Ari Boyland

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] In September 2019, Boyland announced his marriage to actress Tara Spadaro.^[14]

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