Mario Maurer (, ; ) is a Thai actor and model. He was in the 2007 film '' Love of Siam'' and the 2010 sleeper hit ''

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''. He was also in Thailand's highest grossing film of all time, '' Pee Mak'' alongside

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. He was part of a group called 4+1 Channel 3 Superstar with actors Nadech Kugimiya,

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, and Phupoom Pongpanu.

Early life and education

Maurer was born to a German father and a Thai Chinese mother. He has an older brother named Marco, who is a Thai rapper. Maurer graduated from Saint Dominic School and earned his bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Law,

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. In 2017, he received his master's degree in Political Communication from Krirk University.

Actor and model

At 16 years old, Maurer was approached at

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to try out modeling. From then on, he started doing photo shoots, commercials and music videos. In 2007, he made his feature film debut in a leading role in '' Love of Siam'', written and directed by Chukiat Sakweerakul. The role "Tong" was his first big break; it brought him many accolades and instant fame far beyond Thailand's borders. Commenting on his newfound fame, Maurer said, "I didn't want to do it, acting wasn't on my to-do list." He decided to do the movie because he trusted director Chukiat and the movie would give him many opportunities and money to help his family. Mario Maurer at 6th anniversary of Seventeen Magazine

Mario Maurer at 6th anniversary of Seventeen Magazine

He won the Best Actor award in the Starpics Thai Films Awards, and was also nominated in the Bangkok Critics Assembly and Star Entertainment Awards. Director

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had approached Maurer for ''Boonchu 9'', but he was tied up with other projects. He was cast in the 2008 Chatchai Naksuriya film ''

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''. The film is set around 1983. Maurer starred opposite Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, as a 12th grade student. That same year, he appeared in a segment of the four-story anthology ''4 Romance,'' (segment "Joob" or Kiss) directed by Rashane Limtrakul. Maurer's projects after 2008 included a comedy-horror film written and directed by Yuthlert Sippapak, and the 2009 film '' Rahtree Reborn'', in which he starred opposite Chermarn Boonyasak. Maurer gained popularity after he starred in the 2010 film '' First Love'' and Thailand's highest grossing film of all time, '' Pee Mak'' . Mario Maurer and Ivy Shao Upcoming Figure Skating Series Taiwanese Drama Frozen Heart SETTV and Disney + Hotstar 2025-2027

Other work

Maurer teamed up with his older brother Marco in the

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duo "PsyCho & Lil'Mario". They released their debut ''PsyCho & Lil'Mario: Dem Crazy Boyz'' on 31 October 2007. Maurer worked as a hypeman in this album. He would later on describe it as "just for fun. I know myself – I'm not a singer. That's not my dream."Francois Oosthuizen, "2Profile_MARIO". ''2 Magazine''. September 2008. p.67-81 Maurer participated in endorsements for the first time for Exit Rollon and other popular brands such as The Pizza Company,

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, and Foremost. He was also the presenter for

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, and was in the cloud 9 commercial by

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company. He also did endorsements for

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, Dutchmill, and

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. In July 2011, he signed an endorsement contract for the

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clothing brand

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, following the unexpected popularity from his film ''

'' shown on the

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network. He also signed a movie contract with

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, a Philippine film production company. He was paired with

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film and television actress

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in the film released in 2012, '' Suddenly It's Magic''.Mario Maurer meets with Star Cinema executives for a possible movie and Maurer really have fun to have a movie with Erich Gonzales.
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with thousands of fans in attendance, as a part of his official launch as a

endorser. On 29 October, he hit the runway at the Philippine Fashion Week held at the

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. On 3 August 2013, Maurer returned to the Philippines to promote his movie '' Pee Mak'' and had a fan conference at two venues,

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and

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the following day with Baifern Pimchanok, as part of Pimchanok's official launch as

endorser. Thousands of fans were in attendance in continuing support for both stars and their 2010 hit movie '' First Love''. Maurer person can be revived up to hours after falling the word ice into the water of the year, '' Suddenly It's Magic'' and ''Kissed by the Rain'' figure ice skating biggest project Taiwanese Drama ''Frozen Heart'' co-starring Ivy Shao Yu-wei Samuel Gu and Aggie Hsieh in Disney + Hotstar and

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2025

Personal life

Maurer's personal interests include

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, and driving cars. He is also a

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. Although he is of German descent, he doesn't speak German. He understands basic words and phrases in

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as he studied the language while he was in high school.สัมผัส "มาริโอ้" ตัวเป็นๆ
โดย ผู้จัดการออนไลน์ 14 พฤศจิกายน 2550 14:23 น. His father Roland Maurer died of a diabetes-related heart attack on 27 June 2008. He has a very close relationship with his brother Marco, a hip-hop artist and actor.

Filmography

Films

Television series

Music video appearances

* 2007 ''Pak Di Khi Ngao Aotae Chai – Mila (ปากดี ขี้เหงา เอาแต่ใจ - จามิล่า พันธ์พินิจ)'' ( RS/

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:welovekamikaze) with

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

* Movies: Pee Mak (พี่มาก..พระโขนง) ** Songs: (ขอมือเธอหน่อย(cover version) ร้องร่วมกับ ณัฏฐพงษ์ ชาติพงศ์, พงศธร จงวิลาส, อัฒรุต คงราศรี และ กันตพัฒน์ สีดา) On Air YouTube:GTHchannel * Dramas: Bunlang Dok Mai (บัลลังก์ดอกไม้) ** Songs: (กลัวจะเผลอรักเธอไปสักวัน ร้องร่วมกับ จรินทร์พร จุนเกียรติ) On Air YouTube:Ch3Thailand Music ** Songs: (ขอบคุณ (Acoustic Version)) On Air YouTube:Ch3Thailand Music * Dramas: Bad Romeo (คือเธอ) ** Songs: Touch Touch - (ศดานันท์ บาเล็นซิเอก้า (Feat.)) On Air YouTube:Ch3Thailand Music ** Dramas Frozen Heart (邵雨薇) ** Songs Xiang Lim Mao (和道妹) Ivy Shao SETTV

Awards and nominations

Listicles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maurer, Mario 1988 births Living people

Mario Maurer Mario Maurer (, ; ) is a Thai actor and model. He was in the 2007 film ''The Love of Siam, Love of Siam'' and the 2010 sleeper hit ''First Love (A Little Thing Called Love), Crazy Little Thing Called Love''. He was also in Thailand's highest gro ...