Vithaya Pansringarm
Vithaya Pansringarm (born 11 August 1959) (Thai: วิทยา ปานศรีงาม) is a Thai actor best known for appearing in Only God Forgives.[1] He is also known in Thailand as "Pu Vithaya".
In June 2014 he won Best Actor at the Shanghai Film Festival for his role as Chavoret in The Last Executioner, a film based on the true life story of Thailand's last person to carry out executions by gun.[2] The film also won 'Best Picture' and 'Best Screen Play' at the 30th Surasawadi Awards in 2015.[3]
He graduated in Graphic Design from New York Institute of Technology.[4]
He holds a 5th Degree Black Belt (5 DAN) in Kendo (a Japanese martial art) and is President of the Thailand Kendo Club.[5][6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Trafficker | Tran | In post-production |
| 2014 | Glory Days | Chang | |
| 2014 | Klinik unter Planen | Dian | TV Movie |
| 2014 | The Last Executioner | Chavoret | Won Best Actor at the 2014 Shanghai International Film Festival |
| 2013 | The White Storm | Mr. Choowit | |
| 2013 | Ninja: Shadow of a Tear | General Sung | |
| 2013 | The Mark: Redemption | Bldg owner | |
| 2013 | Gutted | The Priest | Short film |
| 2013 | Only God Forgives | Chang | |
| 2013 | Choice | Cop | |
| 2012 | Trade of Innocents | Nath | |
| 2011 | The Hangover Part II | Minister | |
| 2011 | Mindfulness and Murder | Father Ananda | He also wrote the screenplay |
| 2011 | The Burma Conspiracy | Colonel Komsan | |
| 2010 | The Prince and Me: The Elephant Adventure | King Saryu | Video |
References
- ↑ Andrew Pulver (19 December 2013). "Vithaya Pansringarm on acting opposite Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ↑ Clifford Coonan (22 June 2014). "Shanghai Film Fest: 'Little England' Wins Golden Goblet for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ The Nation newspaper June 5th 2015
- ↑ http://www.nationmultimedia.com/life/From-fighting-to-forgiveness-30205691.html
- ↑ http://variety.com/2014/film/global/international-star-you-should-know-vithaya-pansringarm-1201277165/
- ↑ https://www.kendo-fik.org/english-page/english-page2/IKF-affiliates/asia.html
External links
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