Min Thway ( my, မင်းသွေး; born Nay Min Aung 21 June 1986 – 3 October 2018) was an Arakanese actor and singer. He is best known for his leading roles in several Burmese films. Throughout his career, he had acted in over 200 films. He started his acting career in 2008.

Early life and education

Min Thway was born on 21 June 1986 in Taw Hthu Village,

Manaung Manaung ( my, မာန်အောင်မြို့) is a town in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma) on Cheduba Island. It lies on the left bank of a river in the north-east of the island. The town is served by Manaung Airport. Climate Referen ...

Rakhine State Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady R ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

to parents Aung Than and Than Myaing. He was third son of four siblings. His elder brother

Nay Toe Nay Toe ( my, နေတိုး ; born Nay Lin Aung on 9 September 1981) is a Arakanese film actor and comedian with the Burmese traditional dance troupe ''Htawara Hninzi''. He won Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards for Best Actor three t ...

is also an actor. He attended high school at BEHS Manaung in 2001. He graduated with a degree B.Sc (IC) from

Dagon University Dagon University ( my, ဒဂုံ တက္ကသိုလ် ), located in North Dagon, Yangon, is one of the largest universities in Myanmar. The university, established in 1993, offers bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal arts and sc ...

in 2006.

Death

He died at 33 years old on the way to the hospital on October 3, 2018. He fell unconscious and died shortly after returning to Myanmar from overseas. Doctors did not release his cause of death but people speculate that it resulted from exhaustion or a heart attack.

Filmography

*'' Kyauk Kyauk Kyauk'' (2017) *'' Clinging with Hate'' (2018) (premiered in cinemas after his death) *''

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'' (2018) (premiered in cinemas after his death) *'' The Dark Cinema'' (2019) *''

Responsible Citizen ''Responsible Citizen'' ( my, နိုင်ငံကြီးသား) is a 2019 Burmese political action film, directed by Steel (Dwe Myittar) starring Nay Toe, Min Maw Kun, Htun Htun, Nay Htet Lin, Nay Myo Aung, Zin Wine, Min Thway, Si Phyo, ...

'' (2019) *''

Lay Par Kyawt Shein Warazain ''Lay Par Kyawt Shein Warazain'' ( my, လေးပါးကျော့ရှိန်ဝရဇိန်) is a 2019 Burmese drama film, directed by Thar Nyi starring Min Maw Kun, Htun Htun, Nay Min, Min Thway, Si Phyo, Paing Phyo Thu, Shwe Tham ...

'' (2019)

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* * {{Authority control 1986 births 2018 deaths Burmese male film actors 21st-century Burmese male singers 21st-century Burmese male actors People from Rakhine State Burmese people of Rakhine descent