Desi Nguyen is a fictional character portrayed by Levy Tran in the TV series MacGyver.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit (season 3), they were 35 years old.
They appear in 36 episodes out of a total of 94 aired and have accumulated 5582 positive votes.
The character of Desi Nguyen is mainly associated with Angus MacGyver, Riley Davis and Russ Taylor.
Episodes36
K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit
episode S3.E15 february 2019MacGyver and the team are assigned to escort and protect an ATF gun-sniffing dog who has a bounty on his head, only to discover they're not the only ones crashing the weapon drop.
Lidar + Rogues + Duty
episode S3.E16 february 2019The Phoenix Foundation must recover the body of a pilot whose plane crashed while testing an experimental laser mapping system that Mac designed; Riley tries to identify the hacker who tricked a SWAT team into arresting her and Elwood.
Seeds + Permafrost + Feather
episode S3.E17 march 2019MacGyver and the team are asked to solve a locked door mystery when a man working inside a remote, ultra-secure international seed vault disappears.
Murdoc + Helman + Hit
episode S3.E18 april 2019When Nicholas Helman resurfaces to carry out a killing spree, the team is forced to get help from the one person who knows him best- his protege, Murdoc.
Friends + Enemies + Border
episode S3.E19 april 2019Mac and Desi help a group of Syrian refugees who are being pursued by human traffickers; Bozer is trapped in Oversight's car, and it's rigged to explode.
No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue
episode S3.E20 april 2019Two American tourists go missing while doing a scavenger hunt through some of the world's most dangerous countries; the Phoenix team goes undercover as backpackers to find them and bring them home alive.
Treason + Heartbreak + Gum
episode S3.E21 may 2019Matty's ex-husband Ethan asks her for help when a criminal organization kidnaps his wife and daughter; Matty must decide if she's willing to commit treason in order to help Ethan; Riley joins Billy and Mama Colton on a mission to Paris.
Mason + Cable + Choices
episode S3.E22 may 2019A cunning new adversary's carefully crafted plans force Mac to make an impossible choice: save the life of a friend, or save hundreds of innocent lives; Mac receives new information that will drive a wedge between him and his father.
Fire + Ashes + Legacy = Phoenix
episode S4.E1 february 2020Ex-MI6 agent Russ Taylor recruits former Phoenix Foundation members Mac, Riley, Bozer, Matty and Desi to hunt down a bio-weapon that's planned to be used by a mysterious organization for a devastating attack on a major U.S. city.
Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed
episode S4.E2 february 2020A general gives Phoenix a chance to regain its security clearance by testing a military lab's security, stealing a chip there. Things don't go as planned.
Kid + Plane + Cable + Truck
episode S4.E3 february 2020MacGyver and the team board a plane that's mid-flight when the pilot has a heart attack, and discover the medical emergency was intentional.
Windmill + Acetone + Celluloid + Firing Pin
episode S4.E4 february 2020As MacGyver works quickly to rescue survivors from a collapsed building in Germany, he discovers a new safety threat - an undetonated bomb from World War II hidden beneath the rubble.
Soccer + Desi + Merchant + Titan
episode S4.E5 march 2020In an attempt to find the main players in the Codex and cut off their match-fixing funding, Desi goes undercover to infiltrate a soccer team and find the corrupt player working with the shadow organization.
Right + Wrong + Both + Neither
episode S4.E6 march 2020When Russ's former love, Emilia, is kidnapped by the same rebels he fought during the military contract days, he takes the Phoenix team to a small, impoverished town to rescue her and rid the town of the rebels for good.
Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey
episode S4.E7 march 2020A double date descends into chaos when Mac and Desi witness a murder in the back of the restaurant, and as they work to find the killer, Riley tries to keep the secret about about their "day jobs" from her boyfriend, Aubrey
Father + Son + Father + Matriarch
episode S4.E8 april 2020After Oversight is almost killed a bombing, he recruits Mac to help him find the suspected bomber; Mac meets his Aunt Gwendolyn.
Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis
episode S4.E9 april 2020Los Angeles' power grid is taken hostage in a ransomware attack resulting in a citywide blackout; the team discovers that the ransomware code used was written by Riley years ago.
Tesla + Bell + Edison + Mac
episode S4.E10 april 2020When Mac is put into a dream state to help him recall key evidence found in Nikola Tesla's secret lab that could stop Codex's deadly plot, he encounters Nikola Tesla, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison...and his mother.
Psy-Op + Cell + Merchant + Birds
episode S4.E11 april 2020Mac is placed inside a fake prison cell with a top Codex operative, The Merchant, in order to gain his trust and get intel on their next move.
Loyalty + Family + Rogue + Hellfire
episode S4.E12 may 2020The Phoenix team is forever altered when MacGyver's Aunt Gwen gets into his head about family and connection and convinces Mac and Riley to join Codex. Also, Matty and Russ take their concerns about Codex to the White House.
Save + The + Dam + World
episode S4.E13 may 2020Mac and Riley continue their infiltration of Codex, and Gwen is torn in her loyalties. Russ and Desi both suspect Mac.
Resort + Desi + Riley + Window Cleaner + Witness
episode S5.E1 december 2020Matty splits the team up for a mission, and partners the teammates with their fellow teammates they had the most problems with during the Codex affair.
Thief + Painting + Auction + Viro-486 + Justice
episode S5.E2 december 2020When Taylor's former protégé is killed while preventing a bio-weapon from falling into the wrong hands, Mac and the team must find the weapon so Desi can pull off the ultimate heist before it's sold to a terrorist cell.
Eclipse + USMC-1856707 + Step Potential + Chain Lock + Ma
episode S5.E3 december 2020When Russ is kidnapped, Mac and the team must break out a previously murderous psychopath, now pacifist, from prison to help find him. Also, while on the run, Mac and Desi are forced to confront their relationship issues.
Banh Bao + Sterno + Drill + Burner + Mason
episode S5.E4 january 2021Mac's meeting with Desi's parents goes sideways when her brother finds himself in trouble and desperately needs their help. Russ and Matty must ask an old nemesis for assistance when their new recruitment candidate is kidnapped.
Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO
episode S5.E5 january 2021Using a cryptic postcard as their only clue, Mac and the team must solve a fallen friend's final case and bring him justice
Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance
episode S5.E6 january 2021During COVID-19's first stay-at-home order, as Mac, Bozer and Riley quarantine together, they try to stop a crime in progress at their neighbor's house.
Golden Lancehead + Venom + Pole Vault + Blood + Baggage
episode S5.E7 february 2021The secret experimental cancer treatment Mac's developing with a friend is discovered when culprits ransack their lab, kidnap Mac's partner and plan to use the research to create a powerful new nerve agent.
SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini
episode S5.E8 february 2021Mac and team rush to help when Matty's former mentor, Ian Cain, and his embassy staff come down with a deadly, mysterious illness. Also, Taylor and Bozer work with Jerry Ortega.
Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt
episode S5.E9 february 2021When Mac and the team are unable to prevent Department of Defense intel from falling into Codex's hands, Mac must scale a vertical cliff using only gear he can cobble together himself to prevent the info's transmission
Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower
episode S5.E10 march 2021Murdoc teams up with Andrews to hack the team's comms and reveal their most closely-guarded secrets to each other.
C8H7CIO + Nano-Trackers + Resistance + Maldives + Mind Games
episode S5.E11 march 2021Mac and Riley head overseas together to prevent a governmental collapse and inadvertently inhale new deadly microscopic technology
Royalty + Marriage + Vivaah Sanskar + Zinc + Henna
episode S5.E12 april 2021Mac, Desi, and Russ crash a royal wedding to protect the bride, and try to work out their own romantic issues.
Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer
episode S5.E13 april 2021Mac and Desi trace a rare car to Italy, hoping it leads them to the criminal who used to own it.
