Chatchai Plengpanich is a Thai

Thai people

The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...

 film and television actor. He has appeared in many lakorn

Lakorn

Lakorn , while usually meaning play in the Thai language, is also the term for dramatic television serials . Lakorns are usually shown every night at primetime on Thai television channels and start at 20:30. An episode of a prime-time drama is usually two hours long...

s (Thai soap operas) and feature films.

Biography

Chatchai was born in Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi Province

- History :Archaeology found in Kanchanaburi dates back to the 4th century which proves of trade with surrounding countries even in that time. Very little is also historically known about the actual Khmer influence in Kanchanaburi but there is evidence of their occupation with Prasat Muang Singh –...

. Having a police officer as a father meant that the family relocated around Thailand

Thailand

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 constantly throughout his childhood. He attended a prestigious boarding school in Nakhon Pathom

Nakhon Pathom

Nakhon Pathom is a city in central Thailand, capital of the Nakhon Pathom Province. One of the most important landmarks is the giant Phra Pathom Chedi...

 (King's College), where he found his passion for rugby

Rugby football

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.

He met his wife, Sinjai Plengpanich

Sinjai Plengpanich

Sinjai Plengpanich , née Sinjai Hongtai , , is a Thai actress. She has acted in numerous lakorn as well as films and theatrical productions...

, on a movie set, in which they played the lead characters. They had many chance encounters during the next four years and decided to date each other. A year later, they decided to get married. They have three children.

Awards and nominations

• Winner, best actor, Hit Man File, Bangkok Critics Assembly, 2005
• Winner, best actor, Necromancer, Thailand National Film Awards, 2005
• Nominee, best actor, Hit Man File Thailand National Film Awards, 2005

Trivia

• Shares the same nickname with wife. Both are called Nok (translated as bird in English)

Films

• Vow of Death (Phii mai jim fun) (2007)
• King Naresuan
  King Naresuan (film)
  The Legend of King Naresuan is a Thai biographical historical drama film about King Naresuan the Great, who ruled Siam from 1590 until his death in 1605....
  
  (2007)
• Jom kha mung wej (Necromancer) (2005)
• Sum muepuen (Hit Man File) (2005)
• Zee-Oui (2004)
• Taloompuk (2002)
• The Legend of Suriyothai
  The Legend of Suriyothai
  The Legend of Suriyothai is a 2001 Thai film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol, telling the story of Queen Suriyothai, who died in a battle in 1548 against Burmese invaders...
  
  (2001)
• Fah
  FAH
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  (1998)
• Salween
  Salween (film)
  Salween is a 1994 Thai action-drama film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol and starring Sorapong Chatree and Chatchai Plengpanich. Sombat Metanee's son, Siricoup Metanee, also stars as a young police lieutenant, newly arrived at a rough-and-tumble post in a Thai-Myanmar border town on the Salween...
  
  (1994)
• Tawipob (1990)
• Raya
  Raya
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  (1981)

Drama

• Split Second (爭分奪秒) (2004) - Hong Kong Cantonese TVB television series with Sririta Jensen
  Sririta Jensen
  Sririta "Rita" Jensen, , born 27 October 1981 in Thailand, is a Danish-Thai model and actress.-Biography:Sririta Jensen's career began with guest roles on Thai television series. She became more well known in Thailand as a model in various national advertising campaigns and was featured on numerous...
  
   as "Sam"

Lakorns

• Koung Jak Rai Dok Bua (2007)
• Sapai Part-time (2006)
• Jao Sao Prissana (1999) - with Anne Thongprasom
• Reun Mayura (1997) - with Kathaleeya McIntosh
  Kathaleeya McIntosh
  Kathaleeya McIntosh , is a Thai actress and a television host in a popular talkshow, Samakhom Chomdao...
  
  
• Rom Chat (1995) - with Sinjai Plengpanich
  Sinjai Plengpanich
  Sinjai Plengpanich , née Sinjai Hongtai , , is a Thai actress. She has acted in numerous lakorn as well as films and theatrical productions...
  
  
• Nai Fun (1992) - with Sinjai Plengpanich
  Sinjai Plengpanich
  Sinjai Plengpanich , née Sinjai Hongtai , , is a Thai actress. She has acted in numerous lakorn as well as films and theatrical productions...
  
  
• Si Paen Din (1991) - with Jintara Sukkapat
• Prissana (1987) - with Lalita Panyopas
  Lalita Panyopas
  Lalita Panyopas is a Thai film and television actress. She is best known in Thailand for her roles in lakorn . She made a string of feature films in the late 1980s and also was the lead actress in many Thai lakorns in the late 1980s to early 2000s...
  
  
• Sai Lohit (1986)
• Rai Sanae-ha (1985)
• Condominium (1984)

External links

• Official site