Namfon Sueangsuda Lawanprasert official photo - Thai actress, model and Miss Thailand 1997, cast in Love Upon a Time as the Ayutthaya-era Prayong

Namfon Sueangsuda Lawanprasert

BIOGRAPHY

Namfon Sueangsuda Lawanprasert (Thai: น้ำฝน สรวงสุดา ลาวัณย์ประเสริฐ; born July 30, 1977) is a Thai actor, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won Miss Thailand 1997 and represented the country at Miss Universe 1997. In the 2026 Domundi TV historical Boys’ Love series Love Upon a Time she plays Prayong across twelve episodes, one of the Ayutthaya-era figures holding a piece of the truth about Klao’s disappearance.

She was born in Nakhon Nayok province, north-east of Bangkok, and attended Mala Sawanpitya School before taking a bachelor’s degree in communications. Her route into the industry was the pageant circuit rather than acting school: the 34th Miss Thailand crown in 1997 came first, and the screen work followed.

Her earliest screen credit is the 2002 film Butterfly in Grey, in which she played Dao. The next year she played Dr. Da across twelve episodes of The Twelve Zodiacs, and in 2005 she played Jenjila in the action film The Tiger Blade. Her television career runs from 2002 onward, across Channel 3, Channel 5, Channel 7, Channel 8, Channel 9, Thai PBS, One 31 and Workpoint TV.

Almost all of her work is in supporting and character roles, and she has 59 screen credits. Six productions were released in 2025 alone: Thieves of Hearts as Khunying Kirati, Bua & Kwan: The Opposites of Love & Hate as Tong, Haunted Mansion as Duangkhae, Rak OVERDOSE as Jaeng, The Next Prince as Chita Phithakthewa, and the film The Tutor. Earlier credits include Evil Rose Becomes Love (2011), Fruits From Different Trees (2012), Chaat Payak (2016), Rak Nakara (2017) and P.S. I Hate You (2022).

She played Chita Phithakthewa across fourteen episodes of The Next Prince (2025), a Domundi TV production, the year before Love Upon a Time. In 2024 she appeared as Fueang in the Workpoint TV time-travel series Blondie in an Ancient Time.

The Next Prince was directed by Aoftion Kittipat Jampa, who founded Domundi TV and is executive producer of Love Upon a Time, so her two most recent Domundi roles sit under the same studio head.

Namfon Sueangsuda Lawanprasert returned to Domundi TV for Love Upon a Time one year after The Next Prince.

In The Next Prince (2025) she played Chita Phithakthewa across fourteen episodes. In Love Upon a Time (2026) she plays Prayong across twelve.

Both series are Domundi TV productions, and her two roles add up to twenty-six episodes in consecutive years.

In my view what stands out is how much of her list is small, exact work: Dr. Da, Fueang, Chita and Prayong are each a named role with a clear job in someone else’s story. For a first look at her, The Next Prince and Love Upon a Time make a natural pair, a year apart at Domundi.

PROFILE DETAILS

Native Name
น้ำฝน สรวงสุดา ลาวัณย์ประเสริฐ
Real Name
Sueangsuda Lawanprasert
Nickname
Namfon (น้ำฝน), Namfon Sueangsuda
Pronouns
she/her
Born
(Age 49)
Birthplace
Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand
Gender
Female
Western Zodiac
Leo ♌
Chinese Zodiac
Snake 🐍
Height
169 cm
Nationality
Debut
2002 · Butterfly in Grey (2002), as Dao
Years Active
2002-present
Languages
Thai (native)
Skills
Acting, Modeling, Singing, Pageant Performance, Presenting

FILMOGRAPHY: TV SERIES (1)

FUN FACTS

  • Her nickname น้ำฝน means “rainwater”.
  • She is from Nakhon Nayok, not Bangkok.
  • Her first screen role came five years after the crown, in a 2002 film.
  • She is a Leo, born on the thirtieth of July, and a Snake in the Chinese zodiac.
  • In one 2025 series she is credited twice, as Khunying Kirati and as Kirati.

TRIVIA

  • Her legal name is Sueangsuda Lawanprasert (สรวงสุดา ลาวัณย์ประเสริฐ); “Namfon” (น้ำฝน) is the nickname used in all professional credits. Her first name is also romanised as Suangsuda, Srungsuda and Sruangsuda.
  • Her Miss Universe 1997 appearance is listed as a screen credit in its own right, billed as “Miss Thailand 1997”.
  • In Love Upon a Time she plays Prayong, a role in the Ayutthaya-era timeline rather than the present-day frame.
  • Love Upon a Time is her second time-travel drama in three years, after Blondie in an Ancient Time (2024).

NOTABLE AWARDS

  • Miss Thailand 1997 (the 34th edition), won; subsequently represented Thailand at Miss Universe 1997.

EDUCATION

Secondary education at Mala Sawanpitya School, completed through M.6. She then took a bachelor’s degree in communications from a Faculty of Humanities.

CAREER AT A GLANCE

Namfon Sueangsuda Lawanprasert holds one record across the site: one supporting role.

It dates from 2026.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who is Namfon Sueangsuda Lawanprasert?

She is a Thai actor, model and beauty pageant titleholder, born July 30, 1977, who won Miss Thailand 1997. She plays Prayong in the 2026 Domundi TV historical BL series Love Upon a Time.

Who does Namfon play in Love Upon a Time?

She plays Prayong across twelve episodes, one of the Ayutthaya-era characters who holds part of the truth about why Klao disappeared.

Was Namfon a beauty queen?

Yes. She won Miss Thailand 1997, the 34th edition of the pageant, and went on to represent Thailand at Miss Universe 1997.

Where is Namfon Sueangsuda from?

She was born in Nakhon Nayok province, north-east of Bangkok. She attended Mala Sawanpitya School for her secondary education.

What did Namfon study?

She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from a Faculty of Humanities.

When did Namfon start acting?

Her earliest screen credit is the film Butterfly in Grey (2002), in which she played Dao, five years after the Miss Thailand crown.

What films has Namfon been in?

Butterfly in Grey (2002), The Tiger Blade (2005) as Jenjila, Love Slave (2014), Touchdown Kiss (2019) and The Tutor (2025).

What series has Namfon been in?

The Twelve Zodiacs (2003), Evil Rose Becomes Love (2011), Fruits From Different Trees (2012), Chaat Payak (2016), Rak Nakara (2017), P.S. I Hate You (2022), High School Frenemy (2024), Blondie in an Ancient Time (2024), The Next Prince (2025) and Love Upon a Time (2026), among others.

Which networks has Namfon worked for?

Channel 3, Channel 5, Channel 7, Channel 8, Channel 9, Thai PBS, One 31 and Workpoint TV.

How tall is Namfon Sueangsuda?

She is 169 cm tall.

What is Namfon's real name?

Her legal name is Sueangsuda Lawanprasert (สรวงสุดา ลาวัณย์ประเสริฐ). “Namfon” (น้ำฝน), which means “rainwater”, is her nickname.

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