Chai Hansen

Chai Hansen
Chai Hansen
Born	Surachai Romruen; 8 February 1989 (age 32); Ko Samui, Thailand
Occupation	Actor;
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

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

Early life[]

Hansen was born in Ko Samui, an island in the Gulf of Thailand in 1989. He was born into a mixed cultural family, a Thai father (Superut Romruen) and an Australian mother (Sandra Hansen). At the age of 7 Hansen migrated to Australia with his mother and sister (Sarah Romruen) to seek a higher education.

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.^[6]

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 Lightyears, playing the role of Jude.^[7]

Filmography[]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Dead Moon Circus	Sean McComb	Film
2013	Dead Moon Circus Part 2	Sean McComb	Film
2013	Pavlomance	Zac	Short
2013	Revolving Doors	Kitchen Hand	Short
2013-2016	Mako: Island of Secrets	Zac Blakely	Main (Seasons 1–3)
2017	The 100	Ilian	Recurring (Season 4)
2018–present	The New Legends of Monkey	Monkey	Main
2018	Thicker Than Water	Ivan	Film
2018-2019	Shadowhunters	Jordan Kyle	Recurring (Season 3)
2021	The Newsreader	Tim Ahern	6 episodes
2021	We Were Tomorrow	Noah Reeves	Upcoming series
2021	Lightyears	Jude	Upcoming Series Pre-Production