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Home/People/Desmond Chiam
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Born
Jul 30, 1987
Age 38
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

8
Movies
11
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Desmond Chiam

Acting

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.”.
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Mortal Kombat II

as King Jerrod
2026
Five Blind Dates poster

Five Blind Dates

as Appollo Wang
2024
Joy Ride poster

Joy Ride

as Clarence
2023
Hot Mess Holiday poster

Hot Mess Holiday

as Daniel Li
2021
Magic Camp poster

Magic Camp

as Xerxes
2020
Empty by Design poster

Empty by Design

as Chance
2019
The Home Song Stories poster

The Home Song Stories

as Cinema-goer(uncredited)
2007
You, Always poster

You, Always

as Patrick
TBA