Thanapob Leeratanakachorn ( th, ธนภพ ลีรัตนขจร) also known by his nickname Tor, ( th, ต่อ) is a Thai actor, model and singer. His most notable dramas and films are '' Hormones: The Series'' (2013–2014), '' May Who?'' (2015), ''

Leh Lub Salub Rarng ''Leh Lub Salub Rarng'' ( th, เล่ห์ลับสลับร่าง, ) is a 2017 Thai romantic comedy television series starring Nadech Kugimiya, Urassaya Sperbund , Preechaya Pongthananikorn and Thanapob Leeratanakajorn. It aired on ...

'' (2017), '' Project S: The Series'' (2017), ''

In Family We Trust ''In Family We Trust'' (known in Thai as ; , lit. "blood is thick, humaneness is thin") is a drama/mystery Thai TV series produced by Nadao Bangkok, in association with The One Enterprise and 4Nologue, and broadcast on One 31. It was directed by ...

'' (2018), ''Man of Vengeance'' (2019) and ''The Last Promise'' (2020). He is a former member of the Thai boy group

Nine by Nine Nine by Nine ( th, ไนน์บายนาย, stylized as NINE BY NINE or 9x9) was a nine-member Thai boy group formed in 2018. The members were brought together in a special one-year project created in collaboration of 4Nologue with Nada ...

Personal life and education

Thanapob was born on 14 February 1994, and is the youngest child of three in a

Thai Chinese Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais), Thais of Chinese origin ( th, ชาวไทยเชื้อสายจีน; ''exonym and also domestically''), endonym Thai people ( th, ชาวไทย), are Chinese descenda ...

family. His Chinese surname is Lee(李). He is the son of Chatchawan and Areeya Leeratanakajorn and has two brothers. He studied at Adventist Ekamai School, and graduated at

Kasetsart University Kasetsart University ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์; ), commonly known and referred to as Kaset or KU, is a public research university in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the largest university in Thailand. I ...

, with

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degree in Packaging Technology under Department of Packaging and Materials Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry. He is in a long-term relationship with Thai flight attendant Khaenapha Larpveroj (Meen).

Career

Thanapob started his career by performing in music videos like "It's Time to Listen" by Da-Endorphine. His debut as a television actor was in the ''Club Friday: The Series'' episode "Once in Memory." (2012). In 2013, Thanapob joined

Nadao Bangkok Nadao Bangkok Co., Ltd. ( th, นาดาว บางกอก) is a Thai media company. Founded in 2009, it did business in artist management and television and music production, but ended those operations in 2022. The company is headed by S ...

and was cast in the popular Thai TV show, '' Hormones: The Series'' directed by

Songyos Sugmakanan Songyos Sugmakanan ( th, ทรงยศ สุขมากอนันต์; ; born 20 August 1973), nicknamed Yong (), is a Thai film director and producer, best known for film and television work done with the studio GTH/GDH 559, and as CEO ...

, playing the role of Phai. His role in Hormones became his first notable role and gained him the popularity. His film debut came with the mystery thriller film ''The Swimmers'' (2014) with ''Hormones'' cast members, Supassara Thanachat and

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. He received the Silver Doll Award for Outstanding Male Rising Star at the 30th Surasawadee Royal Award for playing the role of Tan. He was cast for several series and films afterwards such as ''Club Friday: The Series (Season 5)'' (2014), ''Club Friday The Series Season 5: Secret of Classroom 6/3'' (2015), ''Love o-net'' (2015), and '' Stupid Cupid The Series'' (2015). He appeared for his third film '' May Who?'' (2015) and played a main role with

Sutatta Udomsilp Sutatta Udomsilp ( th, สุทัตตา อุดมศิลป์; also known as PunPun ( th, ปันปัน), born June 5, 1997) is a Thai actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Last Summer'', ''May Who?'', and ''Hormones: The ...

and Thiti Mahayotaruk. He was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 25th

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for playing the role of Fame. From 2016 to 2017, Thanapob starred in several television series such as ''I See You'', ''O-Negative'', and ''The Cupid's Series: Kamathep Parbman''. He also took on the role of Gym, an

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badminton athlete in the '' Project S: The Series – Side by Side (2017)''. He received overall positive acclaim for his performance and won him the Best Actor Award at the 9th Nataraj Awards in 2018. Thanapob debuted as one of the members of the Thai boy group

, a special by 4nologue and Nadao Bangkok in 2018. As an actor, Thanapob said that he struggled in dancing at first due to his minimal skills and uncomfortable feeling because of his height and limbs. As they underwent months of intensive training he felt his improvement because of his co-members' inputs and encouragement from their fans. The group has released a mini-album entitled "En-Route" and he also sang in five of the released singles of the group namely as "Night Light", "Hypnotize", "The Lucky One", "Shouldn't", and "Eternity". He also went on three tours with Nine by Nine across Thailand from 2018–2019. He starred with his fellow Nine by Nine members in the TV series, ''

'' (2018), where he took on the role of Yi. He received critical acclaim and won awards such as the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 10th Nataraj Awards and Actor of the Year at the 2018 GQ Thailand Men of the Year Awards for the role. After the Nine by Nine project, he took another lead role for television with the action drama series ''Man of Vengeance'' (2019) which aired on

One 31 One 31, fully known as Channel One 31 ( th, สถานีโทรทัศน์ช่องวัน 31) and branded as One31 or One31 HD, is a Thai digital terrestrial television channel owned by GMM Grammy GMM Grammy Public Company Limi ...

. He won the Best Actor for Television Series Award at the 16th Komchadleuk Awards for the role of Sila/Aran. He then played in another One 31 series entitled ''The Last Promise'' (2020). Thanapob starred in two films released in 2021 namely as '' One for the Road'' which premiered at the

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as Thailand's first-ever entry to the festival and in the

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, ''

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'' with former Nine by Nine co-member

Paris Intarakomalyasut Paris Intarakomalyasut ( th, พาริส อินทรโกมาลย์สุต; ; also known as Ice ( th, ไอซ์); born 22 October 1998) is a Thai actor and singer. He is known for his main roles as Chi in ''In Family We Trust ...

. In 2021, he was recognized by ''HOWE Thailand'' magazine and has been included in its Top 50 Most Influential People List, for his excellence in acting and his contribution to the industry as an influencer and brand endorser. Thanapob stayed with Nadao Bangkok as one of its actors until the company formally scaled back on its artist management operations on 1 June 2022. Since 1 July 2022, he has a personal management team, named TNPLEE.connect, tasked to manage his career and promote his works and events.

Filmography

Films

Television series

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Thanapob Leeratanakachorn Thanapob Leeratanakachorn ( th, ธนภพ ลีรัตนขจร) also known by his nickname Tor, ( th, ต่อ) is a Thai actor, model and singer. His most notable dramas and films are '' Hormones: The Series'' (2013–2014), '' May W ...