Bront Palarae

Nasrul Suhaimin bin Saifuddin (born 27 September 1978), known professionally as Bront Palarae, is a Malaysian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Following early roles in Lang Buana (2003) and as guitarist for The Velvet Boys in Man Laksa, Bront built his career in the early 2001 with roles in Castello, Bilut, Tipah Tertipu The Movie & 1957: Hati Malaya. His collaboration with director Mamat Khalid resulted in the films Man Laksa (2006) & Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang (2008). They also co-wrote the script together for Tipah Tertipu The Movie (2006). Bront won his accolade for his portrayal of a private investigator in Belukar (2010). He was the Producer of One Two Jaga (2018), which won 6 awards including Best Pictures at 30th Malaysia Film Festival. Early life and education Bront was born in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. His father is of Malaysian Siamese descent whereas his mother is a Thai of Malay and Pathan descent surnamed Palarae hence his stage name; he is fluent in Thai himself. He has a sister, Rita, and a brother, Anwar. He attended Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid. Bront went on to study Films at the Malaysia Film Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003.