H2O + Orthophosphates + Mission City + Corrosion + Origins
episode S5.E14 april 2021Mac and Wilt travel to their hometown to visit Wilt's family. Meanwhile, Riley and her hackers try to get a leader on the nano-trackers.
Abduction + Memory + Time + Fireworks + Dispersal
episode S5.E15 april 2021When Mac and Riley go missing and wake up 24 hours later in a corn field with no memory of how they got there, they must unravel the mystery to find who took them, and how to get rid of the nanotrackers in their bodies, no matter the cost,
- K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit
- Lidar + Rogues + Duty
- Seeds + Permafrost + Feather
- Murdoc + Helman + Hit
- Friends + Enemies + Border
- No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue
- Treason + Heartbreak + Gum
- Mason + Cable + Choices
- Fire + Ashes + Legacy = Phoenix
- Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed
- Kid + Plane + Cable + Truck
- Windmill + Acetone + Celluloid + Firing Pin
- Soccer + Desi + Merchant + Titan
- Right + Wrong + Both + Neither
- Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey
- Father + Son + Father + Matriarch
- Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis
- Tesla + Bell + Edison + Mac
- Psy-Op + Cell + Merchant + Birds
- Loyalty + Family + Rogue + Hellfire
- Save + The + Dam + World
- Resort + Desi + Riley + Window Cleaner + Witness
- Thief + Painting + Auction + Viro-486 + Justice
- Eclipse + USMC-1856707 + Step Potential + Chain Lock + Ma
- Banh Bao + Sterno + Drill + Burner + Mason
- Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO
- Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance
- Golden Lancehead + Venom + Pole Vault + Blood + Baggage
- SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini
- Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt
- Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower
- C8H7CIO + Nano-Trackers + Resistance + Maldives + Mind Games
- Royalty + Marriage + Vivaah Sanskar + Zinc + Henna
- Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer
- H2O + Orthophosphates + Mission City + Corrosion + Origins
- Abduction + Memory + Time + Fireworks + Dispersal
Best moments10
- Mac's meeting with Desi's parents goes sideways when her brother finds himself in trouble and desperately needs their help. Russ and Matty must ask an old nemesis for assistance when their new recruitment candidate is kidnapped.
- In an attempt to find the main players in the Codex and cut off their match-fixing funding, Desi goes undercover to infiltrate a soccer team and find the corrupt player working with the shadow organization.
- When Taylor's former protégé is killed while preventing a bio-weapon from falling into the wrong hands, Mac and the team must find the weapon so Desi can pull off the ultimate heist before it's sold to a terrorist cell.
- Mac, Desi, and Russ crash a royal wedding to protect the bride, and try to work out their own romantic issues.
- Two American tourists go missing while doing a scavenger hunt through some of the world's most dangerous countries; the Phoenix team goes undercover as backpackers to find them and bring them home alive.
- MacGyver and the team are assigned to escort and protect an ATF gun-sniffing dog who has a bounty on his head, only to discover they're not the only ones crashing the weapon drop.
- 12% of the votes
Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer
episode S5.E13 april 2021Mac and Desi trace a rare car to Italy, hoping it leads them to the criminal who used to own it. - MacGyver and the team board a plane that's mid-flight when the pilot has a heart attack, and discover the medical emergency was intentional.
- A double date descends into chaos when Mac and Desi witness a murder in the back of the restaurant, and as they work to find the killer, Riley tries to keep the secret about about their "day jobs" from her boyfriend, Aubrey
- Matty splits the team up for a mission, and partners the teammates with their fellow teammates they had the most problems with during the Codex affair.
- Banh Bao + Sterno + Drill + Burner + Mason
- Soccer + Desi + Merchant + Titan
- Thief + Painting + Auction + Viro-486 + Justice
- Royalty + Marriage + Vivaah Sanskar + Zinc + Henna
- No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue
- K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit
- Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer
- Kid + Plane + Cable + Truck
- Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey
- Resort + Desi + Riley + Window Cleaner + Witness