Thanapob Leeratanakachorn also known by his nickname Thor, is a Thai actor, model and singer. His most notable dramas and films are May Who?, , Stupid Cupid The Series, Leh Lub Salub Rarng, In Family We Trust and Hua Jai Sila. In 2018, he became a member of the Thailand boy group "9x9".
Early life and education
Thanapop was born on February 14, 1994, and is the youngest child of three in a Chinese family. He is the son of Chatchawan and Areeya Leeratanakajorn and has two brothers. He studied at Adventist Ekamai School, then joined university, where he studied his undergraduate level at the Department of Packaging and Materials Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry Kasetsart University. Thanapop graduated from Kasetsart University on November 20, 2017. Thanapop started his career in entertainment by performing in music videos like, It's time to listen by Da-Endorphine. His first debut as an actor was in the Club Friday: the Series episode "Once in memory." In 2013, Thanapob was then cast in the popular Thai TV show, directed by Songyos Sugmakanan, playing the role of Phai. His role as Phai became his first notable role, growing his popularity.
Career
In 2014 addition to his role as Phai in Hormones: the Series 2, he took on the role of Tan in the mystery thriller filmThe Swimmers. The film is about two best friends who are in the high school swim team. The Swimmers was directed by Sopon Sukdapisitn. In 2015 Thanapob appeared in season 5 of Club Friday: The Series, Kwam Rub 6/3, Love o-net, Hormones 3 as a guest, and then he joined the Stupid Cupid The Series. In the same year, he starred in his third film May Who?, where he played the main role with Sutatta Udomsilp and Thiti Mahayotaruk, which premiered on October 1, 2015. In 2016, Thanapob starred in I See You: the Series as Dr. Mean, and in O-Negative as Puen, both shows ran on the GMM25 network. In 2017, Thanapob played Denchong in The Cupid's Series: Kamathep Parbman. He also took on the role of Gym in the Project S: the Series. He joined the cast of Leh Lub Salub Rarng playing a supporting role as Arkom. The series also aired in the Philippines. It is a drama about a high profile Special Ops Officer, Ramin, who looks down on women and a popular superstar actress who is arrogant and ungrateful. In 2018, Thanapob joined the Thai boy group Nine by Nine. A project developed to create an idol group that would act in a TV series and produce a studio album under 4nologue. Thanapob is one of nine members in the group. In September 2018, he joined his fellow members in the Thai TV series, In Family We Trust, where he took on the role of Yi. In 2019 saw Thanapob take on the lead role in the Thai TV Series, Hua Jai Sila on One31.
Singing
Thanapob is a member of Nine by Nine. He completed an intensive dance performance training along his fellow Nine by Nine members. In November 2018, Nine by Nine dropped their mini-album En-Route. Thanapob then joined his fellow members on three tours, performing concerts across Thailand. As a member of Nine by Nine, Thanapob has sang 'Night Light', 'Hypnotize', 'Shouldn't, 'The Lucky One' and 'Eternity'.
