Chai Hansen

Chai Hansen
Born	Surachai Romruen (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 Ko Samui, Thailand
Occupation	Actor
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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).

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 Isabel Durant and Lucy Fry who portrayed mermaids.

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 Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments third season 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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Dead Moon Circus	Sean	Film
2013	Pavlomance	Zac	Short
2013	Revolving Doors	Kitchen	Short
2013–2016	Mako: Island of Secrets	Zac	Main
2017–2018	The 100	Ilian	Recurring
2018–2019	The New Legends of Monkey	Monkey	Main
2018	Thicker Than Water	Ivan	Film
2018–2019	Shadowhunters	Jordan	Recurring
2020–2021	The Newsreader	Tim	Recurring
2021–2022	We Were Tomorrow	Noah	Recurring
2022	Night Sky	Jude	Recurring

External links

• Chai Hansen at the Internet Movie Database