James Assarasakorn ( th, เจมส์ อัศรัสกร; born July 3, 1993), known professionally as James Ma, is a Thai actor and model. He made an acting debut in 2013 in '' Gentlemen of Jutathep Series'' as M.R. Ronapee Jutathep. He is currently working under Channel 3.

Early life and education

Ma was born in Bangkok to a Thai Chinese father and a Hong Kong Teochew mother. He has one younger sister. Ma first attended

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, but at the age of 8, his family moved to

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, where he resumed studying in

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. He then excelled 2 years past his usual studying year group and attended

South Island School South Island School is a private international school founded by the English Schools Foundation of Hong Kong, located at 50 Nam Fung Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, with about 1,400 students enrolled and 107 teachers. Students come from diverse bac ...

of Hong Kong. In late 2011, he was discovered by Supachai Srivijit, who then became his manager in the entertainment industry, and Ma returned to Thailand to study in

Harrow International School, Bangkok Harrow International School Bangkok (, ) is a British international school in Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand. It was established and gained its license to operate in Thailand in 1998 in association with Harrow School, a boardin ...

. He received a bachelor’s degree of Arts in Business English and a master’s degree of Business Administration in Tourism and Hospitality Management from Assumption University. Before Ma decided to be an actor, he thought about being a pro golfer. He won a gold medal in the ISSFHK Golf Pairs Championship 2008 in Hong Kong and many other awards against other schools. In 2008, he auditioned for ''The Star'' (season 7), a Thai reality show and singing competition, but didn't pass through the final audition.

Career

Ma made his acting debut at the age of 20 with a lead role in a special period drama '' Gentlemen of Jutathep Series'' in 2013. This special series made to celebrate ThaiTV3's 43rd anniversary, which assigned five top producers to each make a period drama about the five Jutathep brothers: ''Khun Chai Taratorn'', ''Khun Chai Pawornruj'', ''Khun Chai Phuttipat'', ''Khun Chai Rachanon'' and ''Khun Chai Ronapee''. His main series which is ''

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'' is directed by Chatchai Plengpanich and he was acted with

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, Sukollawat Kanarot,

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and

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. During his concert, he invited

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and Boy Peacemaker as his special guest. In 2015, Ma returned to TV screens, after a two-year absence, with a romance action drama ''The King's Servant'' directed by Atthaporn Teemakorn. This story takes place in the era of

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, the third king of

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under the

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. The story sets around the period when

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(known as Wilat at that time) enters into a commercial partnership role with Siam. He was paired opposite

Peranee Kongthai Peranee Kongthai ( th, ภีรนีย์ คงไทย; born July 28, 1989)Dara Candy
known internationally as Matt Pe ...

in the series. In the same year, Ma was cast as a lead role in ''Just a Man, Not a Magician'' with

Kimberley Anne Woltemas Kimberley Anne Woltemas Tiamsiri ( th, คิมเบอร์ลี แอน โวลเทมัส เทียมศิริ; born January 22, 1992) is a Thai actress and model. She made her breakthrough in acting career after she played ...

. This drama is a remake of 2001 Samee Ngern Phon, and was produced by

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and directed by Kritsada Techanilobon. In late 2015, Ma made his movie debut as a lead role alongside South Korean actress

Hahm Eun-jung Hahm Eun-jung (born December 12, 1988), known professionally as Eunjung and also Elsie, is a South Korean singer and actress. In 1995, she won ''Little Miss Korea'' competition at the age of seven and debuted as a child actress in the same year ...

in a sci-fi romance movie ''Microlove''. This movie was directed by Sathanapong Limwongthong. It revolves around an outgoing and wealthy Thai man, who works in a Korean software company that privately develops a software and catches the interest of the president’s daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Concerts

* Give Me 5 Concert with

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, Sukollawat Kanarot,

(2014) * Channel 3 concert : Love is in the air (2017)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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James Ma James Assarasakorn ( th, เจมส์ อัศรัสกร; born July 3, 1993), known professionally as James Ma, is a Thai actor and model. He made an acting debut in 2013 in '' Gentlemen of Jutathep Series'' as M.R. Ronapee Jutathep. He ...