Chatchai Plengpanich

Chatchai Plengpanich
Born	January 17, 1960 (1960-01-17) Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981 – present
Spouse	Sinjai Plengpanich
Awards	Thailand National Film Awards 2005 – Best Actor, Necromancer Bangkok Critics Assembly 2005 – Best Actor, Hit Man File
Website
http://www.chatchai-in-characters.com/

Chatchai Plengpanich (Thai: ฉัตรชัย เปล่งพานิช; born January 17, 1960) is a Thai film and television actor. He has appeared in many lakorns (Thai soap operas) and feature films.

Biography

Chatchai was born in Kanchanaburi Province. Having a police officer as a father meant that the family relocated around Thailand constantly throughout his childhood. He attended a prestigious boarding school in Nakhon Pathom (King's College), where he found his passion for rugby.

He met his wife, Sinjai Plengpanich, on a movie set, in which they played the lead characters. They had many chance encounters during the next four years and decided to date each other. A year later, they decided to get married. They have three children.

Awards and nominations

• Winner, best actor, Hit Man File, Bangkok Critics Assembly, 2005
• Winner, best actor, Necromancer, Thailand National Film Awards, 2005
• Nominee, best actor, Hit Man File Thailand National Film Awards, 2005

Trivia

• Shares the same nickname with wife. Both are called Nok (translated as bird in English)

Partial filmography

Actor

Films

• Vow of Death (Phii mai jim fun) (2007)
• King Naresuan (2007)
• Jom kha mung wej (Necromancer) (2005)
• Sum muepuen (Hit Man File) (2005)
• Zee-Oui (2004)
• Taloompuk (2002)
• The Legend of Suriyothai (2001)
• Fah (1998)
• Salween (1994)
• Tawipob (1990)
• Raya (1981)

Drama

• Split Second (爭分奪秒) (2004) - Hong Kong Cantonese TVB television series with Sririta Jensen as "Sam"

Lakorns

• Koung Jak Rai Dok Bua (2007)
• Sapai Part-time (2006)
• Jao Sao Prissana (1999) - with Anne Thongprasom
• Reun Mayura (1997) - with Kathaleeya McIntosh
• Rom Chat (1995) - with Sinjai Plengpanich
• Nai Fun (1992) - with Sinjai Plengpanich
• Si Paen Din (1991) - with Jintara Sukkapat
• Prissana (1987) - with Lalita Panyopas
• Sai Lohit (1986)
• Rai Sanae-ha (1985)
• Condominium (1984)

Director

• Kum mun sanya (1993)

External links

• Official site
• Chatchai Plengpanich at the Internet Movie Database