Dichen Lachman

Dichen Lachman
File:Dichen Lachman T1.JPG Lachman in April 2009
Born	(1982-02-22) 22 February 1982 Kathmandu, Nepal
Occupation	Actress, Producer
Years active	2005–present
Spouse(s)	Max Osinski (2015–present) (One child)
Children	Mathilda Osinski

Dichen Lachman (བདེ་ཆེན།) (/ˈdiːtʃən ˈlækmən/; born 22 February 1982) is a Nepalese-born actress and producer of German-Australian and Tibetan descent, best known for appearing in the soap opera Neighbours as Katya Kinski and Joss Whedon's science fiction drama television series Dollhouse as Sierra. Lachman portrayed Suren in the American remake of Being Human as a main character during the show's second season. Dichen has starred also in her own movie released in February 2014: Lust for Love. She also had a recurring role in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Jiaying, Skye's Inhuman, ageless mother.

Early life

Lachman (བདེ་ཆེན།) was born in Kathmandu, where she lived until she was six years old. She moved to Adelaide, Australia in late 1988 with her family. Her mother is Tibetan and her Australian father is of German heritage. She attended West Lakes Primary School, Gilles Street Primary School, Norwood Morialta High School, St Mary's College, Adelaide, Annesley College and the University of Adelaide. Dichen moved to Los Angeles shortly after she finished with the Australian TV drama Neighbours in 2007.

Career

Lachman filmed an ad for Wanadoo which was filmed in Australia and aired in the United Kingdom. In 2005, Lachman joined the cast of the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Katya Kinski. She had auditioned for the role of Elle Robinson, but the producers decided to create the part of Katya for her.

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Lachman at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con.

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 in Hawaii. In an interview with The Soap Show, Lachman said she had appeared on the BBC television show Ready Steady Cook while visiting England in late 2006. In the interview, she explained that she is in Los Angeles 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, created by Joss Whedon. Her character is an Active (or "doll"), whose real name is Priya Tsetsang. Sierra is one of many who can be "programmed" with multiple personalities and abilities to engage in specific assignments.

In an interview with ScifiNow, Lachman responded to the rumor that she would star in the 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. "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. Lachman made a guest appearance in an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, 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 guest at a party during a gaming convention.

In 2012 it was announced Lachman would be joining the Shawn Ryan 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 scripted web series, Husbands.

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 to raise funds to make the movie. The initial goal was to raise USD$70,000; however, when the deadline was reached on 11 November 2011 over 1,500 people had pledged money, with a final figure of USD$101,030. To complete the movie additional funds were raised through friends and family. British film maker Jack Wylson came on board as a producer, Australian actor Adam J. Yeend 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 in the role of Anya. and had a recurring role on ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

On 11 June 2015, a new movie called Too Late, starring Lachman, was released during the Los Angeles Film Festival.

On 22 October 2015, it was announced that Lachman landed a recurring role on the third season of Michael Bay’s action-adventure TNT series The Last Ship. Lachman has been cast as Jesse, the helicopter pilot who lives off the grid.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Eastworld	Thug #4	Short film
2006	Safety in Numbers	News Reporter
	Aquamarine	Beth-Ann
2009	Bled	Aaren
2010	Sunday Punch	Jill	Short film
2014	Lust for Love	Cali	also producer
2015	Too Late	Jilly Bean

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005–2007	Neighbours	Katya Kinski	Series regular; 103 episodes
2007	Tyrannosaurus Azteca	Ayacoatl	TV movie
2009–2010	Dollhouse	Sierra / Priya Tsetsang	Series regular; 27 episodes
2010	NCIS: Los Angeles	Allison Pritchett/Allysia Takada	Episode: "Full Throttle"
	Hawaii Five-0	Amy Hanamoa	Episode: "Manaʻo"
2011	Torchwood: Miracle Day	Lyn Peterfield	Episode: "Rendition"
	The Guild	Herself	Episode: "Social Traumas"
2012	Being Human	Suren	Season 2: Main Cast
	Don't Try This at Home	Jen	Episode: "Sex/Death, Part II"
	The Glades	Chef Lana Kim	Episode: "Food Fight"
	Husbands	Pillow Girl #1	Episode: "Appropriate Is Not the Word"
	The League	Marbella	Episode: "12.12.12"
2012-2013	Last Resort	Tani Tumrenjack	Series Regular; 13 episodes
2013	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jessica Lowell	Episode: "Fearless"
	King & Maxwell	Benny	Recurring; 7 episodes
2014	The 100	Anya	Recurring; 7 episodes
2014–2015	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Jiaying	Recurring; 9 episodes
2014–2015	Shameless	Angela	Recurring; 6 episodes
2016	The Last Ship	Jesse	Recurring

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Spooked (Web series)	Carol	Episode: "Paranormal Professionals"
2015	Hollywood Hitmen	Eva	also producer

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Source(s)
2015	E! Online Best. Ever. TV. Awards	Best Fight (Shared with Eliza Taylor)	The 100	Runner-up

External links

• Dichen Lachman at the Internet Movie Database

• Kickstarter