Vico Thai

Australian actor
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Vico Thai is an Australian actor, He is known for his role as Lam Bui on Disneyplus series Last Days of the Space Age which premiered on Disneyplus and Hulu. His other notable roles include Justin Yang on ABC TV's award-winning drama series Total Control and as Riz in Foxtel's Dangerous TV series.

Thai was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and raised in Sydney in the suburb of Bankstown. 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 Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP). Thai was nominated by the Ten Network 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. Thai's first role was a guest star on Young Lions, screened on the Nine Network. 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 Joel Edgerton. Thai's roles continued, appearing next in the internationally acclaimed series East West 101 with guest appearances in cult series Underbelly, award-winning comedy Review with Myles Barlow and guest starring alongside Guy Pearce in the acclaimed mini series Jack Irish.

Recently, Thai has continued his work with guests roles on ABC's Rake TV series and international crime mystery thriller series Harrow. Thai was recently cast as a lead in Hungry Ghosts as Quang, premiering on SBS. In 2021 Vico Thai was cast as a lead alongside award-winning actresses Rachel Griffiths 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, Iain Glen, Radha Mitchell and Jesse Spencer.

Date of Birth16th April 1981
Age43 Years
Zodiac SignAries
CountryAustralia
Birth PlaceAustralia
ReferenceIMDB