
Rolando Boyce
Department: Acting
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

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
2005

Under the City
2005

Good Girl Jane
2024

Put It in a Book
2007

Good Intentions
2021

Lights Out
2016

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
2012

The Tribes of Palos Verdes
2017

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
2007

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
2007

A Dog's Way Home
2019

The Devil Ain't Pius
2024

Medium
2005

Numb3rs
2005

The Mentalist
2008

Legends
2014

The Chi
2018

Jane the Virgin
2014

Mom
2013

Pretty Little Liars
2010

P-Valley
2020

All Rise
2019

Scandal
2012

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013

Ironside
2013

Dark Matter
2024

Henry Danger
2014

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

Chicago P.D.
2014

Workaholics
2011

24
2001

High Potential
2024

Dream House
2026

Trapped in the Closet
2005