Tawan Vihokratana (; also known as Tay (), born 20 July 1991) is a Thai actor, host, and model from

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in 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 estimated populati ...

. An alumnus of

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

, Tawan started as one of the hosts of

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's '' Five Live Fresh'' in 2014. In the same year, he made his television debut with ''

Room Alone 401-410 ''Room Alone 401-410'' ( th, Room Alone 401-410 – รูมอะโลน; ''Room Alone 401-410 –'' ) is a 2014 Thai television series directed by Nuttapong Mongkolsawas and produced by GMMTV. The series premiered on One HD and on 25 Oc ...

'' and earned widespread recognition after making it in CLEO Thailand's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors of 2014. He played the main role as Pete in '' Kiss: The Series'' (2016), and in 2018 became one of the new hosts of ''

School Rangers ''School Rangers'' ( th, รถโรงเรียน School Rangers; Rot Rong-rian School Rangers, "''School Bus: School Rangers''") is a Thai variety and game show hosted by Atthaphan Phunsawat (Gun), Harit Cheewagaroon (Sing), Nachat Junt ...

'' together with other male artists from

GMMTV GMMTV ( th, จีเอ็มเอ็มทีวี ), acronym for Grammy Television (which was its former name), is a television production and talent agent subsidiary to the Thai entertainment conglomerate GMM Grammy, under The One Enterpri ...

. He went on to reprise his role as Pete in '' Kiss Me Again'' (2018), '' Our Skyy'' (2018) and in '' Dark Blue Kiss'' (2019).

Early life and education

Tawan was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Focusing on science and mathematics, he completed his high school education at Suankularb Wittayalai School. He initially took up a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the Faculty of Science at

(CU) but decided to shift and take up instead a bachelor's degree in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

from the Faculty of Economics at the same school. He was selected to be one of the school's Generation 5 mace-bearers for the 68th

Chula–Thammasat Traditional Football Match The Chula–Thammasat or Thammasat–Chula Traditional Football Match (the name alternating, with the host's appearing first) is a football match between Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University. It is held annually, usually in January, ...

in 2012 which included future actors Pat Chatborirak and .

Career

He was introduced in 2014 as one of the six new hosts of ''Five Live Fresh'', a youth-oriented music television program of the now-defunct

. Among his fellow hosts were

Thitipoom Techaapaikhun Thitipoom Techaapaikhun (; also known as New () or Newwiee, born 30 January 1993) is a Thai actor and host. He is known for his main roles as Apo in GMMTV's '' Water Boyy: The Series'' (2017), and Kao in '' Kiss: The Series'' (2016), '' Kiss Me ...

and

Jumpol Adulkittiporn Jumpol Adulkittiporn ( th, จุมพล อดุลกิตติพร; born 20 January 1991), also known as Off ( th, ออฟ), is a Thai actor, model and host. He is known for his main role as Khai in ''Theory of Love (TV series), T ...

. He made his television debut in the same year with ''

'' where he played a supporting role as Warm. He also became part of '' Ugly Duckling: Don't'' (2015). In 2016, he got a supporting role in '' U-Prince Series: The Foxy Pilot'' (2016) and '' Kiss: The Series'' (2016) where he played the role of Pete. In 2017, he starred in the main role as Alan in the drama series '' Secret Seven: The Series''. He later became known for his main role as Pete in '' Kiss Me Again'' (2018) and '' Dark Blue Kiss'' (2019). He also played the role of Shin in ''

3 Will Be Free ''3 Will Be Free'' ( th, 3 Will Be Free – สามเราต้องรอด; ''3 Will Be Free –'' ) is a 2019 Thai television series starring Lapassalan Jiravechsoontornkul (Mild), Way-Ar Sangngern (Joss) and Tawan Vihokratana (Tay) ...

'' (2019). He also hosted the food web series ''

TayNew Meal Date ''TayNew Meal Date'' ( th, กินกัน กับ เต - นิว; ''Kinkan Kap Tay - Niw''; lit. ''Eat Together with Tay and New'') is a Thai web series of GMMTV hosted by Tawan Vihokratana (Tay) and Thitipoom Techaapaikhun (New), both ...

'' along with

. In 2020, he joined the cast '' I'm Tee, Me Too'' as Teedo and had a guest role in '' The Gifted: Graduation''. He is also one of the hosts of ''

Friend Club ''Friend Club'' ( th, เฟรนด์ขับ; lit: ''Friend Drive'') is a Thai television show hosted by Jumpol Adulkittiporn (Off), Tawan Vihokratana (Tay) and Weerayut Chansook (Arm). Produced by GMMTV, the show premiered on GMM 25 on 23 ...

'' together with

and

Weerayut Chansook Weerayut Chansook ( th, วีรยุทธ จันทร์สุข; also known as Arm ( th, อาร์ม), born 30 October 1991) is a Thai actor, host and singer. He is known for his guest role as Pop in GMMTV's '' Friend Zone 2: Dange ...

. He's the current host of his own lifestyle/talk show, ''Krahai Lao''. In 2021, he starred as Tin in '' The Player''.

Personal life

On 29 June 2017, he was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform ...

at the

Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Wat Pavaranivesh Vihara Ratchawarawihan ( th, วัดบวรนิเวศวิหารราชวรวิหาร; , ) is a major Buddhist temple ('' wat'') in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand. Being the residence of Nyanasamva ...

Filmography

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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