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's Dangerous TV series.

Early life

Thai was born in

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, Vietnam, and raised in Sydney in the suburb of

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. He is of Vietnamese, Chinese and French ancestry. He began performing at an early age before receiving a prestigious national scholarship to study at the

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(ATYP). Thai was nominated by the

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for a National Young Achiever Award for his achievements in performance. In 2002, Thai's younger sister Jenny Thai (1997–2002) died from her second open heart surgery.

Career

Thai's first role was a guest star on Young Lions, screened on the

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. Thai was next cast in his breakout role, as one of the new young stars on Foxtel's AFI nominated show Dangerous (TV series) starring alongside

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. Thai's roles continued, appearing next in the internationally acclaimed series

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with guest appearances in cult series Underbelly, award-winning comedy

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and guest starring alongside

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in the acclaimed mini series

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. Recently, Thai has continued his work with guests roles on ABC's

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TV series and international crime mystery thriller series Harrow. Thai was recently cast as a lead in

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as Quang, premiering on SBS. In 2021 Vico Thai was cast as a lead alongside award-winning actresses

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and Debra Mailman in the second season of Total Control. In 2024 Thai plays a starring role in Disneyplus original series Last Days of the Space Age as Lam Bui, starring alongside Linh Danh Pham,

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and

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Filmography

* ''TV Series'' * ''Films''

External links

References

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