Thanapob Leeratanakachorn


Thanapob Leeratanakachorn , nicknamed Tor, is a Chinese-Thai actor, model and singer. His most notable dramas and films are Hormones: The Series, May Who?, Project S: The Series, In Family We Trust, Man of Vengeance, The Last Promise, and The Giver. He is a former member of the Thai boy group Nine by Nine.
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Personal life and education

Thanapob was born on 14 February 1994, and is the youngest child of three in a Thai Chinese family. His Chinese surname is Lee(李). He is the son of Chatchawan and Areeya Leeratanakachorn and has two brothers. He studied at Adventist Ekamai School and graduated at Kasetsart University, with Bachelor of Science degree in Packaging Technology under Department of Packaging and Materials Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry.

Career

Thanapob started his career by performing in music videos like "It's Time to Listen" by Da-Endorphine. His debut as a television actor was in the Club Friday: The Series episode "Once in Memory.". In 2013, Thanapob joined Nadao Bangkok and was cast in the popular Thai TV show, Hormones: The Series directed by Songyos Sugmakanan, playing the role of Phai. His role in Hormones became his first notable role and gained him the popularity.
His film debut came with the mystery thriller film The Swimmers with Hormones cast members, Supassara Thanachat and Chutavuth Pattarakampol. He received the Silver Doll Award for Outstanding Male Rising Star at the 30th Surasawadee Royal Award for playing the role of Tan. He was cast for several series and films afterwards such as Club Friday: The Series , Club Friday The Series Season 5: Secret of Classroom 6/3, Love o-net, and Stupid Cupid The Series. He appeared for his third film May Who? and played a main role with Sutatta Udomsilp and Thiti Mahayotaruk. He was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 25th Suphannahong National Film Awards for playing the role of Fame.
From 2016 to 2017, Thanapob starred in several television series such as I See You, O-Negative, and The Cupid's Series: Kamathep Parbman. He also took on the role of Gym, an autistic badminton athlete in the Project S: The Series – Side by Side . He received overall positive acclaim for his performance and won him the Best Actor Award at the 9th Nataraj Awards in 2018.
Thanapob debuted as one of the members of the Thai boy group Nine by Nine, a special by 4nologue and Nadao Bangkok in 2018. As an actor, Thanapob said that he struggled in dancing at first due to his minimal skills and uncomfortable feeling because of his height and limbs. As they underwent months of intensive training he felt his improvement because of his co-members' inputs and encouragement from their fans. The group has released a mini-album entitled "En-Route" and he also sang in five of the released singles of the group namely as "Night Light", "Hypnotize", "The Lucky One", "Shouldn't", and "Eternity". He also went on three tours with Nine by Nine across Thailand from 2018–2019.
He starred with his fellow Nine by Nine members in the TV series, In Family We Trust, where he took on the role of Yi. He received critical acclaim and won awards such as the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 10th Nataraj Awards and Actor of the Year at the 2018 GQ Thailand Men of the Year Awards for the role.
After the Nine by Nine project, he took another lead role for television with the action drama series Man of Vengeance which aired on One 31. He won the Best Actor for Television Series Award at the 16th Komchadleuk Awards for the role of Sila/Aran. He then played in another One 31 series entitled The Last Promise.
Thanapob starred in two films released in 2021 namely as One for the Road which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival as Thailand's first-ever entry to the festival and in the Netflix original film, Ghost Lab with former Nine by Nine co-member Paris Intarakomalyasut.
In 2021, he was recognized by HOWE Thailand magazine and has been included in its Top 50 Most Influential People List, for his excellence in acting and his contribution to the industry as an influencer and brand endorser.
Thanapob stayed with Nadao Bangkok as one of its actors until the company formally scaled back on its artist management operations on 1 June 2022. Since 1 July 2022, he has a personal management team, named TNPLEE.connect, tasked to manage his career and promote his works and events.

