Tawan Vihokratana

Tawan Vihokratana (Thai: ตะวัน วิหครัตน์; born 20 July 1991), nicknamed Tay (Thai: เต), is a Thai actor, host, and model from Bangkok. An alumnus of Chulalongkorn University, Tawan started as one of the hosts of Bang Channel's Five Live Fresh in 2014.^[1] In the same year, he made his television debut with Room Alone 401-410 and earned widespread recognition after making it in Cleo Thailand's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors of 2014.^[2][3] He played the main role as Pete in Kiss: The Series (2016). He went on to reprise his role as Pete in Kiss Me Again (2018) and in Dark Blue Kiss (2019). He also played the role of Karan in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese manga Cherry Magic (2023) with Thitipoom Techaapaikhun.^[4]

Tawan Vihokratana
ตะวัน วิหครัตน์
Tawan in June 2023
Born	(1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 33) Bangkok, Thailand
Other names	Tawan Wihokrat, Te, 得湾·米弘拉, 林陽, နေလင်း
Education	Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Economics, (B.A.)
Occupation(s)	Actor, Host
Years active	2012–present
Agent	GMMTV (2012-present)
Known for	Warm in Room Alone 401–410 and Room Alone 2 Pete in Kiss, Kiss Me Again and Dark Blue Kiss Tee-Do in I'm Tee, Me Too Karan in Cherry Magic Peach in Peaceful Property

Early life and education

Tawan was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Focusing on science and mathematics, he completed his high school education at Suankularb Wittayalai School. He initially took up a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the Faculty of Science at Chulalongkorn University (CU) but decided to shift and take up instead a bachelor's degree in economics from the Faculty of Economics at the same school.^[5] He was selected to be one of the school's Generation 5 mace-bearers for the 68th Chula–Thammasat Traditional Football Match in 2012 which included future actors Pat Chatborirak and Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai.^[6]

Career

He was introduced in 2014 as one of the six new hosts of Five Live Fresh, a youth-oriented music television program of the now-defunct Bang Channel. Among his fellow hosts were Thitipoom Techaapaikhun and Jumpol Adulkittiporn.^[7]

He made his television debut in the same year with Room Alone 401-410 where he played a supporting role as Warm. He also became part of Ugly Duckling: Don't (2015). In 2016, he got a supporting role in U-Prince Series: The Foxy Pilot (2016) and Kiss: The Series (2016) where he played the role of Pete.

In 2017, he starred in the main role as Alan in the drama series Secret Seven: The Series.

He later became known for his main role as Pete in Kiss Me Again (2018) and Dark Blue Kiss (2019). He also played the role of Shin in 3 Will Be Free (2019). He also hosted the food web series TayNew Meal Date along with Thitipoom Techaapaikhun.

In 2020, he joined the cast I'm Tee, Me Too as Teedo and had a guest role in The Gifted: Graduation. He is also one of the hosts of Friend Club together with Jumpol Adulkittiporn and Weerayut Chansook. He's the current host of his own lifestyle/talk show, Krahai Lao.

In 2021, he starred as Tin in The Player.

In November 2022, GMMTV announced that he along with his co-star Thitipoom Techaapaikhun, would be the main casts of the agency's adaptation of Cherry Magic (2023).

