Surachai "Chai" Hansen (Born: Surachai Romruen) is an Australian-Thai actor who portrayed Zac Blakely in Mako: Island of Secrets, becoming the first merman ever shown in the H2O universe. He was credited as Chai Romruen in the series.
Personal life[]
Born on February 8th 1989, Chai started in a primitive hospital in Ko Samui (Thailand), where he was born into a mixed cultural family, a Thai Father (Superut Romruen) and an Australian Mother (Sandra Hansen). At the age of 7 Chai migrated to Australia with his mother and sister (Sarah Romruen) to seek a higher education.
Chai did not start his career from a dancing background but a track and field history. A natural sprinter and jumper, in 2006 Chai was ranked 2nd in Australia after winning silver medal in triple jump at the Australian National all schools championships. Chai holds records in Australia and Canada in Triple Jump.
2007 is the year Chai found a love for dance. In 2011 after completing his scholarship and gaining a ‘diploma in performing arts’ Chai moved with his newly found knowledge of the arts to Sydney. With the approval of the group director (internationally acclaimed performing artist) William Sanchez took Chai under his wing and gave him a spot in Australia's No.1 live street theatre show Beat The Streets where he continues to perform for thousands of people a day.[1]
Filmography[]
| Year: | Title: | Role: |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dead Moon Circus | Sean McComb |
| 2013 | Dead Moon Circus Part 2 | Sean McComb |
| Pavlomance (short) | Zac | |
| Revolving Doors (short) | Kitchen Hand | |
| 2013-2016 | Mako: Island of Secrets | Zac Blakely |
| 2017 | The 100 | Ilian |
| 2018-2020 | The New Legends of Monkey | Monkey |
| 2018 | Thicker Than Water | Ivan |
| 2018-2019 | Shadowhunters | Jordan Kyle |
| 2022 | Night Sky | Jude |
| Christmas Ransom | Greg | |
| 2021-2023 | The Newsreader | Tim Ahern |
| 2024 | Population: 11 | Gareth |
| We Were Tomorrow | Noah Reeves |
Gallery[]
References[]
External Links[]
Chai Hansen on Wikipedia- Chai Hansen on IMDb
- Chai Hansen on Instagram
- Chai Hansen on Twitter
- Chai Hansen on Facebook
