Kanaphan Puitrakul ( th, คณพันธ์ ปุ้ยตระกูล; born 3 September 1998) nicknamed First ( th, เฟิร์ส) is a Thai actor, model and host. He is best known for his roles in '' Wake Up Ladies: The Series'', ''

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'', ''Astrophile'', '' The Eclipse'' and ''Only Friends''. He is also popular for his role as a host in the travel-based show ''

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''.

Early life and education

First was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. He has an older and a younger brother. His parents nicknamed him "First", so that he could achieve many things in his life. He completed his secondary education at

Suankularb Wittayalai School Suankularb Wittayalai School (โรงเรียนสวนกุหลาบวิทยาลัย) (also known as Suankularb College) literally ''Rose Garden College'' is an all-boys secondary school for grades 7 through 12 in Bangkok, T ...

. In 2021, he graduated from

Srinakharinwirot University Srinakharinwirot University (abbr: SWU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ; abbr: มศว) is a public university in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 1949, the university was the first upper-educati ...

with a bachelor's degree in Cyber Business Management.

Career

In 2016, First started his acting career at the age of eighteen. He auditioned for ''The Assassin (ฆาตกร),'' a movie produced for

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, and was selected for the main role out of a pool of 100 teenagers. In 2017, he participated in the "Cool Man Good Man" competition and entered the Top 4. Later that year, he was hired by KA Cosmetics, together with Poompat Iam-samang, for a

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television advertisement which went viral years later. In 2018, he joined the production and talent agency

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and made his television debut with a supporting role in '' Wake Up Ladies: The Series''. In the same year, he became one of the hosts of GMM25's popular travel-based show ''

''. In 2020, he reprised his role as host in the show's second season. First has been a regular guest on Thai variety and game show ''

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'' since he joined GMMTV. He became one of the main hosts of the show in 2022. In 2019, First had a main role in the series ''

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'' and ''

''. The following year, he starred in ''

'' and reprised his role as Ryu in the sequel series ''Wake Up Ladies: Very Complicated''. In 2021 played the role of Yok in ''

''. In 2022, First starred as Akk in ''The Eclipse'' opposite his real-life best friend

Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan (Thai: ธนวัฒน์ รัตนกิจไพศาล; born October 13, 1998), nicknamed Khaotung (Thai: ข้าวตัง) is a Thai actor signed under GMMTV. He is best known for his main roles in the t ...

. The series won Best BL Series at the Thailand Digital Awards 2022, and the Bronze Award for Best LGBTQ+ Programme Made in Asia at the Content Asia Awards. In the same year, he also starred in the series '' F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers'' and '' Astrophile''. And had a small role in the Netflix movie ''The Lost Lotteries''. In 2023, First starred as Alan in the ''Midnight Series: Moonlight Chicken''. The show won Best LGBTQ+ Programme Made in Asia at the Content Asia Awards 2023. He also reprised his role as Akk in ''Our Skyy 2,'' for the series, First and co-star

released the single ''ฟังดีดี (Your World, My World)'' under

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. Later, in 2023, he played Sand in the ensemble series ''Only Friends.''

Personal image

First has his own clothing brand "Momento". By September 2023, he had over 2.6M followers on Instagram.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puitrakul, Kanaphan 1998 births Living people

Kanaphan Puitrakul Kanaphan Puitrakul ( th, คณพันธ์ ปุ้ยตระกูล; born 3 September 1998) nicknamed First ( th, เฟิร์ส) is a Thai actor, model and host. He is best known for his roles in '' Wake Up Ladies: The Series'', ' ...