Chai Hansen

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Chai Hansen
Born
Surachai Romruen

(1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 35)
Ko Samui, Thailand
Occupation
  • Actor
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Chai Hansen (born Surachai Romruen, February 8, 1989) is a Thai-Australian actor. [1] He is best known for his role as Zac in Mako Mermaids , [2] [3] Ilian in The 100 [4] and Jordan Kyle in Shadowhunters . [5]

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Early life

Hansen was born in Ko Samui, an island in the Gulf of Thailand in 1989. He was born to a Thai father, Superut Romruen and an Australian mother, Sandra Hansen. At the age of seven, Hansen migrated to Australia with his mother and sister Sarah Romruen. [6]

Career

In 2011, it was announced that Hansen would join the cast of internationally distributed series Mako Mermaids . In season 2 onwards, he and Alex Cubis portrayed mermen, alongside Lucy Fry and Isabel Durant, who portrayed mermaids. [7]

Hansen was cast in role in the recurring role of Ilian in the fourth season of The 100. He was then cast as Monkey in The New Legends of Monkey , a new spin on classic tale Journey to the West .

In early 2018, Hansen was cast in a recurring role in the third season of Shadowhunters as Jordan Kyle, a werewolf on a quest for redemption.

In May 2021, Hansen was cast as a series regular in the Amazon series Night Sky , playing the role of Jude. [8]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2016 Mako: Island of Secrets Zac BlakelyTV series, seasons 1–4, 68 episodes (main)
2017–2018 The 100 IlianSeason 4, 7 episodes (recurring)
2018–2019 Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments Jordan KyleTV series, season 3, 11 episodes (recurring)
2018–2020 The New Legends of Monkey Monkey / Shadow MonkeyTV series, seasons 1–2, 20 episodes (main)
2021–2023 The Newsreader Tim AhernTV series, seasons 1–2, 9 episodes (recurring)
2022 Night Sky JudeTV series, season 1, 8 episodes (recurring)
2024 Population 11 GarethTV series, season 1, 6 episodes (recurring)
2024We Were TomorrowNoahTV series, season 1, 6 episodes (recurring)
2025 Apple Cider Vinegar TBAMiniseries

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Dead Moon Circus SeanFilm
2013Dead Moon Circus Part 2SeanFilm
PavlomanceZacShort film
Revolving DoorsKitchenShort film
2018Thicker Than WaterIvanFeature film
2022Christmas RansomGregFeature film

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