# Thanapob Leeratanakachorn

Thanapob Leeratanakachorn (Thai: ธนภพ ลีรัตนขจร) also known by his nickname Tor, (Thai: ต่อ) is a Thailand-Based Chinese actor, model and singer. His most notable dramas and films are Hormones: The Series (2013–2014), May Who? (2015), Project S: The Series (2017), In Family We Trust (2018), Man of Vengeance (2019), The Last Promise (2020), and The Giver (2022). He is a former member of the Thai boy group Nine by Nine.

## 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." (2012). 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 (2014) 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 (Season 5) (2014), Club Friday The Series Season 5: Secret of Classroom 6/3 (2015), Love o-net (2015), and Stupid Cupid The Series (2015). He appeared for his third film May Who? (2015) 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 (2017). 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 (2018), 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 (2019) 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 (2020).
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.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy | Pakorn | Guest role |
| 2014 | The Swimmers | Tan | Main role |
| 2015 | May Who? | Fame | Main role |
| 2021 | One for the Road | Boss | Main role |
| 2021 | Ghost Lab | Cheewee Prometheus (Dr. Wee) | Main role |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2012 | Club Friday The Series 1 | Tor (Num Nam Dang) | Green Channel | |
| 2013 | Hormones | Phai | GMM One | |
| 2014 | Hormones: Season 2 | Phai | GTH On Air | |
| 2015 | Club Friday The Series Season 5 | Tee | GMM 25 | |
| 2015 | Hormones: Season 3 | Phai | One 31 | Cameo |
| 2015 | Stupid Cupid The Series | Takeshi (Young) | GMM 25 | Cameo |
| 2016–2017 | O-Negative | Yuttakarn Kanchanavipu (Puen) | GMM 25 | |
| 2016 | I See You: The Series | Pramate Phattharaphongsa (Dr. Mean) | GMM 25 | |
| 2017 | Kammathep Papmarn | DanChon | Channel 3 | |
| 2017 | Project S: The Series – Side by Side | Sakkaya Piriroj (Yim) | GMM 25 | |
| 2017 | Leh Lub Salub Rarng | Arkom | Channel 3 | |
| 2017 | Project S The Series: Shoot! I Love You | Sakkaya Piriroj (Yim) | GMM 25 | Cameo |
| 2018 | Into the Light with 9x9 | Himself | Line TV | Musical series |
| 2018 | In Family We Trust | Asawa Suriyapirot (Yi) | One 31 | |
| 2019 | The Journey of 9x9 Documentary | Himself | Line TV | |
| 2019 | Man of Vengeance | Sila Wisetworawet / Aran Ritthinatkosol (Tor/Si) | One 31 | |
| 2019 | Project 17: Side By Side | Thanapob | Youku | Cameo |
| 2019 | The Stranded | Northern kids | Netflix | Cameo |
| 2020 | The Last Promise | Thichong (Chong) | One 31 |
| 2022 | The Giver | Tailah Varakul (Lah) | One 31 |
| 2023 | Midnight Museum | Khatha | GMM 25 |
| 2024 | My Cherie Amour | Wichai Waratabut | Channel 3 |
| 2024 | Spare Me Your Mercy | Kantaphat Akkharamethi (Kan) | One 31 |

