
Desmond Chiam
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.”.
7
Films
11
TV Shows
Known For
18 Credits
Bones
as Valet
2005

Hawaii Five-0
as Kazuya Nemoto
2010

NCIS: Los Angeles
as Edward Lee
2009

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
as Dovich
2021

The Shannara Chronicles
as Riga
2016

So Help Me Todd
as Peter Chen
2022

Con Man
as Auditioner #2
2015

Dirty Laundry
as Self - Guest
2022

Mortal Kombat II
as King Jerrod
2026

Joy Ride
as Clarence
2023

Reef Break
as Wyatt Cole
2019

Now Apocalypse
as Jethro
2019