Yuranunt Pamornmontri

Yuranunt Pamornmontri
ยุรนันท์ ภมรมนตรี
Yuranunt's poster in the 15th Bangkok gubernatorial election
Born (1963-01-02) 2 January 1963
Bangkok, Thailand
Other namesSam
Education
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • politician
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
SpouseMarisa Pamornmontri
Children
  • Yurakarn Pamornmontri
  • Yurarisa Pamornmontri
Parents
AwardsGanesha Awards
Best Honorary Actor 2023
Thakur - ฟ้า/ทาน/ตะวัน (Friends to Enemy)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
25 August 2011  22 May 2014
ConstituencyParty List (#63)
Personal details
Political party
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Yuranunt Pamornmontri (Thai: ยุรนันท์ ภมรมนตรี; RTGS: Yuranan Phamonmontri, nicknamed Sam; born 2 January 1963) is a Thai actor and politician. He was born in Bangkok and started his career as an actor, singer, host, later becoming a member of the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2006, during Thaksin Shinawatra's term as Prime Minister. He was elected as party-list MP again in the 2011 general election, substituting resigned Police Lieutenant General Chatt Kuldilok.

His father is Lieutenant general Prayoon Pamornmontri (พลโทประยูร ภมรมนตรี), one of the members of Khana Ratsadon, which successfully staged the Siamese revolution of 1932.

In 2019, He is returning to acting after an 11-year hiatus for his comeback lakorn titled ใบไม้ที่ปลิดปลิว (The Leaves), His role is Chomwanat (ชมธวัช), Nira's father who homophobic and playboy. He hurts his wife and his own gay son, Chananthawat who turns into a transgender woman who takes revenge on those against her. He won the Best Comeback Awards in 2019.