List of Shortland Street characters#C

| Chris Warner

| 1992–1996, 2000–

| Drew McCaskill

| 2015–

| Esther Samuels

| 2015–

|Gia Te Atakura

|2017, 2022–

| Marty Walker

| 2019–

| Maeve Mullens

| 2020–

| Monique Strutter

|2020–

| Viliami To'a

| 2021–

| Logan Barns

| 2022–

|Selina To'a

|2023–

|Sage Stewart

|2023–

|Phil Grayson

|2024–

|Nazar Arshad

|2024–

|Te Manawanui

|2024–

|Cleo Atwell

|2025–

|Poppy Achari

|2025–

| rowspan="2"|Billy McCaskill

|rowspan="2"|Intersex child of Drew McCaskill and Harper Whitley

|rowspan="2"|2018–

|rowspan="2"|{{cite web|title=Shortland Street looking for new infant to play intersex baby|work=stuff.co.nz|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/111556441/shortland-street-looking-for-new-infant-to-play-intersex-baby|author=Corcoran, Sinead|date=26 March 2019}}{{cite web|title=Shortland Street casting director reveals how they find their youngest stars|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/121548395/shortland-street-casting-director-reveals-how-they-find-their-youngest-stars|work=New Zealand TV Guide|publisher=Fairfax Media|author=Harvey, Kerry|date=21 May 2020}}

| Kiwa Adams

| Esther and Eddie's son

| 2020–

| {{cite web|title=Shortland Street newcomer Chye-Ling Huang calls for more roles for Asian actors|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/122280779/shortland-street-star-wants-more-roles-for-asian-actors|author=Harvey, Kerry|work=New Zealand TV Guide|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=30 July 2020}}

|Marley Fraser

|Adopted son of Harper Whitley and Drew McCaskill

| 2020–

|Pikitia Hannah

|Daughter of Esther Samuels and Curtis Hannah

|2022–

|Cassie Lloyd

|Mother of Maeve & Nicole's grandson, Knox

|2022–

|Dr. Emmett Whitman

|ED Consultant at Shortland Street and former Head of Emergency at Central.

|2023–

|Julian Jonas

|Lead Shareholder and CEO of Shortland Street hospital

|2024–