Rolando Boyce
Acting
Rolando Boyce was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. He was the 1st born of his Panamanian family in the United States. He Graduated from Senn Metropolitian Academy High School where he was in the Drama Club. He attended Texas Southern University in Houston as a Pre-Pharmacy student before being called to duty as a Army Reservist in the Desert Storm War. He re-discovered his love for acting after returning to Chicago in 1996. Getting his start at Chicago's historic ETA & Black Ensemble Theatre. He had his break out role playing William in Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero at the Goodman Theatre, as well as Lincoln in Susan Lori Parks Topdog/Underdog at Madison Repertory Theatre. After getting his 1st TV appearance on Fox's Pilot episode of Prison Break, He landed the role of Rufus (which he's most known) in R Kelly's Trapped in the Closet for which he recurred in several Chapters. It was on the set of Trapped where he met his on screen Wife LeShay Tomlinson and they made the Video Marriage a real one in 2008. He now resides in Los Angeles with his family. Rolando has been in many commercials, TV shows & Movies.
Filmography
- Dream House — Riyad
- Dark Matter — Dr. Joseph Hart
- 2024Good Girl Jane — Detective Baker
- High Potential — Officer Chester
- 2024The Devil Ain't Pius — Ronald Montgomery
- 2021Good Intentions — Alderman Tony Stevens
- P-Valley — Julian
- 2019A Dog's Way Home — Drew
- All Rise — Fred Lawrence
- The Chi — Darnell, Darnell Robinson
- 2017The Tribes of Palos Verdes — Police Officer
- 2016Lights Out — Brian Andrews
- Chicago P.D. — Eddie Brackton
- Henry Danger — William
- Jane the Virgin — Cop
- Legends — Officer Bridge
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Steve Millerbund
- Ironside — ESU Sergeant
- Mom — Officer Hayes
- Scandal — Gary Francis
- 2012Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 — Rufus
- Workaholics — Officer Benson
- Pretty Little Liars — Guard
- NCIS: Los Angeles — Foreman
- The Mentalist — Van Driver
- 2007Put It in a Book — Paco
- 2007Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 — Rufus
- 2007Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 — Rufus
- Medium — Randy Littleton
- Numb3rs — Paloma
- Trapped in the Closet
- 2005Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 — Rufus
- 2005Under the City — Reggie
- 24 — Surgeon