Chai Hansen (born Surachai Romruen, February 8, 1989) is a Thai-Australian actor.^[1] He is best known for his role as Zac in Mako Mermaids,^[2][3] Ilian in The 100^[4] and Jordan Kyle in Shadowhunters.^[5]

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Hansen was born in Ko Samui, an island in the Gulf of Thailand in 1989. He was born to a Thai father, Superut Romruen and an Australian mother, Sandra Hansen. At the age of seven, Hansen migrated to Australia with his mother and sister (Sarah Romruen).^[6]

In 2011, it was announced that Hansen would join the cast of internationally distributed series Mako Mermaids. In season 2 onwards, he and Alex Cubis portrayed mermen, alongside Lucy Fry and Isabel Durant, who portrayed mermaids.^[7]

Hansen was cast in role in the recurring role of Ilian in the fourth season of The 100. He was then cast as Monkey in The New Legends of Monkey, a new spin on classic tale Journey to the West.

In early 2018, Hansen was cast in a recurring role in Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments third season as Jordan Kyle, a werewolf on a quest for redemption.

In May 2021, Hansen was cast as a series regular in the Amazon series Night Sky, playing the role of Jude.^[8]