Chupong Changprung (

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; ชูพงษ์ ช่างปรุง, RTGS: Dan Chupong; born March 23, 1981 in

Kalasin Province Kalasin ( th, กาฬสินธุ์, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in upper northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. The province was established by the Act Establishing Changwat Kalasin, BE 2490 (194 ...

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;Behind the Scenes, BK Magazine, p. 24, December 29, 2006-January 4, 2007. Thai nickname: "Deaw", เดี่ยว) is a Thai

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, martial artist and stuntman. He is also known by his Westernized name, Dan Chupong (the given name is alternatively spelled Choopong or Choupong and the first name is sometimes Danny). Starting out as part of the stunt team of martial-arts choreographer

Panna Rittikrai Panna Rittikrai ( th, links=no, พันนา ฤทธิไกร; ) or birth name Krittiya Lardphanna ( th, links=no, กฤติยา ลาดพันนา; , February 17, 1961 – July 20, 2014) was a Thai martial arts action choreogra ...

, Chupong's first film credit was as "Bodyguard 4" in '' Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior''. He then went on to leading roles in the 2004 film, '' Born to Fight'' and 2006 film ''

Dynamite Warrior ''Dynamite Warrior'' ( th, ฅนไฟบิน (modern: คนไฟบิน), Transliteration, translit. Khon Fai Bin) is a 2006 Thai martial arts film, martial arts Western (genre), Western film directed by Chalerm Wongpim and starring Da ...

''. He has also appeared in

Nonzee Nimibutr Nonzee Nimibutr ( th, นนทรีย์ นิมิบุตร, ; born in 1962 in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand) is a Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. Best known for his ghost thriller, ''Nang Nak'', he is generally credit ...

's '' Queen of Langkasuka'' (2008), '' Somtum'' (2008), ''

Ong Bak 2 ''Ong Bak 2: The Beginning'' ( th, องค์บาก 2) is a 2008 Thai martial arts film co-directed by Panna Rittikrai and Tony Jaa. Starring Jaa, it is a standalone prequel to the 2003 film '' Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior''. Set in 15th centur ...

'' (uncredited) and portrayed the main antagonist in

Ong Bak 3 ''Ong-Bak 3'' ( th, องค์บาก 3) is a 2010 Thai martial arts film directed, produced and written by Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikrai. The film is a sequel to ''Ong Bak 2'' (2008) and follows the story of the warrior Tien (Tony Jaa), who had ...

. He graduate bachelor's degree from Srinakarinwirot Institute of Physical Education To stay prepared for his film roles, Chupong has a regular workout routine that includes

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and

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. He took acting lessons to prepare for his role in ''

''.

Filmography

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chupong, Dan 1981 births Dan Chupong Living people Dan Chupong Dan Chupong Dan Chupong