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Sornchai “Sonny” Chatwiriyachai is a Thai actor, theatre director, and acting teacher based in Bangkok with extensive experience across film, television, international productions, and theatre. With more than two decades in the performing arts, Sonny is known for portraying authoritative, complex, and character-driven roles such as officials, doctors, fathers, bosses, and community leaders. He has appeared in major Thai and international productions including Bangkok Breaking, Man Suang, Analog Squad (Netflix), Folklore (HBO Asia), and the international film Most Wanted. His television credits span networks such as ThaiPBS, GMM, One31, and international platforms including Viu and WeTV. Sonny has also worked in foreign productions filmed in Thailand from Hong Kong, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. In addition to screen acting, Sonny has a strong background in theatre. He holds a Master’s degree in Drama from the Faculty of Arts at Chulalongkorn University and is the founder of Malongdu Theatre, Thailand’s first Theatre of the Oppressed company. His work focuses on socially engaged performance, community dialogue, and applied theatre. Sonny is fluent in Thai and English and conversational in Mandarin Chinese. His mature presence, versatility, and ability to move between dramatic realism, comedic authority figures, and socially grounded characters make him a reliable and distinctive performer for both commercial and narrative projects. He is available for film, television, commercial, and international productions.