Chai Hansen

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| name = Chai Hansen

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| birth_name = Surachai Romruen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|2|8}}

| birth_place = Ko Samui, Thailand

|occupation = {{hlist|Actor}}

| height_m = 1.78

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Chai Hansen (born Surachai Romruen, February 8, 1989) is a Thai-Australian actor.{{Citation|last=Hing |first=Georgia |date=28 January 2018 |title=Famous Faces: Chai Hansen |periodical=Daily Telegraph}} He is best known for his role as Zac in Mako Mermaids,{{Citation|last=Fox |first=Tiffany |date=23 July 2013 |title=Surfer tackled shark fears in new TV role |periodical=The West Australian |url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/tv/surfer-tackled-shark-fears-in-new-tv-role-ng-ya-354368}}{{Citation |last=Bushnell |first=Tom |date=13 June 2017 |title=Nambucca's Chai Hansen lands leading role in The Legend of Monkey |periodical=Nambucca Guardian News |url=https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au/story/4725605/multicultural-monkey/}} Ilian in The 100{{Citation |last=Davies |first =Megan |date=15 January 2018 |title=The 100 and New Legends of Monkey actor Chai Hansen joins Shadowhunters season 3 as Jordan Kyle |periodical=Digital Spy |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a847576/chai-hansen-shadowhunters-season-3-the-100-new-legends-of-monkey/}} and Jordan Kyle in Shadowhunters.{{Citation|last=Highfill |first=Samantha |date=15 January 2018 |title=Shadowhunters first look: Chai Hansen joins season 3 as Jordan Kyle |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/15/shadowhunters-chai-hansen-jordan-kyle/}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/uonsunday/family-ties-prove-thicker-than-water-for-chai-hansen/news-story/a7b3270114b643aab68ed6f271929603?nk=ad69c353cbfa29135a0e720ff6d8670c-1687170343 |title=Family ties prove thicker than water for Chai Hansen |last=Shearer |first=Geoff |website=The Courier Mail |date=12 May 2018 |access-date=19 June 2023}}

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.{{Cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Renewed: Mako: Island of Secrets |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2014/01/renewed-mako-island-of-secrets.html/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=TV Tonight|date=January 16, 2014 }}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/lightyears-chai-hansen-julieta-zylberberg-rocio-hernandez-kiah-mckirnan-adam-bartley-amazons-sci-fi-series-1234754584/|title=Lightyears: Adam Bartley, Chai Hansen, Julieta Zylberberg, Rocío Hernández, Kiah McKirnan, Join Amazon's Sci-Fi Series|date=May 12, 2021 |website=Deadline}}

On 17 February 2025, Hansen was named in Stan Australia series Watching You.{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=2025-02-18 |title=Stan Slate: Lydia West, Liv Hewson & Brooke Satchwell Leading Originals For Australian Streamer |url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/stan-slate-lydia-west-liv-hewson-brooke-satchwell-originals-1236292643/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Filmography

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes
2013–2016	Mako: Island of Secrets	Zac Blakely	TV series, seasons 1–4, 68 episodes (main)
2017–2018	The 100	Ilian	Season 4, 7 episodes (recurring)
2018–2019	Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments	Jordan Kyle	TV series, season 3, 11 episodes (recurring)
2018–2020	The New Legends of Monkey	Monkey / Shadow Monkey	TV series, seasons 1–2, 20 episodes (main)
2021–2025	The Newsreader	Tim Ahern	TV series, seasons 1–2, 11 episodes (recurring)
2022	Night Sky	Jude	TV series, season 1, 8 episodes (recurring)
rowspan="2" \| 2024	Population 11	Gareth Biggins	TV series, season 1, 6 episodes (recurring)
We Were Tomorrow	Noah	TV series, season 1, 6 episodes (recurring)
rowspan="2" \| 2025	Apple Cider Vinegar	Arlo	Miniseries
Watching You \|TBA \|TBA