Dichen Lachman

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title: "Dichen Lachman" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["living-people", "21st-century-australian-actresses", "actresses-from-kathmandu", "actresses-from-adelaide", "australian-expatriate-actresses-in-the-united-states", "australian-film-actresses", "australian-television-actresses", "nepalese-film-actresses", "australian-voice-actresses", "australian-people-of-tibetan-descent", "nepalese-people-of-australian-descent", "australian-soap-opera-actresses", "nepalese-emigrants-to-australia", "university-of-adelaide-alumni", "year-of-birth-missing-(living-people)"] description: "Australian actress and model (born 1982)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichen_Lachman" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Australian actress and model (born 1982) ::

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Field	Value
name	Dichen Lachman
image	DichenLachman-byPhilipRomano.jpg
caption	Lachman in 2025
birth_date
birth_place	Kathmandu, Nepal
nationality
years_active	2005–present
spouse
children	1
occupation	Actress, model
alma_mater	University of Adelaide
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| name = Dichen Lachman | image = DichenLachman-byPhilipRomano.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Lachman in 2025 | birth_date = | birth_place = Kathmandu, Nepal | nationality = | years_active = 2005–present | spouse = | children = 1 | occupation = Actress, model | alma_mater = University of Adelaide Dichen Lachman ( ;) (born 22 February 1982) is an Australian and Tibetan actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Katya Kinski in the soap opera Neighbours (2005–2007), Sierra in Joss Whedon's science fiction drama series Dollhouse (2009–2010), and Ms. Casey in Severance (2022–present).

Lachman has starred in numerous television series, including Being Human (2012), Last Resort (2012–2013), Altered Carbon (2018–2020), and starred as Jiaying in the superhero drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2020).

Lachman has also appeared in numerous films, including Lust for Love (2014), Too Late (2015), Bad Therapy (2020), and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024). She also portrayed Soyona Santos in the Jurassic Park film Jurassic World Dominion (2022) and animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024–2025).

Early life and education

Dichen Lachman was born in Kathmandu, Nepal. She moved to Adelaide, Australia, in the early 1990s with her family. Her father is Australian and her mother is Tibetan.

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.

Career

Lachman first filmed an ad in Australia for Wanadoo, which aired in the United Kingdom. In 2005, she 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.

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 was 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.

In an interview with ScifiNow in 2009, Lachman responded to the rumour 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. "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.

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 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 as co-producer, and Adam Bricker as director of photography.

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 had been cast as Jesse, a helicopter pilot who lives off-the-grid. She starred as Reileen Kawahara in Netflix's original television series, Altered Carbon, 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+. 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. Soon after she appeared as antagonist Soyona Santos in the 2022 film Jurassic World Dominion. Lachman was then announced as the titular character in Steven Brand's noir thriller Joe Baby. In 2024, she was announced to star in the dark thriller, Unholy Night, alongside Ed Speleers and Ed Westwick. She also reprised her role from Jurassic World Dominion in Jurassic World: Chaos Theory. In November 2025, it was revealed that Dichen Lachman joined the cast of The Legend of Zelda live-action film.

Personal life

Lachman moved to Los Angeles shortly after she finished with the Australian TV drama Neighbours in 2007.

She married American actor Maximilian Osinski in January 2015, and gave birth to their daughter in May 2015.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Eastworld	Thug #4	Short film
2006	Aquamarine	Beth-Ann
Safety in Numbers	News Reporter
2009	Bled	Aaren
2010	Sunday Punch	Jill	Short film
2014	Lust for Love	Cali	Also producer
2015	Too Late	Jilly Bean
2020	Bad Therapy	Stern
2021	Raya and the Last Dragon	General Atitaya / Spine Warrior	Voice
2022	Jurassic World Dominion	Soyona Santos
2024	Joe Baby	Joe Baby
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	Korina
Aftermath	Doc
The Power Within	Areum	Short film
2026	Vampires of the Velvet Lounge		Post-production
Other Mommy		Post-production
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005–2007	Neighbours	Katya Kinski	Main role; 103 episodes
2008	Aztec Rex	Ayacoatl	Television film
2009–2010	Dollhouse	Sierra / Priya Tsetsang	Main role; 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"
2012	Being Human	Suren	Main role (season 2); 7 episodes
Don't Try This at Home	Jen	Episode: "Sex/Death, Part II"
The Glades	Chef Lana Kim	Episode: "Food Fight"
The League	Marbella	Episode: "12.12.12"
2012–2013	Last Resort	Tani Tumrenjack	Main role; 13 episodes
2013	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jessica Lowell	Episode: "Fearless"
King & Maxwell	Benny	7 episodes
2014	The 100	Anya	Recurring (seasons 1–2); 7 episodes
2014–2015, 2020	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Jiaying	Recurring (season 2); 9 episodes
Guest (season 7); 2 episodes
2014–2015	Shameless	Angela	Guest (season 4); 1 episodes
Recurring (season 5); 5 episodes
2016	The Last Ship	Jesse	Recurring (season 3); 8 episodes
2016–2017	Supergirl	Roulette / Veronica Sinclair	2 episodes
2018–2020	Altered Carbon	Reileen Kawahara	Main role (season 1); 7 episodes
Guest (season 2); 2 episodes
2018–2021	Animal Kingdom	Frankie	Recurring (seasons 3–5); 23 episodes
2022–present	Severance	Ms. Casey	Main role
2022	Baymax!	Sayaka / Middle School Teacher
Additional voices	Voice, 5 episodes
2024–2025	Jurassic World: Chaos Theory	Soyona Santos	Voice, recurring role; 14 episodes
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Web

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	The Guild	Herself	Episode: "Social Traumas"
2012	Husbands	Pillow Girl #1	Episode: "Appropriate Is Not the Word"
2014	Spooked	Carol	Episode: "Paranormal Professionals"
2015	Hollywood Hitmen	Eva	Episode: "The Tied Up Guy"; also producer
2016	Scary Endings	Laura (voice)	Episode: "The Grinning Man"
2018	*There's a Special Place in
Hell For Fashion Bloggers*	Anjelica	Episode: "Wake and Bake"
2024	Webcam	Kitty	Short film
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Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2015	E! Online Best. Ever. TV. Awards	Best Fight (shared with Eliza Taylor)	The 100
2022	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Severance
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References

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