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Desmond Chiam Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1987-07-30

Birthplace:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Credits:
19 Total Roles

Desmond Chiam

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Biography

Desmond Chiam is an Australian actor who is best known for playing Wyatt Cole on the television series “Reef Break” and for playing General Riga on the television series “The Shannara Chronicles.” Chiam was born in Melbourne, Australia, and he went on to earn his law degree from the University of Melbourne and his master’s degree in screenwriting from the University of Southern California. Chiam originally pursued a career in law but was unhappy with his career and decided to pursue a career in acting and dancing. From there, Chiam began acting in various short films before making his television debut in an episode of “Neighbours.” Since then, his television credits have gone on to include “Better Man,” “Offspring,” “Bones,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Hawaii Five-0,” and he has played Jethro on “Now Apocalypse” and Dovich on the Disney+ original series “The Falcon and the Winter Solider.” Chiam has also been a co-creator, executive producer and writer for the series “We, the Band.”.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Mortal Kombat II MOVIE King Jerrod
2024 Five Blind Dates MOVIE Appollo Wang
2023 Joy Ride MOVIE Clarence
2022 So Help Me Todd TV Peter Chen
2022 Dirty Laundry TV Self - Guest
2021 With Love TV Nick Zhao
2021 Hot Mess Holiday MOVIE Daniel Li
2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV Dovich
2020 Magic Camp MOVIE Xerxes
2019 Reef Break TV Wyatt Cole

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