Tawan Vihokratana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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	Actor, Host
Years active	2014–present
Agent	GMMTV
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

Tawan Vihokratana (Thai: ตะวัน วิหครัตน์; also known as Tay (Thai: เต), born 20 July 1991) 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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

Filmography

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations

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