
Rolando Boyce
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography

Dream House
TV · as Riyad · 1 ep

Good Girl Jane
Movie · as Detective Baker
The Devil Ain't Pius
Movie · as Ronald Montgomery

Dark Matter
TV · as Dr. Joseph Hart · 2 eps

High Potential
TV · as Officer Chester · 1 ep

Good Intentions
Movie · as Alderman Tony Stevens

P-Valley
TV · as Julian · 1 ep

A Dog's Way Home
Movie · as Drew

All Rise
TV · as Fred Lawrence · 1 ep

The Chi
TV · as Darnell, Darnell Robinson · 40 eps

The Tribes of Palos Verdes
Movie · as Police Officer

Lights Out
Movie · as Brian Andrews

Casual
TV · as Ben · 1 ep

Chicago Med
TV · as Stan Goodland · 1 ep

Legends
TV · as Officer Bridge · 1 ep

Jane the Virgin
TV · as Cop · 1 ep

Henry Danger
TV · as William · 1 ep

Chicago P.D.
TV · as Eddie Brackton · 1 ep

Mom
TV · as Officer Hayes · 1 ep

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV · as Steve Millerbund · 1 ep

Ironside
TV · as ESU Sergeant · 1 ep

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Movie · as Rufus

Scandal
TV · as Gary Francis · 1 ep

Workaholics
TV · as Officer Benson · 1 ep

Pretty Little Liars
TV · as Guard · 1 ep

NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as Foreman · 1 ep

The Mentalist
TV · as Van Driver · 1 ep

Put It in a Book
Movie · as Paco

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
Movie · as Rufus

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Movie · as Rufus

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Movie · as Rufus

Under the City
Movie · as Reggie

Medium
TV · as Randy Littleton · 1 ep

Numb3rs
TV · as Paloma · 1 ep

Trapped in the Closet
TV · 33 eps

24
TV · as Surgeon · 1 ep