Desmond Chiam
Desmond Chiam is an Australian actor best known for his role as Wyatt Cole on "Reef Break," General Riga on "The Shannara Chronicles" and Dovich on "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier." Early life and education. Chiam was born in Melbourne to parents of Chinese Singaporean descent. As a child he spent a third of the year in Singapore as his father often worked there. He holds a law degree from the University of Melbourne and also a master's degree in screenwriting from University of Southern California. Career. Chiam first pursued a career as a lawyer after  he graduated from the University of Melbourne. Unsatisfied with a law career after three months, he decided to pursue more creative fields in breakdancing and acting. He first started in short films in Australia before eventually appearing in Australian television in series such as "Neighbours" and "Better Man". He eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Chiam has had roles in multiple American television series including "" and "Bones", and was also in "Con Man", a webseries by Alan Tudyk. In February 2017, he joined the main cast of Spike TV's "The Shannara Chronicles" (the series  was formerly on MTV) in the show's second season where he played the villain, General Riga. He was cast as Jethro, boyfriend to Carly played by Kelli Berglund, in the Starz series "Now Apocalypse" starring Avan Jogia by Gregg Araki. Following the series, he joined the cast of the Manila-set film "Empty by Design" working alongside friends Chris Pang, Osric Chau, Yoshi Sudarso, and Andrea Walter. In December 2018, he was cast as the male lead Wyatt Cole in ABC and M6's 2019 summer crime series "Reef Break" opposite Poppy Montgomery. Following Reef Break's cancellation, Chiam  joined the cast of the Marvel series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" as Dovich. Following The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Chiam was cast as Nick Zhao in "With Love," Amazon’s one-hour romantic comedy series from Gloria Calderón Kellett and her GloNation Studios and Amazon Studios. Chiam has also made a foray into the world of voice acting and can be heard as the English voice of Werewolf Cookie in popular game Cookie Run Kingdom. Personal life. Chiam was CLEO Singapore's Bachelor of the Year in 2011. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife. Desmond