Jirayu "Kao" La-ongmanee is a Thai

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 teenage actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

. He has starred in several Thai soap operas and films, and has done advertising and modelling work as well.

Biography

Jirayu lives with his mother Woranuch La-ongmanee in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, and attends Amatyakul School. His was discovered at the age of five when with his mother, who was accompanying a friend's child at a model casting session. He then began acting in several television soap operas (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...

), becoming widely noted for his role as Santi, a difficult child, in 2005's Fa Krachang Dao. He was then invited to try for a cinematic role in 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....

, in which he played the role of young Boonthing. He has since acted in four other feature films and has numerous television, advertising and modelling works.

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Phi Khi Ngao	2003	Little Ghost	TV series
Duean Dueat	2004	Nam Yen	TV series
Fa Krachang Dao	2005	Santi	TV series
King Naresuan Part 1	2007	Young Boonthing
King Naresuan Part 2	2007	Young Boonthing
	2007	Young Tong
Phobia 2 Phobia 2 Phobia 2 is a 2009 Thai horror film in five parts, directed by Songyos Sugmakanan, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom, Visute Poolvoralaks, and Paween Purijitpanya.-Synopsis:...	2009	Pey (segment "Novice")	Nomination, Best Actor, Thailand National Film Association Awards Thailand National Film Association Awards The Thailand National Film Association Awards is a Thai film industry ceremony held annually by the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand...   Winner, Best Rising Actor (cinema), Top Awards (TV Pool Magazine / Suan Dusit Poll) Winner, Best Supporting Actor, Starpics Awards (Starpics Magazine)
Butterfly and Flowers	2010	Hu Yan	TV series, 12 episodes Winner, Best Actor (television), Kom Chad Luek Awards (Kom Chad Luek Kom Chad Luek Kom Chad Luek is a mass-circulation Thai-language daily newspaper launched in 2001 and published in Bangkok, Thailand by the Nation Multimedia Group... )
Love Julinsee	2011	Yok
SuckSeed SuckSeed SuckSeed is a Thai comedy film released in 2011 by GTH. Directed by first-time feature director Chayanop Boonprakob, it stars teenage actor Jirayu Laongmanee as well as first-time actors Pachara Chirathivat, Thawat Pornrattanaprasert, and Nattasha Nauljam...	2011	Ped
Khu Khaen Saen Rak	2011	Iaw	TV series

External links

• Jirayu La-ongmanee at the Internet Movie Database
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