To be able to make an impactful entry into the industry could prove to be a crucial step. Follow this list to know about some Thai stars who made blockbuster entries into the industry.
1. Sunny Suwanmethanont
Sunny is a Thai actor who is of Singaporean and French descent. He has been signed under Nadao Bangkok Agency. Sunny graduated from Assumption University having Communication Arts as his major.Sunny made his on-screen debut with the 2005 film ‘Dear Dakanda’. He won the ‘Best Actor’ award for his role in Dear Dakanda at the 2006 Kom Chad Luek Awards.
2. Mario Maurer
Mario Murer is a model, singer, and actor. He is one of the most popular and well-known Thai stars active. He began working as a model at the age of 16 after being scouted at Siam Square. Mario’s acting debut in the 2007 film ‘The Love of Siam’ was a key booster in his rise to fame. His role as ‘Tong’ in the movie helped him bag the ‘Best Actor’ award at the 2008 Cinemanila International Film Festival.
3. Asanee Suwan (Art)
Art was originally a Muay Thai fighter. He is married to a Japanese wife, and they have a daughter together.
Ten years into his fighting career, Art was selected as the cast as ‘Nong Toom’ in the 2004 movie, ‘Beautiful Boxer’. This movie was Art’s entry into the entertainment industry. ‘Beautiful Boxer’ won many awards, including the ‘Best Film’ award at the Milan International Gay and Lesbian Films Festival and Torino International Gay and Lesbian Films Festival. Art also won the ‘Best Actor’ award at the Thailand National Film Awards.
4. Jackrin Kungwankiatichai (Jackie)
Jackie is a Thai actor-singer. He was the lead vocalist and the youngest member of ‘the project group 9x9’. Currently, he is a member of the TRINITY group.
Jackie made his acting debut in 2018. His first role was in ‘In Family We Trust’ as the main lead character ‘Toei’. ‘In Family We Trust’ was nominated for and won several awards. Jackie himself won many nominations as well. Jackie won the ‘Best Team Ensemble’ award at the 10th Nataraj Awards.
5. James Assarasakorn (James Ma)
James Ma is a model and actor. He is one of the biggest and the hottest actors for Channel 3. Before being an actor, James wanted to be a pro golfer. He won a gold medal in the ISSFHK Golf Paris Championship 2008.
James started his acting debut at 20, with the special period drama ‘Gentlemen of Jutathep’. He received several awards for his role in the drama, including ‘Rising Male Star’ at the 11th Seventeen Choice Awards and the TV3 Fanclub Awards.
6. Apinya Sakuljaroensuk (Saipan)
Saipan is one of the most prominent Thai teen stars. She works as a product endorser, TV host, actress, and CM presenter. She is a graduate of Communication Arts from Rangsit University.
Saipan debuted in the movie ‘Ploy’. She played the role of a riot girl in the movie. Ploy premiered at the International Film Festival in Cannes in 2007. Saipan had received multiple awards for her role in the movie including, ‘Best Supporting Actress’ from Suphannahong National Film Awards and Asian Film Awards.
7. Jesadaporn Pholdee (Tik)
Jesadaporn is a prominent Thai actor. He has been featured in many blockbuster movies and dramas throughout his career.
He made his acting debut in the legendary movie ‘Dang Bailey and the Young Gangsters’. The movie was based on the true story of a notorious gangster. It is considered the movie that helped Thai entertainment catapult to extreme popularity. Tik had won the 1997 Thailand Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for the ‘Rising Star’ for his role in the film.
8. Nadech Kugimiya
Nadech Kugimiya is one of Thailand’s highest-paid actors. As he endorses multiple major brands such as OPPO, 7-Eleven, and Air Asia, He is famous as the ‘King of Presenters’ . He has bagged over 130 awards throughout his career.
Nadech made his acting debut as ‘Nawa’ in the drama ‘Ngao Rak Luang Jai’. For his role, he won the ‘Male Rising Star’ award at the 2010 Siam Dara Star Awards. Therefore, Nadech also won the 2010 TV inside Hot Awards ‘Male Rising Star’ for his role as Nawa.
9. Prachaya Ruangroj (Singto)
Singto is a Thai actor and model. He graduated from the School of Communication Arts at Bangkok University in the year 2020. Singto made his acting debut with ‘Sotus: The Series”. The show had won several awards and attain international recognition, instantly catapulting
Singto onto exceptional levels of fame. He won the 5th YinYueTai V Charts Awards ‘Recommended Artist of YinYueTai’ for his role in Sotus: The Series.
10. Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying (Aokbab)
Aokbab is a Thai actress and model. Aokbab started her modeling career when she was 15 years old. The first Thai model featured in Harper’s Bazaar UK in ‘A Shadow of Jade Empire’ October 2013 is Aokbab.
Aokbab’s acting debut was in the film ‘Bad Genius’ released in the year 2017. Because of this, Aokbab won an award at the New York Asian Film Festival 2017 becoming the first Thai actress to do so. The actress won ‘Screen International Rising Star Asia’, for her role in Bad Genius that year. In addition, Aokbab also won the ‘Best Actress Award’ for the same movie at the 27th Thailand National Film Awards (Suphannahong National Film Award).
