Vico Thai

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Vico Thai
Born
Vico Thai

Australia
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Aline Thai

Vico Thai is an Australian actor, He is known for his role as Riz in Foxtel's Dangerous TV series. His other notable roles include starring as Chau[1] in the international feature film Mother Fish and as Quang[2] a vengeful Ghost in Matchbox Pictures and NBC Universals original new series for SBS called Hungry Ghosts.

Early life[]

Thai was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and raised in Sydney in the suburb of Bankstown. He is of Vietnamese, Chinese and French ancestry. He began performing at an early age before receiving a prestigious national scholarship to study at the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP). Thai was nominated by the Ten Network for a for his achievements in performance.

In 2002, Thai's younger sister Jenny Thai (1997–2002) died from her second open heart surgery.

Career[]

Thai's early roles include his breakout performance as a guest star on Young Lions, screened on the Nine Network. Thai's next role came as a regular lead, cast as one of the stars on Foxtel's AFI nominated show Dangerous (TV series) starring alongside Joel Edgerton and Nicole da Silva.[3] Thai‘a roles continued appearing next in the internationally acclaimed series East West 101 with guest appearances in cult series , award-winning comedy and guest starring alongside Guy Pearce in the acclaimed mini series . As a child of refugee parents Vico has dedicated time to his community by helping raise awareness through collaborating with local and international artists and creatives. Thai volunteered his time to perform as Doctor Minh in the feature film Cancer Council Australia initiative to combat Hepatitis B in the Vietnamese community. Thai's work continued with director Khoa Do and the theatrical play , which Thai received wide acclaim for his performance of a Vietnamese refugee fisherman named Chau.[4] In 2009 this story was made into a feature film with a revised title called Mother Fish, which was selected for the 2009 Sydney Film Festival.[5] The film received rave reviews and was awarded the CRC award at the festival.

Thai is currently cast in NBC Universal's "Hungry Ghosts" as Quang.

Filmography[]

  • TV Series.:
Year TV Show Character Notes
2020 Hungry Ghosts "Quang" 4 episodes
2019 Reckoning "Young doctor" 1 episode
2018 Rake "Zhang Le Ping" 2 episode
2018 Harrow "Wei's Bodyguard" 1 episode
2013 "Hong Kong Hilton Barman" 2 episode
2012 Jack Irish "Lester" 1 episode
2009 "Vince" 1 episode
2010 "Quan" 1 episode
2007 East West 101 "David Ngo" 1 episode
2007 Dangerous "Riz" 8 episodes
2002 Young Lions Khai 1 episode
  • Films.:
Year Film Character Notes
2018 Danger Close Vietnamese Soldier Lead
2014 My Sister's Wedding Jay
2013 Change of Our Lives Dr Minh
2013 Felony Vico
2012 Wish You Were Here –
2010 Mother Fish Chau Lead
2009 Cedar Boys Police Officer
2009 Missing Water Chau Lead
2007 In Our Name American Marine

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mother Fish Review". SBS Movies. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ Equity (26 August 2019). "THE SPIRIT OF DIVERSITY". Medium. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "East and west clash in edgy drama". smh.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Mother Fish (2010) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Festival detail - Festival profiles - Festivals and markets". Screen Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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