Tawan Vihokratana

Tawan Vihokratana (Thai: ตะวัน วิหครัตน์; also known as Tay (Thai: เต), born 20 July 1991) is a Thai actor, host, and model from Bangkok. An alumnus of Chulalongkorn University, Tawan started as one of the hosts of Bang Channel's Five Live Fresh in 2014.[1] In the same year, he made his television debut with Room Alone: The Series and earned widespread recognition after making it in CLEO Thailand's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors of 2014.[2][3] He played a supporting role as Pete in Kiss: The Series (2016), which paired him with Thitipoom Techaapaikhun as Kao, and in 2018 became one of the new hosts of School Rangers together with other male artists from GMMTV. He went on to reprise his role as Pete in Kiss Me Again (2018), Our Skyy (2018) and in Dark Blue Kiss (2019).

Tawan Vihokratana
ตะวัน วิหครัตน์
Born (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991
Bangkok, Thailand
Other namesTawan
Alma materChulalongkorn University
Faculty of Economics
(B.A.)
OccupationActor, Host, Model
Years active2014–present
AgentGMMTV
Known for

Early life and education

Tawan was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Focusing on science and mathematics, he completed his high school education at Suankularb Wittayalai School. He initially took up a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the Faculty of Science at Chulalongkorn University (CU) but decided to shift and take up instead a bachelor's degree in economics from the Faculty of Economics at the same school.[4] He was selected to be one of the school's Generation 5 macebearers for the 68th Chula–Thammasat Traditional Football Match in 2012 which included future actors Pat Chatborirak and Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai.[5]

Career

He was introduced in 2014 as one of the six new hosts of Five Live Fresh, a youth-oriented music television program of the now-defunct Bang Channel. Among his fellow hosts were Thitipoom Techaapaikhun and Jumpol Adulkittiporn.[6]

He made his television debut in the same year with Room Alone: The Series where he played a supporting role as Warm. He also became part of Ugly Duckling Series: Don't (2015). In 2016, he got a supporting role in U-Prince: The Foxy Pilot (2016) and Kiss: The Series (2016) where he played the role of Pete.

In 2017, he starred in a main role as Alan in the drama series Secret Seven: The Series.

He would later become known for his main role as Pete in Kiss Me Again (2018) and Dark Blue Kiss (2019). He also played the role of Shin in 3 Will Be Free (2019).

Personal life

On 29 June 2017, he was ordained at the Wat Bowonniwet Vihara.[7]

In a tweet, he expressed his disapproval of Thamanat Prompow, the Deputy Minister of the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry, who was among the 6 ministers including Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that were subjected to a no confidence vote on February 2020. Tawan later deleted his tweet after his family got concerned about his safety.[8]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Room Alone: The Series Warm Support Role
Five Live Fresh Himself Main Host
2015 Ugly Duckling: Don't Ter Guest Role
Room Alone 2: The Series Warm Support Role
2016 Kiss: The Series Pete Support Role
Lovey Dovey Dew Support Role
U-Prince: The Foxy Pilot Phillip Support Role
Little Big Dream Guest Role
2017 Secret Seven Alan Main Role
2018 School Rangers Himself Main Host
Kiss Me Again Pete Main Role
Rai Sanaeha Anukhom Support Role
Love Songs Love Series To Be Continued: Rueng Tee Koh Win Main Role
Our Skyy Pete Main Role
TayNew Meal Date Himself Main Host
Hang Around Fest with Tay Tawan Himself Main Host
2019 Dark Blue Kiss Pete Main Role
3 Will Be Free Shin Main Role
Sanae Hong Krueng Himself Main Host
2020 Club Sapan Fine Pae Support Role
Hungry Sister Himself Main Host
Friend Club Himself Main Host
Military of Love TBA Support Role
Raan Dok Ngiw TBA Support Role

Discography
Year Song Title English Title Label Ref.

2019

 Mai Mee Niyahm (ไม่มีนิยาม) No Definition GMM Grammy [9][10]

Awards and nominations
Key
Indicates non-competitive categories
Award Year Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
Buddhist Diplomacy Award 2019 Makha Bucha Day Ambassador Tawan Vihokratana Won [11]
Khon Dee Sri Siam Award 2019 Exemplary Model Tawan Vihokratana Won [12]
LINE TV Awards 2020 Best Couple Dark Blue Kiss
(shared with Thitipoom Techaapaikhun)		 Nominated [13]

References
  1. "ประวัติ "เต ตะวัน" อดีตคทากรไม้ 1 จุฬาฯ – หรือ ชิน จากซีรีส์สามเราต้องรอด". campus-star.com (in Thai). Campus Star. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. "ประกาศผลไปแล้วกับ 50 หนุ่มโสดของคลีโอปี 2014!!". cleothailand.com (in Thai). CLEO Thailand. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. "50 หนุ่มโสดคลีโอ 2014 หนุ่มโสดในฝัน (ชมต่อ:หมายเลข 26-50 )". mthai.com (in Thai). MThai. Retrieved 4 June 2020. หมายเลข32 : ตะวัน วิหครัตน์ (เต)
  4. "ส่องโปรไฟล์ "เต ตะวัน" หรือ "อลัน" ใน "Secret Seven"". daradaily.com (in Thai). Daradaily. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. "จุฬาฯคทากร งานบอลฯ จุฬาฯ-ธรรมศาสตร์ ครั้งที่ 68". sanook.com (in Thai). Sanook.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. "6 หนุ่มหน้าใหม่ พิธีกร Five Live Fresh". mthai.com (in Thai). MThai. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. ""เต-ตะวัน" ภูมิใจ บวชทดแทนคุณพ่อแม่ ได้ฉายา "ธมฺมเตโช"". gmmgrammy.com (in Thai). GMM Grammy. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. "นิสิตนักศึกษาตื่นแล้ว เต ตะวัน นิสิตจุฬาฯ นักแสดงไอดอล แสดงออกทางการเมือง กรณี ธรรมนัส บอก "ผมผิดตรงไหน"" (in Thai). MedHub News. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. "เต-นิว จับไมค์ร้องเพลงคู่ครั้งแรก ไม่มีนิยาม ประกอบซีรีส์ Dark Blue Kiss จูบสุดท้ายเพื่อนายคนเดียว" (in Thai). News Plus. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. "ไม่มีนิยาม Ost.Dark Blue Kiss จูบสุดท้ายเพื่อนายคนเดียว". youtube.com. GMMTV Records. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. "'เต-ตะวัน' รับประกาศเกียรติคุณ 'ฑูตพระศาสนา' ประจำวันมาฆบูชา". komchadluek.net (in Thai). Kom Chad Luek. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. ""เต-ตะวัน" ภูมิใจ!!! รับรางวัล ญาณสังวร "คนดีศรีสยาม" ครั้งที่ 8". grammy.co.th (in Thai). GMM Grammy. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  13. "สรุปผลรางวัล LINE TV AWARDS 2020 กลัฟ-มิว, โอม-สิงโต, ออฟ-กัน และบ้านนาดาว คว้ารางวัลเรียกเสียงกรี๊ดได้ตามคาด". thestandard.co (in Thai). The Standard. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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