Sahajak Boonthanakit
Acting
Biography
Born in Bangkok, Thailand, lived in Nairobi, Kenya 10+ yrs and New York 20+ yrs. Started acting in Nairobi (stage) for 4 yrs. Returning to Thailand where in 1999 he landed his first movie role in The Beach (1999) with Leonardo DiCaprio, followed by Broke Down Palace (1999) with Claire Danes. He has since been in over 80 productions including, Only God Forgives (2013) with Ryan Gosling and Kristen Scott Thomas, The Lady (2011) with Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis, No Escape (2015) with Pierce Brosnan and Owen Wilson.
Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand
Known For
Girl from Nowhere
A mysterious, clever girl named Nanno transfers to different schools, exposing the lies and misdeeds of the students and faculty at every turn.
S.W.A.T.
A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.
M.I.A. A Greater Evil
American college students head to the jungles of Vietnam to search for lost gold. They become hopelessly lost, and they may not be alone.
Bad Genius
Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.
Thirteen Lives
Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entombed behind a maze of flooded cave tunnels, they face impossible odds. A team of world-class divers navigate through miles of dangerous cave networks to discover that finding the boys is only the beginning.
The Serpent
The remarkable story of how murderer Charles Sobhraj was captured. As the chief suspect in unsolved murders of young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976, Sobhraj had repeatedly slipped from the grasp of authorities worldwide to become Interpol's most wanted man, with arrest warrants on three different continents.
Twilight Over Burma
The U.S. scholarships Austrian student Inge and young mining student from Burma Sao Kya Seng fall in love. But it's only at the lavish wedding ceremony that Inge discovers her husband is the ruling prince of the Shan state of Burma. After a coup staged by the Burmese military, Sao is imprisoned. Inge does everything she can to free him. Base on the true story of Inge Sargent.
Alien: Earth
When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
The Husband
Khun Ying Ai, a proud noblewoman, is forced into an arranged marriage with the son of a wealthy Chinese businessman after her mother's remarriage and an attempt on her life. While she resents the match due to her deep-rooted prejudice, the older son, Rab, is determined to win her heart. Can love grow from conflict and tradition?
No Escape
In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
Filmography
as Krit's Father
as Krit
as Chief Nagg
as Dominic Mesias
as General Thiha
as Chief Police Somkid
as Pastor Harit
as Shati's Uncle
as Lerm
as Spyder
as Governor Narongsak Osatanakorn
as Vattanak
as Vichai
as Chatree
as Mr. Wilson
as Monsieur Ping
as Pratheep
as Dad
as Major General Janthasin
as Mr. Bowtie
as Mr. Davies
as General Suchart
as Dr. Marshal
as Ieng Sary
as [Ice's father]
as Dr. Langsang
as General Rasa
as Chalerm
as Minnie's father
as Payuk
as The Guide
as Preecha
as Father
as Preecha
as Commander Niran
as Doctor Fertility
as Pat's Father
as Bokkaem
as Minister of Mining
as General Ne Win
as Peter
as Kenny Rogers
as Prison Guard
as Kong
as The Janitor
as Mister Yang
as Jack Bien
as Somkiat
as Kim
as Tai's Father
as Joseph Weinholt
as Referee (segment "42.195")
as Leo Nichols
as Rajahdon
as Somkiat
as Dan Khongpipat
as Shoal
as Dr. Samak
as Tommy
as Port Official
as Travel Agent
as Sgt. Choy
as Professor