Thanapob Leeratanakachorn (Thai: ), well known by his stage as Tor (Thai: ), is a Thai actor, model, and singer. Hormones: The Series (2013-2014), May Who? (2015), Leh Lub Salub Rarng (2017), Project S: The Series (2017), In Family We Trust (2018), Man of Vengeance (2019), and The Last Promise (2020) are among his most significant dramas and films. He was a member of the Thai boy band Nine by Nine.
Personal and academic life
Thanapob was born on February 14, 1994, as the youngest of three children in a Thai Chinese family. Lee is his Chinese surname. He has two brothers and is the son of Chatchawan and Areeya Leeratanakajorn. He attended Adventist Ekamai School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Packaging Technology from Kasetsart University's Department of Packaging and Materials Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry.
He has been married to Thai flight attendant Khaenapha Larpveroj (Meen) for a long time.
Thanapob began his career by appearing in music videos such as "It's Time to Listen" by Da-Endorphine. His television debut was in the episode "Once in Memory." (2012) of Club Friday: The Series. Thanapob joined Nadao Bangkok in 2013 and was cast as Phai in the popular Thai TV show Hormones: The Series, directed by Songyos Sugmakanan. His performance in Hormones was his first major role, and it helped him establish notoriety.
Supassara Thanachat and Chutavuth Pattarakampol from Hormones made his feature debut in the mystery thriller film The Swimmers (2014). For his performance as Tan, he earned the Silver Doll Award for Outstanding Male Rising Star at the 30th Surasawadee Royal Award. Following that, he was cast in several television shows and films, including 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 co-starred in his third film, May Who? (2015), with Sutatta Udomsilp and Thiti Mahayotaruk. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Suphannahong National Film Awards for his performance as Fame.
Thanapob appeared in many television programs from 2016 to 2017, including I See You, O-Negative, and The Cupid's programs: Kamathep Parbman. In Project S: The Series - Side by Side (2017), he played Gym, an autistic badminton player. He gained widespread praise for his portrayal, which earned him the Best Actor Award at the 9th Nataraj Awards in 2018.
Thanapob made his debut in 2018 as a member of the Thai boy group Nine by Nine, a special by 4nologue and Nadao Bangkok. Thanapob, as an actor, stated that he struggled with dancing at first due to his lack of talents and an uneasy sensation due to his height and limbs. He sensed his growth as they went through months of intense training because of his co-members' input and support from their followers. The group issued a mini-album titled "En-Route," and he also sang in five of the group's recorded songs, notably "Night Light," "Hypnotize," "The Lucky One," "Shouldn't," and "Eternity." From 2018 to 2019, he also toured Thailand three times with Nine by Nine.
He appeared as Yi in the TV series In Family We Trust (2018), alongside his fellow Nine by Nine members. He gained critical acclaim and prizes for the role, including Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Nataraj prizes and Actor of the Year at the 2018 GQ Thailand Men of the Year Awards.
Following the Nine by Nine project, he landed another television lead role in the action drama series Man of Vengeance (2019), which aired on One 31. At the 16th Komchadleuk Awards, he received the Best Actor for Television Series Award for his performance as Sila/Aran. He later appeared in The Last Promise (2020), another One 31 serial.
Thanapob appeared in two films in 2021: One for the Road, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival as Thailand's first-ever entry, and Ghost Lab, a Netflix original film starring former Nine by Nine co-member Paris Intarakomalyasut.
In 2021, he was honored by HOWE Thailand magazine and named to its Top 50 Most Influential People List for his acting prowess and contributions to the business as an influencer and brand endorser.
Thanapob remained with Nadao Bangkok as an actor until the firm legally reduced its artist management operations on June 1, 2022. He has a personal management firm, TNPLEE.connect, that has been responsible with managing his career and promoting his works and events since July 1, 2022.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy | Pakorn | Guest role |
| 2014 | The Swimmers | Tan | Main role |
| 2015 | May Who? | Fame | |
| 2021 | One for the Road | Boss | |
| Ghost Lab | Cheewee Prometheus (Dr. Wee) |
| 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 | GTH On Air | ||
| 2015 | Club Friday The Series Season 5 | Tee | GMM 25 | |
| Hormones: Season 3 | Phai | One 31 | Cameo | |
| Stupid Cupid The Series | Takeshi (Young) | GMM 25 | ||
| 2016–2017 | O-Negative | Yuttakarn Kanchanavipu (Puen) | ||
| 2016 | I See You: The Series | Pramate Phattharaphongsa (Dr. Mean) | ||
| 2017 | Kammathep Papmarn | DanChon | Channel 3 | |
| Project S: The Series – Side by Side | Sakkaya Piriroj (Yim) | GMM 25 | ||
| Leh Lub Salub Rarng | Arkom | Channel 3 | ||
| 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 |
| In Family We Trust | Asawa Suriyapirot (Yi) | One 31 | ||
| 2019 | The Journey of 9x9 Documentary | Himself | Line TV | |
| Man of Vengeance | Sila Wisetworawet / Aran Ritthinatkosol (Tor/Si) | One 31 | ||
| Project 17: Side By Side | Thanapob | Youku | Cameo | |
| The Stranded | Northern kids | Netflix | ||
| 2020 | The Last Promise | Thichong / "Chong" | One 31 | |
| 2022 | The Giver | Tailah Varakul | ||
| 2023 | Midnight Museum | Khatha | GMM 25 |
| 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) |
| "Hypnotize" | ||
| 2019 | ผู้โชคดี ("The Lucky One") | |
| ไม่น่าเจอเลย ("Shouldn’t") | ||
| "Eternity" | ||
| 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 | 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | May Who? | Nominated |
| Daradaily Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | Project S The Series: Side by Side | Nominated |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2021 | The Last Promise | 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 |
| Popular Male Teen Celebrity | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Popular Male Teen Star | Nominated | ||
| Male Popular Vote | Nominated | |||
| Male Rising Star | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Male Young Star of the Year | Won | ||
| 2021 | Best Actor of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Male Young Star of the Year | Won | ||
| Kerd Awards | 2013 | Born Scorching Award | Hormones | Nominated |
| Komchadluek Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor for Television Series | In Family We Trust | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Actor for Television Series | Man of Vengeance | Won | |
| 2021 | Popular Male Actor of the Year | The Last Promise | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Best Actor for Film | Ghost Lab | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Best Actor for Film | One for the Road | Nominated | |
| 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 |
| 2019 | In Family We Trust (with Krissanapoom Pibulsonggram) | Nominated | ||
| Best Song | "Night Light" (with Nine by Nine) | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Best Couple | Man of Vengeance (with Nopjira Lerkkajornnamkul) | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Best Dramatic Scene | The Last Promise (with Taksaorn Paksukcharern) | Won | |
| Maya Awards | 2015 | Best Couple | Hormones (with Supassara Thanachart) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Charming Young Man of the Year | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated | |
| Best Actor for Leading Role | 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 |
| 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | In Family We Trust | Won | |
| Best Team Ensemble | Won | |||
| 2020 | Best Actor | Man of Vengeance | Nominated | |
| 2021 | The Last Promise | 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 |
| 2016 | Popular Male Star | Thanapob Leeratanakachorn | Nominated | |
| Suphannahong National Film Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | May Who? | 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 |
| 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 |
