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Dichen Lachman (; born 22 February 1982) is an Australian actress. She earned recognition starring as
Lachman played a small role in the feature film '' Aquamarine''. After she finished shooting the role of Aaren in the film ''Bled'', Lachman joined the cast of the film ''
television show ''Katya Kinski
Katya Kinski is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Dichen Lachman. She made her first on-screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 December 2005. Lachman originally auditioned for the role of ...
in the soap opera '' Neighbours'' (2005–2007) and as Sierra in Joss Whedon
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's science fiction drama series ''Dollhouse
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'' (2009–2010).
Lachman went on to portray Suren in the supernatural comedy-drama series '' Being Human'' (2012), Tani Tumrenjack in the military action-drama series '' Last Resort'' (2012–2013), Jiaying in the superhero drama series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, an ...
'' (2014–2020), Reileen Kawahara in the cyberpunk drama series ''Altered Carbon
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'' (2018–2020), Frankie in the crime drama series '' Animal Kingdom'' (2018–present), and Ms. Casey in the thriller series ''Severance
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* ''Severance'' (film), a 2006 British horror film
* ''Severance'' (novel), a 2018 novel by Ling Ma
*''Severance'', a 2006 short-story collection by Robert Olen Butler
* ''Severance'' (TV series), a ...
'' (2022–present).
Lachman has appeared in numerous films, such as '' Aquamarine'' (2006), ''Bled
Bled (; german: Veldes,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper C ...
'' (2009), '' Lust for Love'' (2014), ''Too Late Too Late may refer to:
Film and theatre
*'' Too Late (1914 film)'', American film written by Winifred Dunn
* ''Too Late'' (1996 film), a Romanian film
* ''Too Late'' (2000 film), a Portuguese film
* ''Too Late'' (2015 film), an American film
* ' ...
'' (2015), ''Bad Therapy
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Synopsis
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'' (2020), and ''Jurassic World Dominion
''Jurassic World Dominion'' is a 2022 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Emily Carmichael from a story by Derek Connolly and Trevorrow. The sequel to '' Jurassic World: Fallen ...
'' (2022).
Early life
Lachman was born inKathmandu
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, Nepal. She moved to Adelaide
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, Australia, in the early 1990s with her family.
Her mother is Tibetan
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* of, from, or related to Tibet
* Tibetan people, an ethnic group
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** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard
** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken dial ...
, and her Australian
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** Aboriginal Au ...
father is of German
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descent. She attended West Lakes Primary School, Gilles Street Primary School, Norwood Morialta High School
Norwood International High School (NIHS) is a single-campus, co-educational, public high school located in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
Founded as Norwood District High School in 1910 on Osmond Terrace, Norwood, the schoo ...
, St Mary's College, Adelaide
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, Annesley College and the University of Adelaide
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. She moved to Los Angeles shortly after she finished with the Australian TV drama ''Neighbours'' in 2007.
Career
Lachman first filmed an ad in Australia forWanadoo
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, which aired in the United Kingdom. In 2005, she joined the cast of the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'' as Katya Kinski
Katya Kinski is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Dichen Lachman. She made her first on-screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 December 2005. Lachman originally auditioned for the role of ...
. She had auditioned for the role of Elle Robinson
Lucinda "Elle" Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Pippa Black. The character made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 September 2005. She was introduced ...
, but the producers decided to create the part of Katya for her.
Lachman played a small role in the feature film '' Aquamarine''. After she finished shooting the role of Aaren in the film ''Bled'', Lachman joined the cast of the film ''Aztec Rex
''Aztec Rex'', also known as ''Tyrannosaurus Azteca'', is a film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring Ian Ziering. The film debuted on the cable television channel Syfy in 2008. The film was filmed largely on location at Kualoa Ranch on ...
'' in Hawaii. In an interview with ''The Soap Show'', Lachman said she had appeared on the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...Ready Steady Cook
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'' while visiting England in late 2006. In the interview, she explained that she was in Los Angeles
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to advance her acting career, but said she would love to work in the UK and Australia.
On 26 March 2008, it was announced that Lachman would portray Sierra in the television series ''Dollhouse
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'', created by Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series: ...
.
In an interview with ScifiNow in 2009, Lachman responded to the rumor that she would star in an upcoming television show based on ''Star Wars'' by saying, "I am a huge George Lucas fan. I love those movies and it would be a dream come true—I'd love to do it, it would be incredible." She was named one of the 100 hottest women on screen for 2009, by the lesbian media site AfterEllen.com
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. "What a privilege to be there," she said.
She guest starred as an insurance agent/street racer on '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. She also appeared as Amy Hanamoa, the widow of a murdered police officer, in an episode of ''Hawaii Five-0
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* Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2010 TV series), an American action police procedural television series
* Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968 TV series), an Ame ...
