Mike Angelo
Pirat Nitipaisalkul, known professionally as Mike Angelo, is a Thai-Chinese actor, model and singer. He is known for being part of the Thai musical duo Golf & Mike. He was a member of the duo along with his brother, Golf Pichaya Nitipaisalkul, from 2005 to 2010.
Mike made his acting debut in the 2008 Thai television drama Ubatruk Karmkobfah. Since then, he has appeared in many popular Thai films and television dramas, including Full House and Kiss Me. Mike has also appeared in many Chinese television series notably Wu Xin: The Monster Killer, Delicious Destiny, My Little Princess, Mr. Swimmer and Speed and Love and Mike also appeared in a Hollywood Film The Misfits.
Career
2005—2010: Career beginnings and acting debut
Mike debuted as a member of the duo Golf & Mike in October 2005 with their self-titled album, Golf-Mike. Their dance-pop track "Bounce" was chosen to be the album's first promotional single, and it became a big hit in Thailand. From 2006 to 2009, the duo actively released and promoted their albums and songs in Thailand, Japan, China and South Korea. In 2008, Mike made his acting debut in the Thai television drama Ubatruk Karmkobfah. In 2010, the duo Golf & Mike disbanded and Mike became a solo artist.2011—2015: Solo debut and acting career in Thailand
On March 1, 2011, Mike officially released his new solo single, "Ayo". In 2012, he appeared in the TV dramas Likit Fah Cha Ta and Raak Boon. In 2014, he took the role of Lee Yong-jae in the Thai remake of the South Korean drama Full House, in which he paired up with actress Sushar Manaying. In 2015, he and his Full House co-star Sushar Manaying reunited in the Thai drama, Kiss Me, an adaptation of the Japanese manga Itazura na Kiss. Both of the shows were well received by the audience.2015—present: Acting career in China and rising popularity
Mike made his acting debut in Chinese industry through the 2015 TV series, Wu Xin: The Monster Killer as Bai Luli. He got his first leading role in the 2016 drama My Little Princess opposite Zhang Yuxi. He later starred in the 2017 television series Delicious Destiny opposite Mao Xiaotong. The series was well received by viewers, surpassing more than 7 billion views and the number 1 rating while broadcasting, making Mike more famous in China. In 2018, he starred in the drama Mr. Swimmer opposite Ju Jingyi. In 2019, he appeared in the second season of the drama My Amazing Boyfriend as Xue Lingqiao opposite Yu Shuxin.In 2021, he joined the cast of the Hollywood Film The Misfits as the character Wick.
In 2024, he joined the cast of Chuang Asia: Thailand as a mentor. He took on the role of producer for the first time with the series VAMP: Eternal Destiny under his own company MDA Entertainment.
In January 2025, he was announced as the cast of Speed and Love starring Yu Shuxin and He Yu.