Portrait of Thai actor Film Thanapat Kawila

Film Thanapat Kawila

BIOGRAPHY

Film Thanapat Kawila (Thai: ธนภัทร กาวิละ, born 20 April 1993) is a Thai actor and singer at Channel One 31. He is from Saraburi and is the only son in his family.

He took a business degree, graduating in finance from Bangkok University with second-class honours, and worked as cabin crew for Thai Lion Air while he was starting out as an actor. His way in was the Rak Fun Talop Casting Project, a talent search run to sign new performers to The One Enterprise, and the series that gave the search its name became his first credit.

On Channel One 31 he played Doctor Intouch in the Sanaeha Diary story Kapdak Sanaeha, Petch in Ruean Benjaphit, and Wasin in Mia 2018. In 2019 he joined Project Gravity and released the single Khon Diao with Neung of the band ETC, and in 2020 he sang Chana Pai Laeo for the soundtrack of Chan Chue Butsaba. Other One 31 credits include Na Kak Kaeo, Phuti Phitsawat, Rak Laek Phop, Phayu Sai and Fah Phiang Din.

He played Khun Tian in Khun Chai, opposite Jam Rachata Hampanont. In 2023 he returned to leading roles with Rak Ni Tong Chiaranai alongside Bifern Anchasa, and in 2024 he appeared in Wiman Si Thong and Mae Yua. In 2025 he appeared at the Weibo Cultural Exchange Night in Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, an event marking fifty years of Thai-Chinese relations, where he received an award alongside Tarwoo and Offroad. He has said he does not want to be held to playing the faultless leading man, and in 2026 he takes his first full villain role in Mon Mueang Mang, a Lanna-period Boys’ Love adaptation of a novel by Kanphit, performed partly in Kam Mueang and built around folk belief, ghosts and a murder. He also appears in the 2026 drama Sakuna Son Rak.

He plays Charn Saengsathianphong, the lawyer at the centre of the story, in the Channel One 31 series Laws of Attraction (2023).

The story starts with a hit-and-run case. Charn is a sharp, uncompromising lawyer who defends the senator’s son responsible for the crash, which killed the niece of Tinn, played by Rachata Hampanont. When Charn is unexpectedly dismissed from the case, he joins forces with Tinn, a Taekwondo instructor, to seek justice for the girl. Charn’s pragmatism and Tinn’s principles pull against each other through all eight episodes, and their partnership grows into a romance.

The One Enterprise produced Laws of Attraction, and Film Thanapat is signed to the same company.

Laws of Attraction ran for eight episodes on Channel One 31 in 2023, and the Rak Fun Talop Casting Project that brought him into the industry was run by The One Enterprise as well.

The two ends of the list sit far apart. In 2016 a casting project that gave a series its name opened the door, and in 2026 he takes a first full villain role, the opposite of the faultless lead he says he does not want to be limited to. Between the two, the parts move from named supporting roles such as Wasin in Mia 2018 to a lawyer at the centre of a story in 2023. Music came in the middle: the 2019 single Khon Diao and the 2020 soundtrack song Chana Pai Laeo, one year apart and three to four years after the debut in 2016. The Lanna setting of Mon Mueang Mang, partly in Kam Mueang, is a different world from the modern courtroom of Laws of Attraction, and it comes three years after that lead role.

In my view, Charn is the clearest place to start with him. A lawyer whose certainty is taken away when he is removed from the case gives an actor more to play than the faultless lead he says he would rather avoid, and it makes the later villain part easier to read.

PROFILE DETAILS

Native Name
ธนภัทร กาวิละ
Real Name
Thanapat Kawila (ธนภัทร กาวิละ)
Nickname
Film
Pronouns
he/him
Born
(Age 33)
Birthplace
Saraburi, Thailand
Gender
Male
Western Zodiac
Aries ♈
Chinese Zodiac
Rooster 🐓
Height
180 cm
Profession
Nationality
Debut
2016 · Rak Fun Talop (รักฝุ่นตลบ, 2016)
Agency / Label
The One Enterprise
Years Active
2016-present
Languages
Thai
Skills
Screen acting, Singing

FILMOGRAPHY: TV SERIES (1)

COUPLES & SHIPS

Portrait of Thai actor Jam Rachata Hampanont
Portrait of Thai actor Film Thanapat Kawila
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FUN FACTS

  • He stands 180 cm tall.
  • He shares a home province with Build Jakapan Puttha: both were born in Saraburi.

TRIVIA

His nickname is Film.
His zodiac sign is Aries and his Chinese zodiac sign is the Rooster.

NOTABLE AWARDS

Weibo Cultural Exchange Night in Thailand 2025, award received, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center

EDUCATION

Saohai Wimonwitthayanukun School; Saraburi Wittayakhom School; Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, Bangkok University, second-class honours

CAREER AT A GLANCE

Film Thanapat Kawila holds one record across the site: one leading role.

It dates from 2023.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How did Film Thanapat get signed?

Through the Rak Fun Talop Casting Project, run by The One Enterprise.

What did he study?

Finance, at Bangkok University, graduating with second-class honours.

What did he do before acting full time?

He worked as cabin crew for Thai Lion Air.

Which role does he play in Laws of Attraction?

Charn Saengsathianphong, the lawyer at the centre of the story.

Has he released music?

Yes, the single Khon Diao with Neung of the band ETC in 2019, and Chana Pai Laeo for the Chan Chue Butsaba soundtrack in 2020.

What is his 2026 villain role?

Mon Mueang Mang, a Lanna-period Boys’ Love adaptation of a novel by Kanphit.

What is Laws of Attraction about?

A hit-and-run case. Charn defends the senator’s son responsible, is unexpectedly dismissed from the case, and then teams up with Tinn, the victim’s uncle, to seek justice.

Who plays Tinn opposite him?

Rachata Hampanont, known as Jam, who also plays opposite him in Khun Chai.

What does Tinn do for a living?

He is a Taekwondo instructor.

How many episodes does Laws of Attraction have?

Eight, broadcast on Channel One 31 in 2023.

How tall is he?

180 cm.

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