Khaotung Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan

Khaotung Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan (Thai: ข้าวตัง ธนวัฒน์ รัตนกิจไพศาล), born October 13, 1998 in Lamphun, Thailand, is a Thai actor and singer signed to GMMTV. He is widely recognized as the male lead in Thai BL dramas including Tonhon Chonlatee (2020), The Eclipse (2022), Only Friends (2023), and The Heart Killers (2024-2025), and is the male half of the FirstKhao acting pair with First Kanaphan Puitrakul.

Khaotung was raised in Lamphun province in northern Thailand and completed his high school education at Monfort College. He went on to study at the Faculty of Medical Technology at Chiang Mai University, where he was named the faculty’s Moon in 2017. He subsequently transferred to Kasetsart University to pursue Environmental Engineering, where he became a finalist in the 2018 Freshy Boy and Girl contest.

Khaotung made his acting debut in the 2018 GMMTV series ‘Cause You’re My Boy. He landed his first leading BL role in 2020 with Tonhon Chonlatee opposite Neo Trai Nimtawat. The same year, he appeared as Fong in 2gether: The Series and reprised the role in Still 2gether (2020) and 2gether: The Movie (2021). His other supporting credits include A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021) as Longtae and 55:15 Never Too Late (2021).

Khaotung’s career-defining lead role came in 2022 with The Eclipse, where he played Ayan opposite First Kanaphan’s Akk. The series launched the FirstKhao pair, one of the most active Thai BL acting partnerships of the 2020s. The duo went on to lead Only Friends (2023) as Ray and Sand, The Heart Killers (2024-2025) as Bison Aechitpol Phanlert and Kant Pattanawat, and several other GMMTV productions. Khaotung also held a supporting role in Moonlight Chicken (2023).

Beyond acting, Khaotung is a singer who has contributed OSTs across his GMMTV filmography, including Destroy Love for The Heart Killers and Never Back Down with First, Joong, and Dunk. He is also an entrepreneur, having founded the clothing and bags brand A*FLEUR, which he continues to operate alongside his acting career.