Kanyarat Ruangrung

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Born (2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 25)
OthernamesPiploy (พิพลอย)
OccupationActress
Kanyarat Ruangrung
กัญญรัตน์ เรืองรุ่ง
Kanyarat in June 2025
Born (2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 25)
Other namesPiploy (พิพลอย)
EducationBangkok University
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present
AgentGMMTV
Known for
Height166 cm (5 ft 5+12 in)[1]

Kanyarat Ruangrung (Thai: กัญญรัตน์ เรืองรุ่ง; born 5 November 2000), nicknamed Piploy (Thai: พิพลอย) or Ploy (Thai: พลอย; lit.'Gemstone'), is a Thai actress. She first gained recognition for her performances in several television series, notably as Soda in The Shipper (2020) and as 15-year-old Jaya Janiya in 55:15 Never Too Late (2021). She is also known for her sapphic roles in the television series The Trainee (2024) and Whale Store xoxo (2025). For playing Chatfah in the 2025 mystery thriller drama television series Hide & Sis, she won the Asian Academy Creative Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Thailand region, as well as a nomination for the 30th Asian Television Award in 2025.[2]

Kanyarat completed her secondary education at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University Demonstration School. She then attended Bangkok University's School of Fine and Applied Arts, majoring in Communication Design.[2]

Career

Kanyarat entered the entertainment industry after placing 2nd runner up in the Miss Teen Thailand 2018.[3] She later signed with GMMTV[1] and her first performance was a role named Laila in the 2019 television series Blacklist.[4]

In the next year, she appeared in romantic fantasy drama Angel Beside Me. She also played as Soda, a yaoi writer along with Sureeyares Yakares in the television series The Shipper (2020).[5]

In 2021, after appearing in A Tale of Thousand Stars and Put Your Head on My Shoulder,[6] she had her first main role in the coming of age science fiction television series 55:15 Never Too Late, where she played as 15-year-old Jaya Janiya, who was once a very popular singer at her time.[7]

She later portrayed Ink in Devil Sister,[8] Gyo in Vice Versa, Honey in Return Man,[9] and Namsine in Enigma.[10] She also got the main role of May in Wednesday Club.[11]

In 2024, she appeared as Mew, Ploypang's (Tipnaree Weerawatnodom) stepsister in Ploy's Yearbook. She also played in the television series The Trainee as Ba-Mhee who is torn between her current boyfriend Tae (Tawinan Anukoolprasert) and her mentor in AE (Account Executive) department Judy (Ploynira Hiruntaveesin).[12] She also appeared as Brink in Perfect 10 Liners (2024) and as Khao in Break Up Service (2025).[13]

She then played sapphic role again in the 2025 Thai girls' love television series Whale Store xoxo where she played as Noey, Wan's (Pansa Vosbein) best friend who happens to have a crush on Wan.[14] She also starred as Chatfah, the youngest sister of the Bupphachinda family in the mystery thriller drama television series Hide & Sis (2025).[15]

Filmography

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Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Blacklist Laila Supporting role [4]
2020 Angel Beside Me Lin's friend Guest role
The Shipper Soda Supporting role [5]
2021 A Tale of Thousand Stars woman in the pub Guest role
Put Your Head on My Shoulder Kwang Supporting role [6]
55:15 Never Too Late Jaya Janiya (aged 15 years old) Main role [7]
2022 Devil Sister Ink Supporting role [8]
Vice Versa Gyo
2023 Return Man Honey [9]
Enigma Namsine [10]
Wednesday Club May Main role [11]
2024 Ploy's Yearbook Mew Supporting role
The Trainee Ba-Mhee [12]
Perfect 10 Liners Brink Guest role
2025 Break Up Service Khao [13]
Whale Store xoxo Noey Supporting role [14]
Hide & Sis Chatfah Main role [15]
MuTeLuv: Fist Foot Fusion Lipsync Supporting role
2026 Ditto Anya

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist Ref.
2020 "แคร์ไกลไกล" (The Shipper OST) La-Ong-Fong [16]
"แค่อีกครั้ง" (Better Man) Pattadon Janngeon (Fiat) [17]
2021 "Why?" Thanat Lowkhunsombat (Lee) [18]

Awards and nominations

References

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