
Desmond Chiam
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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Acting History
2026
Mortal Kombat II as King Jerrod
2024Five Blind Dates as Appollo Wang
2023Joy Ride as Clarence
2022So Help Me Todd as Peter Chen
2022Dirty Laundry as Self - Guest
2021With Love as Nick Zhao
2021Hot Mess Holiday as Daniel Li
2021The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as Dovich
2020Magic Camp as Xerxes
2019Reef Break as Wyatt Cole
2019Empty by Design as Chance
2019Now Apocalypse as Jethro
2016The Shannara Chronicles as Riga
2015Con Man as Auditioner #2
2010Hawaii Five-0 as Kazuya Nemoto
2009NCIS: Los Angeles as Edward Lee
2007The Home Song Stories as Cinema-goer(uncredited)
2005Bones as Valet
—You, Always as Patrick









