Biography
Dichen Lachman is an Australian actress and model. She was born on 22 February 1982 in Kathmandu, Nepal, and moved to Adelaide, Australia, with her family as a child. She attended the University of Adelaide before leaving to pursue acting, studying drama in Sydney.
Lachman began her career with a role as Katya Kinski in the Australian soap opera Neighbours (2005–2007). She gained wider recognition as Sierra in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse (2009–2010) and as Jiaying in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2020). Her other television credits include Altered Carbon (2018–2020). In film, she has appeared in Jurassic World Dominion (2022) as Soyona Santos and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024). She plays wellness counsellor Ms. Casey in the series Severance (2022–present).
