
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.

The Mentalist
TV • 2008

Mom
TV • 2013

NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009

24
TV • 2001

Chicago P.D.
TV • 2014

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013

Medium
TV • 2005

Scandal
TV • 2012

Numb3rs
TV • 2005

High Potential
TV • 2024

Pretty Little Liars
TV • 2010

Jane the Virgin
TV • 2014

Henry Danger
TV • 2014

Workaholics
TV • 2011

All Rise
TV • 2019

The Chi
TV • 2018

Legends
TV • 2014

Dark Matter
TV • 2024