inform him of Claire's murder.

Rotondo was openly critical of the character and the show itself, labelling Andrew as the "most boring character in Shortland Street."[4]^[5]

Talafao Kruse

Talafao Kruse
Sef Kruse

Talafao Kruse was the staunch businessman uncle of

(Amber Curreen).

Talia Kruse

Talia Kruse
Sef Kruse

Talia Kruse was the cousin of

). However the two broke up and Talia returned to Samoa.

Sarah Potts

Dr. Sarah Marjorie Potts was the potential love interest of Craig Valentine (Renato Bartolomei) who it soon revealed had an illegitimate son – Daniel Potts (Jarred Blakiston), who was raised as her brother. She was portrayed by Amanda Billing and has gone down as an iconic character with her multiple sclerosis storyline seeing praise.

Mark Weston

Mark Weston
Jay "JJ" Jeffries unnamed child

Dr. Mark Weston first appeared in an episode set in

(Emily Mowbray) at his birthday party before he confessed the truth about his and Maia's child to the Jeffries family. Isolated and wifeless, Mark departed Ferndale for Australia. With the marriage annulled it was later revealed Mark had remarried and had a child.

Morgan Potts

Morgan Potts
Tillie Potts

Morgan Potts was the father of

. Morgan and Pam returned to Ferndale offscreen in 2014 to attend Sarah's funeral. The couple managed to convince TK to have Sarah's ceremony in a conventional church rather than the Samuels home marae.

Daniel Potts

Daniel Joshua Potts was the illegitimate child of Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing). He was raised as her brother but when he discovered the truth, came to resent Sarah. He was portrayed by Jarred Blakiston in recurring stints until 2005 and again in 2007. The role was recast in 2009 with Ido Drent taking on the character in a regular role.

Pam Potts

Pam Potts
Tillie Potts

Pam Potts was the controlling mother of

. Morgan and Pam returned to Ferndale offscreen in 2014 to attend Sarah's funeral. The couple managed to convince TK to have Sarah's ceremony in a conventional church rather than the Samuels home marae.

Yvonne Jeffries

Yvonne Jeffries (née Gregory) was the interfering mother of

(Shaun Edwards-Brown). She was portrayed by Alison Quigan until 2011 and again in May 2012.

Ian Jeffries

Ian Jeffries
Jay Jeffries
Granddaughters	Amber Flynn

Ian Jeffries was the husband of

(Jaime Prassier-Armstrong). Ian was sent away to rehab but when he returned Yvonne suspected he was cheating. After Maia's wedding he confessed his love and that he would never cheat and the two reconciled. Days later Yvonne found Ian's body off the side of a cliff, he had killed himself due to his deteriorating illness.

Claire Solomon

Claire Solomon
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by	Emily Robins
Duration	2004–07
First appearance	25 December 2004
Last appearance	23 July 2007
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Harriet Crampton
In-universe information Occupation Receptionist at Shortland Street hospital (2005–07) Brothers Andrew Solomon Nephews Caleb Stokes

Claire Simone Solomon made her first appearance on Christmas Day 2004. Claire was the troublesome teenage sister of hospital CEO,

). In July 2007, Claire's naked body was found in a hospital dumpster and it was clear she had been murdered. For sometime after while the identity of Claire's killer remained unknown Kieran began to have nightmares about Claire's death and, due to his short memory, suspected he may have killed her without remembering it. In December it was revealed she, alongside 4 other women, had been murdered by Joey Henderson.

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