‘Boy’ actor James Rolleston seriously injured in New Zealand car crash

James Rolleston, who at age 11 starred in the hit New Zealand film “Boy,” has been seriously injured in a car crash, according to media outlets in his home country.

He and another 19-year-old were in a car that hit a bridge in Opotiki, southeast of Auckland on the Bay of Plenty on the country’s north island, around 10:30 p.m. local time Tuesday, according to the New Zealand Herald. Rolleston had to be cut free from the vehicle, the paper said.

The actor, also known for his work in “The Dark Horse” and “The Dead Lands,” was stabilized at the scene by a paramedic and airlifted to Tauranga Hospital, Radio New Zealand reported.

Rolleston was awake and surrounded by family on Wednesday morning and “responding to all the things he needs to respond to,” his agent told the Herald.

The other person in the car reportedly had minor injuries. It was unclear whether Rolleston was the driver or passenger.

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