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominee / WorkResult
Asia Contents Awards2020Best ActorIn Family We TrustNomitated
Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards2016Best Supporting ActorMay Who?Nomitated
Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards2023Best ActorOne for the RoadNomitated
Daradaily Awards2018Best ActorProject S The Series: Side by SideNomitated
Daradaily Awards2019Best ActorIn Family We TrustNomitated
Global Star Media Awards2022Actor of the YearThe GiverWon
GQ Thailand Men of the Year2018Actor of the YearIn Family We TrustWon
HOWE Awards2022Best ActorThe GiverWon
Kazz Awards2014Hot New Male StarHormonesWon
Kazz Awards2014Popular Male Teen CelebrityThanapob LeeratanakachornNomitated
Kazz Awards2017Popular Male Teen StarThanapob LeeratanakachornNomitated
Kazz Awards2017Male Popular VoteThanapob LeeratanakachornNomitated
Kazz Awards2017Male Rising StarThanapob LeeratanakachornNomitated
Kazz Awards2019Male Young Star of the YearThanapob LeeratanakachornWon
Kazz Awards2021Best Actor of the YearThanapob LeeratanakachornNomitated
Kazz Awards2022Male Young Star of the YearThanapob LeeratanakachornWon
Kerd Awards2013Born Scorching AwardHormonesNomitated
Komchadluek Awards2019Best Supporting Actor for Television SeriesIn Family We TrustNomitated
Komchadluek Awards2020Best Actor for Television SeriesMan of VengeanceWon
Komchadluek Awards2021Popular Male Actor of the YearThe Last PromiseNomitated
Komchadluek Awards2022Best Actor for FilmGhost LabNomitated
Komchadluek Awards2023Best Leading Performance for FilmOne for the RoadNomitated
Komchadluek Awards2023Best Actor for Television SeriesThe GiverNomitated
LINE TV Awards2018Best Fight SceneProject S The Series: Side by Side Won
LINE TV Awards2019Best Fight SceneIn Family We Trust Nomitated
LINE TV Awards2019Best Song"Night Light" Nomitated
LINE TV Awards2020Best CoupleMan of Vengeance Nomitated
LINE TV Awards2021Best Dramatic SceneThe Last Promise Won
Maya Awards2015Best CoupleHormones Nomitated
Maya Awards2022Charming Young Man of the YearThanapob LeeratanakachornNomitated
Maya Awards2022Best Actor for Leading RoleThanapob LeeratanakachornNomitated
MThai Top Talk-About Awards2019Top Talk-About ArtistNine by NineWon
Nataraj Awards2018Best ActorProject S The Series: Side by SideWon
Nataraj Awards2019Best Supporting ActorIn Family We TrustWon
Nataraj Awards2019Best Team EnsembleIn Family We TrustWon
Nataraj Awards2020Best ActorMan of VengeanceNomitated
Nataraj Awards2021Best ActorThe Last PromiseWon
Nataraj Awards2023Best ActorThe GiverWon
Nataraj Awards2025Best Actor in Primetime Long-Form DramaMy Cherie Amour
Nine Entertainment Awards2019Actor of the YearIn Family We TrustNomitated
Siam Series Awards2021Popular Lead ActorThe Last PromiseNomitated
Siamdara Awards2014Male Rising StarHormonesWon
Siamdara Awards2016Popular Male StarThanapob LeeratanakachornNomitated
Suphannahong National Film Awards2016Best Supporting ActorMay Who?Nomitated
Suphannahong National Film Awards2023Best ActorOne for the RoadNomitated
Surasawadee Royal Awards2015Silver Doll Award for Outstanding Male Rising StarThe SwimmersWon
Thai Film Director Awards2016Best Supporting ActorMay Who?Won
Thai Film Director Awards2023Best EnsembleOne for the Road
Thailand Master Youth Awards2019Inspiring People AwardThanapob LeeratanakachornWon
TV Gold Awards2018Best Lead ActorProject S The Series: Side by SideNomitated
TV Gold Awards2021Best Lead ActorThe Last PromiseNomitated
TV Gold Awards2023Best Lead ActorThe GiverNomitated
White TV Awards2021Best Ensemble CastIn Family We TrustWon
Zen Stylish Awards2014Male Outstanding Style of the YearThanapob LeeratanakachornWon
Mint Awards 20252025Best of Mint Six Pack Thanapob LeeratanakachornNomitated