''. Lachman made a guest appearance in an episode of the ''Doctor Who
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'' spin-off ''Torchwood
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'', for its fourth series '' Torchwood: Miracle Day''. Additionally, in 2011 it was announced in ''Variety'' that Lachman would be joining the cast of '' Being Human'' as a series regular. Lachman also made a brief appearance in the web-series '' The Guild'' during Season 5, episode 8 as a party guest during a gaming convention.
In 2012, it was announced Lachman would be joining the Shawn Ryan
Shawn Ryan (born October 11, 1966 in Rockford, Illinois) is an American screenwriter and television producer.
He created and co-created a number of TV drama series, including ''The Shield'' (2002–2008), ''The Chicago Code'' (2011), '' Last Re ...
–driven pilot '' Last Resort'' for ABC, and she subsequently appeared as a main character during the show's 13-episode run. She also guest starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson
Jane Espenson (born July 14, 1964) is an American television writer and producer.
Espenson has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and shared ...
scripted web series, ''Husbands
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''.
Between 2010 and 2013, while working on other productions, Lachman and her close friend Anton King produced '' Lust for Love''. King wrote the script in 2010 and used Kickstarter
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Kickstarter
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to raise funds to make the movie. The initial goal was to raise US$70,000; however, when the deadline was reached on 11 November 2011 more than 1,500 people had pledged money, with a final figure of US$101,030. To complete the movie, additional funds were raised through friends and family. British filmmaker Jack Wylson came on board as a producer, Australian actor Adam J. Yeend
Adam J. Yeend is an Australian actor/producer best known for his roles in ''Offing David'', ''Liz & Dick'' and ''Holding the Man (play), Holding the Man'', and producer of the 2014 feature film ''Lust for Love (2014 film), Lust for Love'' as ...
as co-producer, and Adam Bricker as director of photography. Alessandro Ongaro of Luna Pictures Entertainment also made major contributions during post production.
In 2014, Lachman began shooting in Canada, where she joined the cast of ''The 100 The 100 may refer to:
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* 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics
* ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass Morgan
* ''The 100'' (TV series), 20 ...
'' in the role of Anya and had a recurring role on ABC
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's ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, an ...
''
On 11 June 2015, a new movie called ''Too Late Too Late may refer to:
Film and theatre
*'' Too Late (1914 film)'', American film written by Winifred Dunn
* ''Too Late'' (1996 film), a Romanian film
* ''Too Late'' (2000 film), a Portuguese film
* ''Too Late'' (2015 film), an American film
* ' ...
'', starring Lachman, was released during the Los Angeles Film Festival
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. On 22 October 2015, it was announced that Lachman landed a recurring role on the third season of Michael Bay
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's action-adventure TNT
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series '' The Last Ship''. Lachman had been cast as Jesse, a helicopter pilot who lives off-the-grid
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. She starred as Reileen Kawahara in Netflix
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's original television series, ''Altered Carbon
''Altered Carbon'' is a 2002 cyberpunk novel by the English writer Richard K. Morgan. Set in a future in which interstellar travel and relative immortality is facilitated by transferring consciousnesses between bodies ("sleeves"), it follows t ...
'', an adaptation of the 2002 novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan. The first season was released on 2 February 2018. Also, starting in 2018, Lachman began a recurring role as Frankie on ''Animal Kingdom'' during its third season.
In 2020, she returned for small story arcs on ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' and ''Altered Carbon'', and she also appeared in the film ''Bad Therapy''. In 2022, Lachman joined the main cast of ''Severance'', which premiered on Apple TV+
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. She appeared as Ms. Casey, a wellness counselor. The series received acclaim from critics and audiences, with Lachman being nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama at the 2nd Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
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. Soon after she appeared as antagonist Soyona Santos in the film ''Jurassic World Dominion
''Jurassic World Dominion'' is a 2022 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Emily Carmichael from a story by Derek Connolly and Trevorrow. The sequel to '' Jurassic World: Fallen ...
''. Lachman was then announced as the titular character in Steven Brand
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's noir thriller ''Joe Baby''.
Personal life
She has been married to Austrian-born American actorMaximilian Osinski
Maximilian Osinski is an Austrian-born American actor known for his recurring role as Agent Davis on ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''.
Biography
Maximilian Osinski was born in Austria, but raised in Chicago before mo ...
since January 2015, and gave birth to their daughter that May.
Filmography
Film
Television
Web
Awards and nominations
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lachman, Dichen Living people 21st-century Australian actresses Actors from Kathmandu Actresses from Adelaide Australian actresses of Asian descent Australian expatriate actresses in the United States Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Australian voice actresses Australian people of Tibetan descent Australian people of German descent Australian soap opera actresses Nepalese emigrants to Australia University of Adelaide alumni 1982 births