
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.
High Potential
2024
Good Girl Jane
2024
Dark Matter
2024
Good Intentions
2021
P-Valley
2020
All Rise
2019
A Dog's Way Home
2019
The Chi
2018
Lights Out
2016
Jane the Virgin
2014
Legends
2014
Henry Danger
2014
Chicago P.D.
2014
Ironside
2013
Mom
2013
Scandal
2012
Workaholics
2011
The Mentalist
2008
Put It in a Book
2007
Numb3rs
2005
Medium
2005
Under the City
2005
24
2001
































