Jirayu Tangsrisuk

Jirayu Tangsrisuk (, born September 19, 1993), also known as James Jirayu, is a Thai actor, singer and model. He is known for his roles in the movies and the television dramas such as Suphapburut Juthathep (2013), Timeline (2014), The One in My Heart (2015), The Loyal Wife (2016), Fallen Angel (2017), Underneath the Same Sky (2018), Game of Affection (2018), Repercussion (2019), Mist of Love (2020) and Prophecy of Love (2020). Early life Jirayu Tangsrisuk was born in Phichit, Thailand. He is the youngest child of Sermchai Tangsrisuk and Shotika Tangsrisuk. He has one older sister, Dr. Jularat Tangsrisuk, MD. His parents nicknamed him "James" after James Bond (from the James Bond films). After having finished junior high school from Wachira Kindergarten, Jirayu attended high school at Phichit Phitthakhom School, and at the same time he also was a territorial defense student. He completed Grade 3, which means he is equivalent and may request permission to use the title Staff Sergeant (completed Grade 3 combined with an academic degree), also he is exempt from conscription. After he'd finished high school, he then continued his education at the Faculty of Communication Arts at Rangsit University, in the field of radio and television broadcasting. Later in 2013 he received a scholarship (The Artist), therefore switched to study at the Faculty of Business Administration, majoring in Retail Business Management until graduation. He attended the graduation ceremony in December 2017. James Jirayu learned how to dance and sing at a young age and he even had his own band, where he played bass guitar in high school. In 2011, he won a model contest held by the cosmetics brand, Mistine, and started his career as a model. In many interviews, he said that because he was a shy kid he had never wanted to be an actor or a movie star before, but his mother wanted him to be. Also that he had great interest in computer, especially in computer games, so he then wanted to study and to work in a field of Computer Science or Information Technology (IT) for his future career. In April 2012, Charnchalard Dhaweesap, the owner of an entertainment agency called "Meta Talent Management", saw James' photos on Facebook and scouted him. Seven other agencies also came for him, but he started his career in the entertainment industry under Charnchalard's management.