Personal life

On 29 June 2017, he was ordained at the Wat Bowonniwet Vihara.^[8]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Live Love Korn Is	1	Support role
2014	Room Alone 401-410	Warm		[9]
	Five Live Fresh	Himself	Main host	[citation needed]
2015	Ugly Duckling: Don't	Ter	Guest role	[citation needed]
	Room Alone 2	Warm	Support role	[10]
2016	Kiss: The Series	"Pete" Phubodin Rachatraku	Support role	[11]
	Lovey Dovey	Dew	Support role	[12]
	U-Prince Series: The Foxy Pilot	Phillip	Support role	[citation needed]
	Little Big Dream		Guest role	[citation needed]
2017	Secret Seven	Alan	Main role	[13]
2018	School Rangers	Himself	Main host	[14]
	Kiss Me Again	"Pete" Phubodin Rachatraku	Main role	[15]
	Rai Sanaeha	Anukhom (Aom)	Support role	[16]
	Our Skyy	"Pete" Phubodin Rachatraku	Main role	[17]
	TayNew Meal Date	Himself	Main host	[1]
	Tred Tray Fest with Tay Tawan	Himself	Main host	[1]
2019	Dark Blue Kiss	"Pete" Phubodin Rachatraku	Main role	[18]
	3 Will Be Free	Shin	Main role	[19]
	Sanae Hong Krueng	Himself	Main host	[1]
2020	Club Sapan Fine	Pae	Support role (Ep. 5)	[20]
	Hungry Sister	Himself	Main host	[citation needed]
	Friend Club	Himself	Main host	[21]
	The Gifted: Graduation	Yuth / Supot (young)	Main role (Ep. 1, 8, 10)	[citation needed]
	I'm Tee, Me Too	Tee-Do	Main role	[22]
	The Blood of Bridal House: Season 2	Korn	Main role (Ep. 1)	[citation needed]
2021	Angkhan Khlumpong	Tee	Main role (Ep. 6)	[citation needed]
	Girl2K	Matt	Guest role (Ep. 8–10)
	Krahai Lao	Himself	Main host
	Remember You	Paytai / Meena	Main role
	The Player	Tin	Main role
2022	The Three Gentlebros	Tevis	Main role	[23]
	Good Old Days: Story 2: Memory of Happiness	Jap	Main role
2023	Tannam (แทนแมนทำแทนได้)	"Tonbun" Jaijongdee / "Pi" Patthamalikhit	Main role
	Midnight Museum	Boon	Support role	[24]
	Cherry Magic	"Karan" Wongkarun	Main role	[25][26]
2024	Peaceful Property	"Peach" Santiphap Tantitaymitr	Main role	[27]
	Perfect 10 Liners	Tawan	Guest role (Ep. 5, 14)
TBA	A Dog and a Plane	"Toto" Phanuphong Khomklao	Main role	[28]

Discography

Year	Song Title	English Title	Label	Ref.
2014	รักของฉันนั้นคือเธอ (Bang Channel) ต้นฉบับศิลปิน THE STAR (together with Five Live)		Five Live
2019	"ไม่มีนิยาม" (Mai Mee Niyahm) (together with Thitipoom Techaapaikhun)	No Definition	GMMTV Records	[29][30]
2020	"เสื้อกันหนาว" (Seua Gun Nao) (together with Lula Kanyarat)	Sweater	White Music	[31]
2021	Album "Boys Don't Cry" เก็บความรู้สึกเก่ง (Invisible Tears)	Invisible Tears	GMMTV Records	[32]
2022	"ใครคืออองชองเต" (Khır Enchante)	Who is Enchante?	GMMTV Records	[33]
2023	"แอบตะโกน" (Aep Ta Kon) (together with Thitipoom Techaapaikhun)	Loudest Love	GMMTV Records	[34]
	"ถ้าเธอได้ยิน" (Tha Thoe Dai-Yin)	Voice Within	GMMTV Records	[35]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	Buddhist Diplomacy Award	Makha Bucha Day Ambassador †	—	Won	[36]
	Khon Dee Sri Siam Award	Exemplary Model	—	Won	[37]
	DONT Journal Awards 2018	Best Ensemble of 2018 คู่ ขวัญแห่งปี (Best Couple) (with New Thitipoom Techaapaikun)		Won	[38]
	Kazz Awards	Attractive Young Man of the Year		Won	[39]
2020	LINE TV Awards	Best Couple	Dark Blue Kiss (shared with Thitipoom Techaapaikhun)	Nominated	[40]
	Maya Awards	Best Official Soundtrack	"ไม่มีนิยาม" (Mai Mee Ni Yam) (shared with Thitipoom Techaapaikhun)	Won	[41]
2021	Kazz Awards	Favorite's Kazz Magazine		Won	[42]