Chai Hansen Explained

Chai Hansen
Birth Name:Surachai Romruen
Birth Date:1989 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Ko Samui, Thailand
Height M:1.77

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

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).[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2016Zac Main
2017–2018The 100IlianRecurring
2018–2019The New Legends of MonkeyMonkeyMain
2018–2019 ShadowhuntersJordan Recurring
2021–2023The NewsreaderTim Recurring
2021–2022We Were TomorrowNoahRecurring
2022Night SkyJudeRecurring:8 episodes
2024Population 11GarethRecurring: 6 episodes

Film appearances

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2022Christmas RansomGreg
2018Thicker Than WaterIvanFilm
2013Revolving DoorsKitchenShort
PavlomanceZacShort
Dead Moon Circus Pt 2Sean
2012Dead Moon CircusSeanFilm

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family ties prove thicker than water for Chai Hansen . Shearer . Geoff . The Courier Mail . 12 May 2018 . 19 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Knox. David. Renewed: Mako: Island of Secrets . 2021-05-21. TV Tonight.
  3. Web site: Lightyears: Adam Bartley, Chai Hansen, Julieta Zylberberg, Rocío Hernández, Kiah McKirnan, Join Amazon's Sci-Fi Series. May 12, 2021 . Deadline.