Roman Harris (fictional character)

Roman Harris is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actor Conrad Coleby from late 2007.

Roman appeared in episode 4554, late 2007. He learnt from Leah that she was selling her half of the diner. Roman was interested and started a trial period. Irene didn't like him, but loved his food and they eventually became friends. Roman, Irene and Leah later became partners in the Pier Diner. It was later revealed that Roman had been a member of the SAS but had resigned after an incident in Afghanistan and also that he had a teenage daughter, Nicole, conceived when he was only sixteen. He became good friends with Miles Copeland and found himself with a ready-made family when first he agreed to provide a home for Aden Jefferies then Nicole came to live with him. Roman found himself targeted for revenge by Elliot Gillen, the brother of an old SAS colleague killed on Roman's last mission, who blamed Roman for his death and came close to killing both him and Nicole, pursuing Roman through an improvised assault course until Roman got the better of him. Roman dated Martha Mackenzie when he first arrived in the Bay (and, briefly, Rachel Armstrong) but broke up with her when he realised she still loved her ex-husband Jack Holden. It was later discovered Martha was pregnant with his child but she suffered a miscarriage. He began dating Charlie Buckton but after Nicole's mother, Natalie, suggested he still loved Martha he decided he wasn't being fair on her and broke it off. Roman is in love with Martha, but will his confession destroy his friendship with her?