Chanon Santinatornkul
Thai actor (born 1996)
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Chanon Santinatornkul (Thai: ชานน สันตินธรกุล, RTGS: Chanon Santinathonkun; born 6 June 1996), nicknamed Non and also known by the alias Nonkul, is a Thai actor. He is best known for starring in the 2017 film Bad Genius, as well as various television roles with Nadao Bangkok.
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ชานน สันตินธรกุล | |
Chanon in 2022 | |
| Born | 6 June 1996 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Other name | Nonkul |
| Education | Mahidol University International College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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Personal life and education
Chanon was born on 6 June 1996 in Bangkok. He graduated school from Bangkok Christian College, and completed undergraduate education in film production at Mahidol University International College.[1] He is a practicing Christian.[2] His pastime interests include exercise—in a 2015 interview, he said he would spend 6 days a week at the gym if he had time.[3]
Career
Chanon first appeared in the 2014 indie gay romance Love's Coming as a supporting character, although his first acting role was in Patcha is Sexy, a short film directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit for Young Love, a reproductive health campaign sponsored by the Ministry of Public Health.[4][5] He appeared in the film's 2015 sequel Love Love You and Keetarajanipon, an anthology film honouring King Bhumibol Adulyadej, before joining the roster of Nadao Bangkok, a talent management company and subsidiary of the production company GTH (now GDH 559). He became widely noticed for his role as Net, a minor character in the hit TV series Hormones. He then appeared in several television roles, and has also done modelling work and appeared in several TV commercials.[6]
Chanon's role as Bank in the 2017 hit thriller film Bad Genius brought him international fame, especially in China.[7] He has since appeared in the Chinese TV series Blowing in the Wind. He did not renew his contract with Nadao Bangkok when it expired in 2018, and is now working independently.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Love's Coming | Pid | |
| 2015 | Keetarajanipon | Kong | Segment: Smile |
| Love Love You | Pid | ||
| 2017 | Bad Genius | Bank | |
| 2019 | Love and Run | Due | |
| 2020 | One Second Champion | Joe | |
| 2022 | Love Destiny: The Movie | prince | |
| 2024 | Operation Undead | Mek |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wifi Society | Em | Segment: 15 Years Later | |
| Hormones: The Series | Net | Season 3 | ||
| 2016 | Love Songs Love Series | So | Segment: Phuean Sanit | |
| I See You | Manop | Guest role | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bang Rak Soi 9/1 | Earth | Season 1 | |
| 2016 | I Was Born in the Reign of Rama IX | Max | ||
| 2017 | Love Songs Love Series To Be Continued | So | Segment: Phuean Sanit | |
| Project S | Archwin | Segment: Shoot! I Love You | ||
| 2019 | Bangkok Love Stories: Plead | Tee | ||
| Blowing in the Wind (强风吹拂) | Chen Yi Lu | |||
| Dive (扑通扑通的青春) | Witt | |||
| 2021 | 46 Days | Korn | ||
| The Revenge | Patawee/Wee | |||
| 2022 | Wannabe | Puen | ||
| 23:23 | Win | |||
| 2023 | Oh No! Here Comes Trouble | Yang Ning | Guest role | [9] |
| I Feel You Linger in the Air | Jom | Main role | [10] | |
| Find Yourself | Shane | Main role |
Awards and nominations
- 27th Suphannahong National Film Award for Best Actor, from Bad Genius[11]
- 26th Bangkok Critics Assembly Award for Best Actor, from Bad Genius[12]
- 31st Royal Phra Surasawadee Award for Best Actor, from Bad Genius[13]
- 8th Thai Film Director Award for Best Actor, from Bad Genius[14]
- 15th Starpics Award for Best Actor, from Bad Genius
- 25th Asian Television Awards nomination for Best Actor, from Bangkok Love Stories: Plead
- 5th Asian Academy Creative Awards, Thailand National Winner for Best Actor in a leading role from Wannabe
- 5th Asian Academy Creative Awards nomination for Best Actor in a leading role from Wannabe
- 27th Asian Television Awards nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role from The Revenge
