Poompat Iam-samang ( th, ภูมิพัฒน์ เอี่ยมสำอาง; born 4 December 1994), professionally known as Up Poompat (), is a Thai actor and model. He is best known for his leading role as Gene in
Lovely Writer The Series.
Biography
Poompat Iam-Samang was born in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
,
Thailand
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on 4 December 1994. He studied management communication at the Communication Art Faculty of
Chulalongkorn University. He also acted in campus theatre. After graduating, he went to
England
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to attain a master's in International Relations and Diplomacy.
Currently, he is pursuing doctorate degree in the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University.
Career
In 2015, Up debuted as an actor in a Thai movie, Gifted, where he played the lead role.
Known for his Korean looks, he received multiple offers to model for popular cosmetic brands. In 2016, he went to South Korean
reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
program
Babel 250
''Babel 250'' () is a South Korean reality television program on tvN, which first aired on July 11, 2016. The show features a cast of four men and three women, all from different countries, who live together as an experiment, speaking their own ...
as a regular member.
In 2018, Poompat starred in e-sports drama, GGEZ
as Sabi and in same year he appeared as a guest star in highly acclaimed Thai TV series,
Girl From Nowhere.
In 2021, Poompat starred in
BL adaption of novel,
Lovely Writer: The Series playing the lead role, Gene alongside Kao Noppakao. The series, aired on channel 3
and subsequently on YouTube, gained a lot of popularity.
Other works
Poompat is the owner of a
YouTube
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channel called ''uppoompat'', where he posts content related to promotional activities along with vlogs and collaboration with other artists.
Apart from having an active acting career, Poompat also co-owns an
Artist Management
A talent manager (also known as an artist manager, band manager or music manager) is an individual who guides the professional career of entertainer, artists in the entertainment industry. The responsibility of the talent manager is to oversee t ...
company called JustUp Co. Ltd., which was registered in January 2021.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music video appearances
Reality TV
References
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1994 births
Living people