## Discography

| Year | Song Title | Album |
| 2014 | โชคดีนะเพื่อน ("Good Luck Friends") (Cover) | OST. Hormones Season 2 |
| 2015 | เพียงชายคนนี้ (ไม่ใช่ผู้วิเศษ) ("Just A Man, Not A Magician") | Very Handsome Concert Live Album |
| 2018 | "NIGHT LIGHT" | NINE BY NINE (en Route) |
| 2018 | "Hypnotize" | NINE BY NINE (en Route) |
| 2019 | ผู้โชคดี ("The Lucky One") | NINE BY NINE (en Route) |
| 2019 | ไม่น่าเจอเลย ("Shouldn’t") | NINE BY NINE (en Route) |
| 2019 | "Eternity" | NINE BY NINE (en Route) |
| 2019 | หัวใจของเธอ ("Your Heart") (Cover) | OST. Man of Vengeance |
| 2020 | รักเธอสุดหัวใจ ("Love You With All My Heart") (Cover) with Two Popetorn | OST. The Last Promise |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) and nominated work | Result |
| Asia Contents Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | In Family We Trust | Nominated |
| Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | May Who? | Nominated |
| Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards | 2023 | Best Actor | One for the Road | Nominated |
| Daradaily Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | Project S The Series: Side by Side | Nominated |
| Daradaily Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | In Family We Trust | Nominated |
| Global Star Media Awards | 2022 | Actor of the Year | The Giver | Won |
| Golden Television Awards | 2018 | Best Lead Actor | Project S The Series: Side by Side | Nominated |
| Golden Television Awards | 2021 | Best Lead Actor | The Last Promise | Nominated |
| Golden Television Awards | 2023 | Best Lead Actor | The Giver | Nominated |
| GQ Thailand Men of the Year | 2018 | Actor of the Year | In Family We Trust | Won |
| HOWE Awards | 2022 | Best Actor | The Giver | Won |
| Kazz Awards | 2014 | Hot New Male Star | Hormones | Won |
| Kazz Awards | 2014 | Popular Male Teen Celebrity | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated |
| Kazz Awards | 2017 | Popular Male Teen Star | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated |
| Kazz Awards | 2017 | Male Popular Vote | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated |
| Kazz Awards | 2017 | Male Rising Star | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated |
| Kazz Awards | 2019 | Male Young Star of the Year | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Won |
| Kazz Awards | 2021 | Best Actor of the Year | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated |
| Kazz Awards | 2022 | Male Young Star of the Year | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Won |
| Kerd Awards | 2013 | Born Scorching Award | Hormones | Nominated |
| Komchadluek Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor for Television Series | In Family We Trust | Nominated |
| Komchadluek Awards | 2020 | Best Actor for Television Series | Man of Vengeance | Won |
| Komchadluek Awards | 2021 | Popular Male Actor of the Year | The Last Promise | Nominated |
| Komchadluek Awards | 2022 | Best Actor for Film | Ghost Lab | Nominated |
| Komchadluek Awards | 2023 | Best Leading Performance for Film | One for the Road | Nominated |
| Komchadluek Awards | 2023 | Best Actor for Television Series | The Giver | Nominated |
| LINE TV Awards | 2018 | Best Fight Scene | Project S The Series: Side by Side (with Wongravee Nateetorn) | Won |
| LINE TV Awards | 2019 | Best Fight Scene | In Family We Trust (with Krissanapoom Pibulsonggram) | Nominated |
| LINE TV Awards | 2019 | Best Song | "Night Light" (with Nine by Nine) | Nominated |
| LINE TV Awards | 2020 | Best Couple | Man of Vengeance (with Nopjira Lerkkajornnamkul) | Nominated |
| LINE TV Awards | 2021 | Best Dramatic Scene | The Last Promise (with Taksaorn Paksukcharern) | Won |
| Maya Awards | 2015 | Best Couple | Hormones (with Supassara Thanachart) | Nominated |
| Maya Awards | 2022 | Charming Young Man of the Year | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated |
| Maya Awards | 2022 | Best Actor for Leading Role | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated |
| MThai Top Talk-About Awards | 2019 | Top Talk-About Artist | Nine by Nine | Won |
| Nataraj Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | Project S The Series: Side by Side | Won |
| Nataraj Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | In Family We Trust | Won |
| Nataraj Awards | 2019 | Best Team Ensemble | In Family We Trust | Won |
| Nataraj Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | Man of Vengeance | Nominated |
| Nataraj Awards | 2021 | Best Actor | The Last Promise | Won |
| Nataraj Awards | 2023 | Best Actor | The Giver | Won |
| Nine Entertainment Awards | 2019 | Actor of the Year | In Family We Trust | Nominated |
| Siam Series Awards | 2021 | Popular Lead Actor | The Last Promise | Nominated |
| Siamdara Awards | 2014 | Male Rising Star | Hormones | Won |
| Siamdara Awards | 2016 | Popular Male Star | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated |
| Suphannahong National Film Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | May Who? | Nominated |
| Suphannahong National Film Awards | 2023 | Best Actor | One for the Road | Nominated |
| Surasawadee Royal Awards | 2015 | Silver Doll Award for Outstanding Male Rising Star | The Swimmers | Won |
| Thai Film Director Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | May Who? | Won |
| Thai Film Director Awards | 2023 | Best Ensemble | One for the Road | Runner-up |
| Thailand Master Youth Awards | 2019 | Inspiring People Award | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Won |
| White TV Awards | 2021 | Best Ensemble Cast | In Family We Trust | Won |
| Zen Stylish Awards | 2014 | Male Outstanding Style of the Year | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Won |