Jirakit Thawornwong

Jirakit Thawornwong (Thai: จิรกิตติ์ ถาวรวงศ์; born 28 August 1994), nicknamed Mek (Thai: เมฆ), is a Thai actor and singer.^[1] He is known for his main roles as View in Room Alone 401-410 (2014) and Room Alone 2 (2015), Zero in Ugly Duckling Series: Don't (2015) and Hawk in U-Prince Series (2016).^[2]

Jirakit Thawornwong
จิรกิตติ์ ถาวรวงศ์
Jirakit in July 2018
Born	(1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 30) Bangkok, Thailand
Other names	เมฆ
Alma mater	Kasetsart University (BA)
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	2014–present
Known for	View in Room Alone 401-410 Hawk in U-Prince Series Thada in Kiss: The Series
Relatives	Worranit Thawornwong (sister)

Early life and education

Jirakit was born in Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his secondary education at Satriwithaya School [th].^[3] In 2017, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication arts from the Faculty of Humanities at Kasetsart University.^[4]

Career

With a desire to become a singer, Jirakit participated in the 7th season of The Star, a reality television singing competition, representing Central Thailand but did not make it to the Top 24. He auditioned again for its 8th season, this time representing Southern Thailand, and still got eliminated. He was later offered and signed up by GMM Grammy as one of its artists. He started in the entertainment industry as a host of Bang Music Buffet in 2011 and was tapped to play the role of Pete in the movie Part Time Lover (2014).^[5]

He also played main and support roles in Ugly Duckling (2015),^[6] Kiss: The Series (2016),^[7] U-Prince Series (2016–2017),^[8] and Secret Seven (2017).^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Part Time Lover	Pete	Main role	[3]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Room Alone 401-410	View	Main role	[2]
2015	Ugly Duckling: Don't	Zero	Main role	[2]
	Room Alone 2	View	Main role	[3]
2016	Kiss: The Series	Thada	Main role	[7]
	U-Prince Series: Handsome Cowboy	Hawk	Support role
	U-Prince Series: Foxy Pilot	Hawk	Main role
2017	U-Prince Series: Extroverted Humanist	Hawk	Support role
	U-Prince Series: Crazy Artist	Hawk	Support role
	U-Prince Series: Ambitious Boss	Hawk	Guest role
	Secret Seven	Id	Main role	[9]
	Love Songs Love Series: Rueng Tee Koh	Sun	Support role
2018	Wake Up Ladies: The Series	Pat	Guest role
	Kiss Me Again	Thada	Support role
	The Gifted	Chanon	Support role
2019	Koo Sah Kadeepuan	Chalee	Main role
	The Sand Princess	Bom	Guest role
	Dark Blue Kiss	Thada	Support role
	A Gift For Whom You Hate	Noom	Main role
2020	Angel Beside Me	Luke	Support role
	Girl Next Room: Richy Rich	Khunkhao	Support role
	The Gifted: Graduation	Chanon	Support role
2021	An Eye for an Eye	Kampanad Junlapakborirak (Kam)	Support role
	Oh My Boss	Nat	Guest role
	The Player	Matt	Support role
2022	Star in My Mind	Khuafah	Support Role
	Sky in Your Heart	Khuafah	Main Role
	Good Old Days: Story 5: Love Wins	F	Guest role

Personal life

Jirakit is the older brother of actress and singer Worranit Thawornwong. His father died on 21 August 2019.^[10][11]