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Zachary "Zac" Smith is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who has been portrayed by Mike Edward in multiple guest stints since mid 1995. The character returned in a more central role for the shows 20th anniversary in 2012. Zac appeared in numerous stints throughout the show's first 20 years, initially debuting in May 1995 as a short term love interest for Grace Kwan (Lynette Forday). He was later involved in a high profile revelation that he was the half brother of established character, James Thornton (Chris Dykzeul). Zac returned 6 years later as part of Rachel McKenna's (Angela Bloomfield) alcoholism storyline before his return in 2012 saw him take on a more antagonistic role. His storylines saw him have a heated affair despite being in a relationship and later, sexually assault Roimata Samuels (Shavaughn Ruakere) in a personal attack on her husband. Zac has been labelled a "hottie" and his generally remembered for his good looks. His later storylines saw Zac branded as one of the best ''Shortland Street'' villains of all time, being praised by reviewers and stars of the soap itself. ==Creation and casting== Mike Edward was just 21 when he cast in the role of Zac in 1995. Part of the role in which producers intended ''Shortland Street'' to participate in, was to accurately portray and convey real life community and everyday occurrences. The character of Zac was written as a builder so as to embody the role of the working class man.〔 Edward maintained the role until mid 1996.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aucklandactors.co.nz/actors/mike-edward/view-details.html )〕 Edward returned to the role on 23 November 2002 in a month-long recurring stint.〔 Edward auditioned numerous times throughout the next few years but was constantly rejected due to producer's suspecting the audience would recognize him as Zac.〔 In 2011 the role of "Jack" was created, a love interest for Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing) who would cheat on her in a high profile love triangle. The character and storyline was decided to unfold over 6 months in a bid for slower paced story arcs.〔 Producers soon realized they could fill the characters spot with that of Zac and Edward was hired.〔 In January 2012 it was announced that a previous character would be returning and "will get the hearts of many a Shortland Street pounding." In February it was confirmed that it was Zac who was returning.〔 The character returned on 1 February 2012. Edward was happy that producers decided to reintroduce Zac instead of bringing in a new character, stating "He () keeps coming back which is kind of genius." Following the conclusion of the character's arc and the 6 months, producers decided to extend Edward's contract and have Zac undergo a storyline where he sexually assaulted Roimata Samuels (Shavaughn Ruakere).〔 Edward enjoyed the challenge but acknowledged, "it's going to be the end because it's so irredeemable."〔 Chris Tempest (who portrayed Dr. Josh Gallagher) stood in as Zac during the sexual assault scene to leave the assailant ambiguous. Zac made his last appearance on 6 February 2013 and Edward had no quarrels with leaving the role, "I'm happy to move on. The last few times Zac has left the show, his parting lines have been, 'I'm just going to sit on the beach and get my head together', so at least now it's done." Edward was not opposed to a return, but acknowledged it was up to the producers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zac Smith (Shortland Street)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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